Cotton futures are down 31 to 45 points so far on Friday morning. Price action on Thursday was down 16 to 27 points at the close. The outside factors are back to mixed action, with crude oil futures up $1.47/barrel. The US dollar index was up $0.357 on the day. 

Cotton export sales totaled 101,058 RB in the week of March 13 the lowest for any week since October. That was still 9.11% larger than the same week last year. Vietnam was the buyer of 73,100 RB, with 18,300 RB sold to Pakistan. China canceled a total of 49,300 RB. New crop sales totaled 57,870 RB. Shipments were 351,003 RB, back down from the week prior. The largest destination was Vietnam at 84,900 RB with 80,500 RB to Pakistan.

Export commitments for the 2024/25 marketing year are now 10.225 million RB, which is down 5% from last year. It is also 99% of USDA’s export projection for the full year, on par with the average sales pace.

The Seam showed just 205 bales sold online for Wednesday at an average price of 61 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down another 50 points on 3/19 at 78.50 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were steady on March 19, with the current level of certified stocks at 14,488 bales. The weekly update to USDA’s the Adjusted World Price (AWP), saw an increase of 87 points on Thursday afternoon to 54.63 cents/lb. 

May 25 Cotton  closed at 66.08, down 27 points, currently down 32 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 67.57, down 27 points, currently down 35 points

Dec 25 Cotton  closed at 69.36, down 16 points, currently down 37 points