Cotton Sticks Close to Steady on Wednesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed May 21, 5:05PM CDT
Closeup of cotton plant via bobbycrim via Pixabay

Cotton futures posted slightly lower trade on Wednesday, with contracts down 3 to 5 points and thin October up 3 points. Crude oil prices were down 70 cents on an inventory build despite a stronger start overnight. The US dollar index was down another $0.502 to $99.475.

The Seam reported 243 bales sold on 5/20 at an average price of 60.84 cents. The Cotlook A Index was back up 85 points on Tuesday at 77.60. ICE cotton stocks were up 3,430 bales via new certifications on May 20, with a certified stocks level of 39,796 bales. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) was back down 91 points last week to 53.90 cents/lb. It will be updated on Thursday.

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 66.07, down 5 points,

Oct 25 Cotton  closed at 68.65, up 3 points,

Dec 25 Cotton  closed at 68.71, down 3 points


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