Cotton futures are trading with 4 to 6 point losses so far on Tuesday. The outside markets are mostly supportive, with crude oil up $1.85/barrel and the US dollar index just 16 points higher. Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop with 94% setting bolls, 3% ahead of the...
Cotton prices are withing a few points of unchanged on Tuesday AM trade, as contracts are up 3 to down 2 .Futures closed out the Monday session with contracts up 28 to 121 points. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil back up $1.26/barrel and the US dollar index...
Cotton futures closed out the Monday session with contracts up 28 to 121 points. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil back up $1.26/barrel and the US dollar index 498 points higher. Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop with 94% setting bolls, 3% ahead of the 5-year...
Another dry week allowed Arkansas farmers to continue harvesting. Sixty-eight percent of the cotton has been harvested. Eighty-one percent of the state’s peanuts have been dug, with 45% harvested. Thirty-two percent of the peanuts are rated excellent, with 37% good and 24% rated fair. The Arkansas rice harvest is almost...
Cotton futures are trading 91 to 99 points higher so far on the session. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil back up $1.29/barrel and the US dollar index 443 points higher. Commitment of Traders data showed managed money in cotton futures and options adding 741 contracts to their...
Cotton prices are trading sharply higher to kick off Monday trade, with contracts up 102 go 122 points. Futures posted 12 to 24 point gains on Friday, as December ended the week with a loss of 122 points. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil down $1.27/barrel and the...
Cotton futures posted 12 to 24 point gains on Friday, as December ended the week with a loss of 122 points. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil down $1.27/barrel and the US dollar index 352 points lower. Export Sales data showed an improvement in bookings during the week...
An extension ag economist says he’s expecting some acreage shifts for southern crops in 2025. “There’s a lot to consider. What input costs do and the price of competing crops.” Scott Stiles at the University of Arkansas says cotton prices have declined a lot this year and continued price challenges...
Cotton futures are trading with 29 to 35 point gains so far on Friday. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil down $0.99/barrel and the US dollar index 352 points lower. Export Sales data showed an improvement in bookings during the week of October 10 to 159,769 RB, a...
The USDA is reporting a generally strong week for U.S. export sales. Several key commodities saw solid improvements during the week ending October 10th, including corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, cotton, and beef, along with a marketing year high for rice. Pork sales did slip from the previous week but were...
Cotton prices are trading with 79 to 91 point gains so far on Friday AM. Futures were down 22 to 50 points across most contracts on Thursday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil down $0.35/barrel and the US dollar index 190 points higher. The Seam reported...
Cotton futures were down 22 to 50 points across most contracts on Thursday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil down $0.35/barrel and the US dollar index 190 points higher. The Seam reported 2,657 bales of online sales on October 16 at an average price of 69.08...
Cotton futures are down 10 to 20 points across most contracts on Thursday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil down $0.13/barrel and the US dollar index 225 points higher. The Seam reported 2,657 bales of online sales on October 16 at an average price of 69.08...
Cotton futures are posting Thursday morning losses of 80 to 95 points so far. They ended the Wednesday session with contracts up 31 to 64 points across the board. The outside markets were mixed, with crude oil up $0.24/barrel and the US dollar index 285 points higher. Tuesday afternoon’s Crop...
Cotton futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts up 31 to 64 points across the board. The outside markets were mixed, with crude oil up $0.24/barrel and the US dollar index 285 points higher. Tuesday afternoon’s Crop Progress report from NASS tallied the US cotton harvest at 34% complete, vs....