Cotton Starts the Week with Monday Losses

Cotton futures closed out the Monday trade with contracts down 101 to 114 points.  The outside markets were pressure factors, with the crude oil down $3.70/barrel and the US dollar index 303 points higher.

The Seam reported 635 bales of online sales on October 11 at an average price of 69.38 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Friday, leaving 265 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 50 points on October 11 at 84.50 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was trimmed by another 40 points last week to 60.41 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 73.19, down 114 points,

May 25 Cotton  closed at 74.64, down 107 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 75.56, down 101 points

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