International Cotton Market
12-Aug-2025 08:16 AM
International Cotton Market
ICE cotton futures ended Monday’s session with front-month contracts up 10 to 16 points, while the thinly traded October contract was down 3 points. The US dollar index rose \$0.330 to \$98.510, and crude oil futures were up 12 cents.
According to NASS’s weekly Crop Progress report, as of August 10, 93% of the US cotton crop had squared, with 65% setting bolls, 6 points behind average. Bolls had opened in 8% of the crop, compared to the 10% average. Crop conditions fell 2 percentage points to 53% good/excellent, with the Brugler500 index dropping 7 points to 338.
The Cotlook A Index fell 25 points to 77.25 cents on August 8. ICE cotton stocks were steady at 18,242 bales on August 8. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) was down 13 points on Thursday afternoon at 54.39 cents/lb.