Cotton prices are down 13 to 65 points so far on Friday morning. Futures posted losses across the board on Thursday, with contracts down 179 to 219 contracts in the front months. Crude oil was back down $1.34 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.024.
Export Sales from this week showed a total of just 71,231 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 9/10. Vietnam was the top buyer of 28,200 RB, with 14,000 RB to Guatemala. New crop 2027/28 sales came in at 6,160 RB. Shipments totaled 142,078 RB in that week, which was 17.91% above the same week last year. The top destination was Vietnam at 44,600 RB, with 24,700 RB to Vietnam.
