Cotton Slips Lower on Monday

Cotton futures climbed back closer to unchanged at the close, but were still down 10 to 17 points at the close. Crude oil fell $7.86 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.075 lower.

USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report showed 92% of the US cotton crop with bolls open, behind the 95% 5-year average pace. Harvest was at 63%, well above the 65% average pace.

The Seam reported just 219 bales sold on October 30, at an average of 68.67 cents/lb. The Cotlook A index was up 35 points on 10/30 at 90.20. ICE certified cotton stocks were down 613 on Friday, with the certified stocks level at 26,978 bales. The Adjusted World Price was down 50 points on Thursday to 64.51 cents/lb.

Dec 26 Cotton  closed at 77.66, down 17 points,

Mar 27 Cotton  closed at 81.49, down 10 points,

May 27 Cotton  closed at 83.13, down 10 points

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