Cotton Slipping Lower at Midday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Tue Jan 28, 12:08PM CST
Cotton Fabric with texture by Kwangmoozaa via iStock

Cotton futures are 7 to 8 points in the red in the front months on Tuesday. Crude oil futures are down a penny/barrel on the day. The US dollar index isup 565 points on the day.

The Seam reported 12,432 bales of online sales on January 27 at an average price of 59.98 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 218 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 65 points on 1/24 at 78.55 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was down another 27 points from the previous week last Thursday afternoon at 53.71 cents/lb. 

Mar 25 Cotton  is at 67.19, down 8 points,

May 25 Cotton  is at 68.29, down 7 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  is at 69.44, down 7 points


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