Cotton Heads Lower on Wednesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Jan 29, 5:00PM CST
Rolls of cotton fabric by hanohiki via iStock

Cotton futures were down 29 to 32 points in the front months on Wednesday. The outside markets were pressure factors, as crude oil futures were down 76 cents/barrel on the day, with the US dollar index up 97 points.

The Seam reported 2,998 bales of online sales on January 28 at an average price of 56.36 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Tuesday, at 218 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was down 25 points on 1/28 at 78.30 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  closed at 66.66, down 32 points,

May 25 Cotton  closed at 67.8, down 31 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 68.96, down 29 points


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