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Market News
Cotton Closes Mixed Ahead of First Notice Day
BarchartTue Apr 23, 4:50PM CDT
The cotton market reversed some of Tuesday’s intraday weakness, with contracts closing 18 to 70 points lower and 50-100 points off their lows. May was up 18 points ahead of first notice day on Wednesday. They shrugged off outside market strength, with crude oil up $1.54 and the US dollar...
Cotton Pushing Back Lower at Midday
BarchartTue Apr 23, 11:59AM CDT
The cotton market showing losses on Turnaround Tuesday, to continue the slide with 25 to 131 point losses. They are shrugging off outside market strength, with crude oil up $1.02 at midday and the US dollar index down 358 points. The US cotton crop was 11% planted as of April...
Cotton Leaking Lower
BarchartTue Apr 23, 7:30AM CDT
The cotton market is down 11 to 28 points in early Tuesday trade. Cotton saw a bit of a dead cat bounce on Monday, as contracts were up 29 to 140 points after reaching new multi-month lows last week. The US cotton crop was 11% planted as of April 21...
Cotton Post Monday Strength
BarchartMon Apr 22, 5:03PM CDT
The cotton market saw some recovery from the drop off the February highs, as contracts were up 29 to 140 points on Monday. The US cotton crop is now 11% planted as of April 21 according to the NASS Crop Progress report from this afternoon. That matches both the 5-year...
Corn planting nearly halfway complete in MO
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Apr 22, 4:10PM CDT
Corn planting is near the halfway point in Missouri, but slightly behind this time last year. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says corn is 47% planted with 12% of the corn emerged. Soybean planting is 16% complete with 3% of the soybeans emerged. Cotton planting is 3% and rice planting...
Tennessee crops: 31% corn, 17% soybeans planted, and 77% apples in bloom
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Apr 22, 4:10PM CDT
Drier weather has helped Tennessee farmers make decent planting progress. Corn is 31 percent planted, running 11 percent behind last year, but ahead of the 5-year average. Five percent of the crop is emerged. Soybeans are 17 percent planted, ahead of last year’s pace and the 5-year average. Cotton is...
Another big week of planting progress in Arkansas
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Apr 22, 3:54PM CDT
Decent weather is helping Arkansas farmers continue to make big strides in planting progress. Statewide, corn is 68 percent planted, with 42 percent of the crop emerged. Rice is 67 percent planted and 29 percent emerged. Soybeans are 43 percent planted, with 23 percent emerged. Cotton is 6 percent planted....
Cotton Recovering Higher at Midday
BarchartMon Apr 22, 12:01PM CDT
The cotton market is showing 65 to 106 point gains on Monday as futures recover from the recent collapse. Commitment of Traders data confirmed a mass exodus of the managed money long in cotton futures in options in the week that ended on 4/16, of 25,890 contracts. That was the...
Cotton Begins Monday with Gains
BarchartMon Apr 22, 7:30AM CDT
The cotton market is trading 37 to 96 points higher so far this morning. Futures were mostly higher on Friday, with the exception of a couple ’25 contracts. Most were up 3 to 59 points on the day, led by the nearbys. Crude oil futures had a volatile Friday session...
Cotton Modestly Higher at Midday
BarchartFri Apr 19, 11:52AM CDT
The cotton market is trading 2 to 72 points higher to round out the week. Crude oil futures had a volatile night, and are back up 33 cents at midday, with the morning lows more than $4 off the overnight highs. That was after after reports of several presumed Israeli...
Cotton Showing Slight Gains on Friday Morning
BarchartFri Apr 19, 7:27AM CDT
The cotton market is trading higher to round out the week, with gains of 13 to 63 points this morning. Futures posted 7 to 113 point losses on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, down 146 points, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts...
Cotton Heads Lower on Thursday
BarchartThu Apr 18, 4:44PM CDT
The cotton market posted 7 to 113 point losses on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, down 146 points, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts following along. The US dollar index was up 226 points on the day, with crude oil back up...
Cotton Continue Collapse at Midday
BarchartThu Apr 18, 11:55AM CDT
The cotton market is down 59 to 168 points across most contracts on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts following along. The US dollar index is up 141 points at midday, with crude oil back up 141...
Cotton Continue Weakness on Thursday Morning
BarchartThu Apr 18, 7:29AM CDT
Overnight trade has cotton futures down another 36to 79 points. Wednesday trade in the cotton market had futures continuing the slide, with losses of 30 to 173 points, left by the nearbys. Pressure was coming from the crude oil side of things, with futures down $2.50. The US dollar index...
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