RARE PHOTOS: Export sales - The Real Truth

Cotton Facing Friday Weakness

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...

Barchart · Oct 23

Cotton Posting Modest Gains

Cotton futures are trading with modest gains of 10 to 21 points across most contracts on Friday. Crude oil is up $2.69 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 lower. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 146,892 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in October...

Barchart · Oct 16

Hogs Falling on Thursday

Lean hog futures are trading with losses of 85 cents to $1.10 in the front months on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a penny on September 29 at $80.95. Export Sales data showed...

Barchart · Oct 1

Wheat Posting Mixed Action on Wednesday

The wheat complex is mixed, but mostly lower on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are showing 4 to 5 cent losses on the day. KC HRW futures are 3 to 4 cents in the red at midday. MPLS spring wheat is showing fractionally mixed action on the Wednesday session. Export Sales...

Barchart · Sep 16

Cotton Facing Friday Weakness

Cotton futures are falling back at the end of the week, with contracts down 100 to 111 points across the front months at midday. Crude oil is up 4 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.533 higher. Export Sales has the 2026/27 cotton export commitment level at 4.332...

Barchart · Aug 28

Cotton Rallies on Thursday Despite Weaker Export Sales

Cotton futures rallied into the Thursday close, as December rallied above 90 cents. Contracts closed with gains of 304 to 329 points across the front months. Crude oil was up $1.31 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.001 higher. Export Sales showed a total of just 95,726 RB in...

Barchart · Aug 27

Cotton Rallying on Thursday Despite Weaker Export Sales

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 113 to 195 points higher across the nearbys on Thursday. Crude oil is up 50 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.049 lower. Export Sales showed a total of just 95,726 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/20. That was...

Barchart · Aug 27

Corn Slipping Back at Thursday’s Midday

Corn futures are fading back on Thursday, with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower so far at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is back down 2 3/4 cents at $4.82 1/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed 31,220 MT of old crop corn for the week...

Barchart · Aug 27

Cotton Back to Rallying Early on Friday

Cotton price action is up 40 to 65 points so far on Friday. Futures posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with contracts down 10 points to 44 points higher. Crude oil was up $2.32 with the US dollar index $0.054 higher. Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in...

Barchart · Aug 21

Cotton Sticks Near Unchanged on Thursday

Cotton futures posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with contracts down 10 points to 44 points higher. Crude oil was up $2.32 with the US dollar index $0.054 higher. Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/13. Vietnam was the top buyer...

Barchart · Aug 20