Cotton International Market
13-Jun-2026 08:33 AM
Cotton International Market
ICE cotton futures closed 4 to 49 points higher on Friday, although the July contract remained down 81 points for the week and the December contract fell 106 points. Crude oil prices declined by $3.50 to $84.21 per barrel, while the U.S. Dollar Index slipped 0.054 points to 99.795.
CFTC data showed managed money reducing its net short position in cotton futures and options by 10,198 contracts, bringing the total net short position to 42,204 contracts.
USDA’s export sales report indicates old-crop cotton export commitments at 11.541 million running bales (RB), equal to 101% of USDA’s revised export forecast, although still below the average sales pace of 110%. Shipments reached 9.183 million RB, representing 80.3% of the USDA estimate and slightly below the average shipping pace of 82%.
The Seam reported sales of 1,071 bales during Thursday’s online auction at an average price of 63.24 cents per pound. The Cotlook A Index remained unchanged at 83.65 cents per pound on June 11. ICE certified cotton stocks declined by 90 bales on June 12 to 192,699 bales. The Adjusted World Price (AWP) fell by another 194 points on Thursday to 61.26 cents per pound.