Cotton Rallies Triple Digits on Wednesday

Cotton futures closed with contracts 243 to 294 points higher across the front months, with deferred contracts 53 to 110 points in the green. Crude oil was up $1.90, with the US dollar index $0.809 lower.

Dryness is expected to continue across much of TX as parts of the Delta in the next week according to the NOAA 7-day QPF.

The Cotlook A Index was up 70 points on August 18 at 96.00 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were down 1,986 bales on Tuesday, with the certified stocks level at 70,643 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 190 points last week to 68.19 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.

Oct 26 Cotton  closed at 87, up 288 points,

Dec 26 Cotton  closed at 88.35, up 294 points,

Mar 27 Cotton  closed at 90.14, up 293 points

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