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Cotton Falling Back on Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 18, 11:54AM CDT
Cotton futures are showing 118 to 140 point lower trade on Wednesday, as futures continue to fade off the Monday limit gains. The dollar index is back down 22 points so far, with crude oil futures 77 cents/barrel lower. The Seam reported 1,096 online cash cotton bale sales on September...
Cotton Steady to Start Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 18, 7:30AM CDT
Cotton prices are showing slightly mixed trade to start Wednesday within 2 points of unch futures faded off the 3 cent limit gains from Monday, with contracts closing down 14 to 94 points on Tuesday. The dollar index is back up 240 points so far, with crude oil futures up...
Cotton Slips Lower on Tuesday
BarchartTue Sep 17, 4:57PM CDT
Cotton futures faded off the 3 cent limit gains from Monday, with contracts closing down 14 to 94 points on Tuesday. The dollar index is back up 240 points so far, with crude oil futures up $1.02/barrel. Weekly Crop Progress data tallied cotton condition ratings at 39% in good/excellent categories,...
Cotton Pulling Back on Tuesday
BarchartTue Sep 17, 12:00PM CDT
Cotton futures are fading off the 3 cent limit gains from Monday, with contracts back down 62 to 79 points at midday. The dollar index is back up 175 points so far, with crude oil futures up $1.73/barrel. Weekly Crop Progress data tallied 54% of the US cotton crop with...
Cotton Pulling Back Following Monday Limit Up Move
BarchartTue Sep 17, 7:31AM CDT
Cotton prices are back down 50 to 79 points so far on Tuesday morning. Futures posted limit gains of 300 points across the front months on Monday. The dollar index was down 485 points so far, with crude oil futures up $1.85/barrel. Weekly Crop Progress data tallied 54% of the...
Cotton Rally the Limit on Monday
BarchartMon Sep 16, 4:18PM CDT
Cotton futures posted limit gains of 300 points across the front months on Monday. The dollar index was down 485 points so far, with crude oil futures up $1.85/barrel. Weekly Crop Progress data tallied 54% of the US cotton crop with bolls opening by 9/15, 4% ahead of the 5-year...
29% of Arkansas soybeans harvested
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Sep 16, 3:28PM CDT
Arkansas farmers made some good harvest progress on soybeans last week. USDA says as of Sunday 29% of the crop has been harvested, well ahead of the five-year average pace of 10%. Sixty-six percent of the crop is dropping leaves. The cotton harvest got underway and 3% of the crop...
Tennessee harvests ahead of average
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Sep 16, 3:28PM CDT
Rains from southern hurricanes finally reached many parts of Tennessee. USDA says corn condition is rated 45 percent good to excellent with 97 percent dented, 85 percent mature, and 36 percent harvested. Cotton in the state has 67 percent of bolls opening. USDA says the crop is rated 47 percent...
Cotton Rallying the Limit on Monday
BarchartMon Sep 16, 11:58AM CDT
Cotton futures are posting limit gains of 300 points across the front months on Monday. The dollar index is down 485 points so far, with crude oil futures up just $1.11/barrel. The large managed money speculators were adding 6,827 contracts to their net short position as of 9/10 to 49,492...
Cotton Rallying to Start Monday Trade
BarchartMon Sep 16, 7:30AM CDT
Cotton prices are up 100 to 168 points across the board on Monday Morning. Futures settled the Friday session with contracts down 26 to 57 points across the board. December still saw a decent pop last week, up 194 points. The dollar index was down 226 points, with crude oil...
Cotton Rounds out the Week with Losses
BarchartFri Sep 13, 5:00PM CDT
Cotton futures settled the Friday session with contracts down 26 to 57 points across the board. December still saw a decent pop this week, up 194 points. The dollar index was down 226 points, with crude oil futures up just 29 cents/barrel. The large managed money speculators were adding 6,827...
Cotton Fading Lower at Midday
BarchartFri Sep 13, 11:58AM CDT
Cotton futures are heading lower so far on the Friday session, fading strength from earlier in the session. Contracts are down 29 to 53 points. The dollar index is down 251 points, with crude oil futures up just 12 cents/barrel at midday and well off their highs. The monthly Crop...
Cotton Higher to Kick Off Friday
BarchartFri Sep 13, 7:42AM CDT
Cotton prices are up 31 to 43 points on Friday morning. Futures settled the Thursday session with gains of 14 to 77 points, following US production cut from USDA. The dollar index was down 298 points, with crude oil futures back up $1.93/barrel to help support the market. Export Sales...
Cotton Posts Gains After Bull Friendly USDA Data
BarchartThu Sep 12, 4:49PM CDT
Cotton futures settled the Thursday session with gains of 14 to 77 points, following US production cut from USDA. The dollar index was down 298 points, with crude oil futures back up $1.93/barrel to help support the market. Export Sales data showed 116,052 RB of cotton sold for export in...
USDA reduces 2024 cotton, rice crop expectations
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Sep 12, 1:04PM CDT
The USDA has lowered its expectations for 2024 U.S. cotton and rice production modestly. Upland cotton is seen at just under 14 billion bales, 4% below August due to a reduction in yield, now pegged at 794 pounds per acre, but still up 19% on the year thanks to larger...