Cotton Holding Steady at Midday

Cotton Holding Steady at Midday

Thu, August 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM GMT+3 1 min read

Cotton futures are trading with contracts up anywhere from 35 points higher to 5 points lower. Crude oil is up $2.00, with the US dollar index $0.104 higher.

Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/13, with 64,856 RB in new sales. Shipments totaled 222,046 RB in that week.

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Dryness is expected to continue across much of TX, with parts of the Delta seen with spotty totals in the next week according to the NOAA 7-day QPF.

The Cotlook A Index was back down 10 points on Wednesday at 95.90 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were steady on August 19, with the certified stocks level at 70,643 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 190 points last week to 68.19 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.

Oct 26 Cotton is at 87.35, up 35 points,

Dec 26 Cotton is at 88.35, unch

Mar 27 Cotton is at 90.12, down 2 points

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com