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Cotton Hovering Near Unchanged on Tuesday Morning
Barchart1 hour ago
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 Posts Rally on Monday
BarchartMon Oct 21, 5:01PM CDT
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 for harvesting in Arkansas
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Oct 21, 3:44PM CDT
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 Bulls Gaining Ground on Monday
BarchartMon Oct 21, 12:00PM CDT
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 Posting Monday Morning Rally
BarchartMon Oct 21, 7:31AM CDT
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 Sneaks Higher on Friday
BarchartFri Oct 18, 4:58PM CDT
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...
Some acreage shifts anticipated for southern crops in 2025
Brownfield Ag NewsFri Oct 18, 2:24PM CDT
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 Pushing Higher on Friday
BarchartFri Oct 18, 12:01PM CDT
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...
U.S. export sales mostly up on week
Brownfield Ag NewsFri Oct 18, 11:44AM CDT
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 Rallying on Friday Morning
BarchartFri Oct 18, 7:06AM CDT
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 Settles Lower on Thursday
BarchartThu Oct 17, 5:10PM CDT
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 Pulled Lower on Thursday
BarchartThu Oct 17, 12:11PM CDT
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 Reverting Lower on Thursday Morning Trade
BarchartThu Oct 17, 7:25AM CDT
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 Closes with Gains on Wednesday
BarchartWed Oct 16, 4:52PM CDT
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....
Good cotton production, but some quality issues in Arkansas
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Oct 16, 2:24PM CDT
An extension economist with the University of Arkansas says tropical storms have affected the quality of cotton in the mid-south. Scott Stiles says only a few thousand bales of good quality cotton had been harvested before Tropical Storm Francine moved through in September. “Based on what we’ve seen so far,...