Cotton Pops Higher on Tuesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Tue Jan 21, 4:47PM CST
Cotton grass by Christiane via Pixabay

Cotton futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts up 7 to 55 points across the board. The outside markets were mixed factors, as the US dollar index was down 1.443, with crude oil $1.50/barrel lower. 

The Seam reported 66 bales of online sales on January 20 at an average price of 51.52 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 218 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was back up 80 points on 1/20 at 78.05 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was back down 68 points from the previous week on Thursday afternoon at 53.98 cents/lb.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 67.66, up 6 points,

May 25 Cotton  closed at 68.78, up 15 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 69.81, up 19 points


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