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Cotton Posting Monday Rally

Cotton futures are showing 170 to 190 point gains across most contracts. Crude oil is $2.38 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.248 lower. Commitment of Traders data showed managed money adding another 17,173 contracts to their net long in cotton futures and options during the week ending on...

Barchart · Aug 31

Cotton Sees Profit Taking Pressure to Close the Week

Cotton futures faced pressure to close the week with Friday losses of 19 to 114 points across the board. December still held up for a weekly gain of 303 points. Crude oil was down 9 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.533 higher. Commitment of Traders data showed...

Barchart · Aug 28

Cotton Posting Midday Gains on Monday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 20 to 33 points higher on the Monday session. Crude oil is down $2.03 with the US dollar index $0.176 higher. Commitment of Traders data showed managed money adding another 5,798 contracts to their net long in cotton futures and options during the week...

Barchart · Aug 24

Cotton Posting Monday Gains Following Early Weakness

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 30 to 85 points higher so far at midday. Crude oil is back down $4.52 per barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.076. Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options trimming back 799...

Barchart · Aug 3

Cotton Posting Monday Midday Strength

Cotton futures are trading with 70 to 86 points higher at Monday’s midday. Crude oil is down $6.63 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.018. Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options adding another 3,525 contracts to their net...

Barchart · Jul 27

Cotton Holding Higher at Monday’s Midday

Cotton futures are up 34 to 63 points so at Monday’s midday. Crude oil is up another 24 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.239. Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options adding another 10,578 contracts to their...

Barchart · Jul 20

Hogs Trading Mixed at Midday

Lean hog futures are mixed at midday, with contracts within 50 cents of unchanged. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 23 cents on June 25 at $91.55. Commitment of Traders data tallied managed...

Barchart · Jun 29

Hogs Falling Back on Monday

Lean hog futures are down 310 cents to $1.52 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.01 on Monday morning, up $1.83 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 9 cents on June 4 at $92.60. The weekly Commitment of Traders report from...

Barchart · Jun 8

Hogs Posting Turnaround Tuesday Gains

Lean hog futures are trading with 75 to 90 cent gains in the nearbys on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $3.09 in the Tuesday morning report at $69.91. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 19 cents on December 12 at $82.99. Commitment of Traders data for...

Barchart · Dec 16, 2025

Cotton Gains Holding at Midday

Cotton futures are up 15 to 20 points at midday. Crude oil futures are down 17 cents per barrel at $58.08 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.278 lower to $98.920. Commitment of Traders data for the week ending on November 4 showed specs trimming 10,311 contracts from...

Barchart · Dec 10, 2025