
Cotton prices are down 10 to 22 points so far Tuesday morning. Futures saw gains of 20 to 36 points across most contracts on Monday. The US dollar index was $0.053 lower at $97.845. Crude oil was back up $3.95 at midday.
NASS Crop Progress data showed 11% of the US cotton crop planted as of April 19, which was 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average of 10%.