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Shurley on Cotton: Maybe Not Red, but Possible Caution Flags Ahead Jul 30, 2021
A positive spin on things first. This appears to be shaping up as one of those rare and blessed years where most producers will enjoy both a good crop and […]
Upland Cotton: USDA Announces Special Import Quota #15 Jul 29, 2021
The Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced a special import quota for upland cotton that permits importation of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one week’s domestic […]
Thompson on Cotton: Fundamentals Continue to Gain Strength Jul 27, 2021
Strike up the band! After months of knocking on the door, the market finally broached 90 cents trading as high as 90.59 before falling back to close the week at […]
Thompson on Cotton: Fundamentals Large and in Charge Jul 19, 2021
Short of being caught on the dark side of the moon, it was difficult to miss last week’s market excitement. December cotton futures rallied for over a two-cent gain on […]
Shurley on Cotton: Market’s Path Clearer But Still Uncertain Jul 13, 2021
Prices continue to show strength. New crop December futures closed today at 88.16 cents—the highest in a month and topping 88 cents for the third time near the contract high. […]
Thompson on Cotton: Outside Noise Fails to Shake Market Jul 13, 2021
Aside from Tuesday’s wild action, it was a rather non-eventful week of trading for cotton. The same, however, cannot be said for other markets. Corn, following a limit down day, […]
WASDE Cotton: Higher Domestic Production, Exports, Ending Stocks Jul 12, 2021
The U.S. 2021/22 cotton projections show higher production, exports, and ending stocks compared with last month. While the June 30 Acreage report shows 300,000 fewer planted acres for U.S. cotton […]
Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA Jul 10, 2021
Average spot quotations were 41 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color […]
Thompson on Cotton: Demand Strengthens as Supply Remains in Question Jul 6, 2021
It came as no surprise that USDA reduced cotton acres for 2021 in its highly anticipated planted acre report. They now project 11.7 million acres will be planted to cotton. […]
Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA Jul 3, 2021
Average spot quotations were 53 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color […]
