International Cotton Market
27-Sep-2025 08:14 AM
International Cotton Market
ICE cotton futures closed stronger heading into the weekend, with contracts mostly steady to 12 points higher. The December contract gained 11 points for the week. The US dollar index fell $0.370 on the day to $97.845, while crude oil futures were 22 cents higher.
Commitment of Traders data showed managed money increased their bearish bet in cotton futures and options by 2,943 contracts as of September 23, taking their net short to 62,004 contracts.
Export Sales data released Thursday showed total cotton sales of 4.059 million running bales through September 18, down 18% from last year. That is 37% of USDA’s export projection, behind the 53% average pace.
Thursday’s online auction from The Seam saw 1,561 bales sold at an average price of 59.3 cents per pound. On September 25, the Cotlook A Index dropped 45 points to 77.70 cents. ICE certified stocks were steady at 15,474 bales as of September 25. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) fell 41 points this week to 54.38 cents per pound.