Cotton Falls Weaker on Wednesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Jan 22, 5:29PM CST
Cotton via Jeff Hutcheson via Unsplash

Cotton futures posted weaker trade on Wednesday, with contracts down 44 to 52 points in the nearbys.  The outside markets were pressure factors, as the US dollar index is up 174, with crude oil 43 cents/barrel lower. 

Late on Tuesday, President Trump followed the Mexico and Canada tariff threat with a February 1 start date for potential 10% tariffs on China.

The Seam reported 17,636 bales of online sales on January 21 at an average price of 62.28 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 218 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged on 1/21 at 78.05 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was back down 68 points from the previous week on Thursday afternoon at 53.98 cents/lb.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 67.14, down 52 points,

May 25 Cotton  closed at 68.28, down 50 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 69.37, down 44 points


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