International Cotton Market
26-Jul-2025 08:20 AM
International Cotton Market
ICE Cotton futures ended Friday’s trade 33 to 50 points lower in the front months, with the December contract down 45 points on the week. Crude oil futures were down 96 cents per barrel. The U.S. dollar index was up $0.311 to 97.435.
Commitment of Traders data shows that as of July 22, spec traders added a total of 1,415 contracts to their net short position, bringing it to 39,879 contracts.
As the marketing year nears its end, total export sales commitments are 11.768 million running bales, which is 107% of USDA’s expected number but behind the average pace of 116%. Actual shipments have reached 10.778 million running bales, which is 98% of that number and ahead of the 95% average pace.
The Seam reported sales of 801 bales on Thursday at an average price of 62.77 cents per pound. On July 24, the Cotlook A Index remained unchanged at 78.70 cents. ICE cotton stocks fell by 18 bales due to decertification on July 24, bringing certified stocks to 21,617 bales. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) was up 23 points on Thursday to 54.95 cents per pound.