International Cotton News
20-Dec-2025 08:43 AM
International Cotton News
ICE cotton futures closed the Friday session down 20 to 25 points, while the March contract slipped 8 points on the week. Crude oil futures were 55 cents per barrel higher at $56.55, and the US dollar index rose 0.292 to 98.380.
Cotton ginnings data as of December 15 showed total ginnings of 10.212 million RB, an increase of 1.567 million RB over the previous two weeks, though the total is still 10% lower than the same week last year.
CFTC data showed managed money trimming 4,774 contracts from their net short position in the week ending December 9, reducing the net short to 55,013 contracts.
The December 18 online auction from The Seam showed sales of 9,858 bales at an average price of 60.53 cents per pound. The Cotlook A Index was up 30 points on December 17 at 73.30 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on Thursday at 12,396 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated this afternoon to 49.99 cents per pound, down 40 points from last week.