Cotton International News
11-Apr-2026 08:53 AM
Cotton International News
ICE cotton futures traded mixed on Friday, with contracts ranging from 7 points lower to 10 points higher. The May contract gained 230 points for the week.
The US dollar index fell by $0.104 to 98.485. Crude oil prices dropped by $2.24 on the day as traders reduced risk ahead of the US–Iran talks scheduled for the weekend.
In the week ending April 7, managed money reduced their net short position in cotton futures and options by another 10,206 contracts. This brought their net short down to around 2,020 contracts, compared with near-record short levels in mid-February.
USDA’s Export Sales report showed cotton export commitments at 10.25 million running bales, down just 2% from last year. This represents 91% of the USDA export forecast and trails the average pace of 99%.
Cotton shipments have reached 6.403 million running bales, which is higher than the same time last year. This equals 57% of the USDA estimate and slightly lags the 59% average shipping pace.
On April 9, The Seam platform reported sales of 12,229 bales at an average price of 72.88 cents per pound.
The Cotlook A Index increased by 30 points on April 9 to 82.55 cents per pound.
ICE certified cotton stocks rose by 11,638 bales on Thursday, bringing the total certified stocks to 139,581 bales.
The Adjusted World Price increased by another 175 points on Thursday afternoon to 58.74 cents per pound.