Cotton futures are showing 48 to 52 point gains at midday. Crude oil is up $3.42 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.238 higher.
USDA’s Export Sales data has cotton export commitments at 5.449 million RB, which was 15% above last year. That is 47% of the USDA export projection for 2026/27 and lags the 54% pace.
