Cotton price action on Tuesday was back to weaker trade, as contracts were 50 to 55 points lower. Crude oil futures were adding some pressure, down $1.66/barrel, with the US dollar index slipping $0.314 on the day.
The Cotlook A Index was down another 15 points on 2/24 at 77.90 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were steady on Monday at 1,732 bales of certified stocks. The Seam showed 6,184 bales in online sales on February 24, with an average price of 61.89 cents/lb. The USDA raised their Adjusted World Price (AWP) last week by 68 points to 54.67 cents/lb. It will be updated again this Thursday.
Mar 25 Cotton closed at 65.96, down 55 points,
May 25 Cotton closed at 67.37, down 51 points,
Jul 25 Cotton closed at 68.3, down 50 points
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