Cotton Pulled Back Lower Heading into Christmas Break

Austin Schroeder Barchart Tue Dec 24, 4:20PM CST
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Cotton futures gave back some of Monday’s jolliness, with Tuesday losses of 14 to 64 points. The outside markets were mixed factors, with the US dollar index up 193 points and crude oil $0.93/barrel higher. 

The ICE cotton market will be closed on Wednesday in observance of Christmas and will open back up at 6:30 am CDT on Thursday. 

The Seam reported 16,232 bales of online sales on December 23 at an average price of 61.50 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 20,113 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 15 points on 12/23 at 78.30 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was cut by another 113 points last week to 55.09 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 68.78, down 64 points,

May 25 Cotton  closed at 69.88, down 59 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 70.85, down 51 points


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