Cotton futures closed the Monday session with gains of 18 points across the front months. The outside markets were supportive factors, as the US dollar index was down $0.313 on the day to $97.415 and crude oil futures $0.57 higher.
Crop Progress data showed a total of 97% of the US cotton crop was setting bolls as of Sunday, with 40% of the crop with bolls opening. Harvest was tallied at 8% complete, 2 points ahead of normal. Cotton conditions were up 3% to 54% gd/ex, as the Brugler500 index rose 5 points to 349.
The Seam reported 1,732 bales sold on Friday at an average price of 63.55 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 10 points at 77.60 cents on September 5. ICE cotton stocks were steady on 9/5, with the certified stocks level at 15,474 bales. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) was down another 63 points on Thursday at 54.31 cents/lb.
Oct 25 Cotton closed at 64.57, up 18 points,
Dec 25 Cotton closed at 66.21, up 18 points,
Mar 26 Cotton closed at 68.14, up 18 points
Source: barchart.com