Cotton futures were up 21 to 54 points so far across the front months on Tuesday. The dollar index was up 122 points on the day, with crude oil futures back down $2.39/barrel.
Crop Progress data from NASS pegged condition ratings back down 4% to 40% in the gd/ex categories, with the Brugler500 index dropping 9 points to 306. Ratings in TX were 17 points worse, with GA down 6 points.
The Seam ported 2,051 online cash cotton bale sales on Monday, average 58.46 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on September 9, leaving 265 bales of cert stocks. The Cotlook A Index was down 140 points on September 9 at 79.40 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was raised by 29 points from the week prior on Thursday to 57.27 cents/lb.
Dec 24 Cotton closed at 68.21, up 52 points,
Mar 25 Cotton closed at 69.84, up 38 points,
May 25 Cotton closed at 71.13, up 33 points
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