For Week Ending 09-Oct-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,57,636 Upland Shipments 1,39,250 Net Pima Sales 3,020 Pima Shipments 7,069 TOTAL SALES 1,60,656 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 00 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 00
Read More / Download ReportThe Cotton Market Goes Bottom Hunting Again Nov 24, 2025 Cotton continues to get hammered. Or call it by any name you wish. The impact of the government shutdown continues, as now in the third week of November, USDA finally released its export report for mid-October. They will catch up, but ve
Read More / Download ReportNOVEMBER 24, 2025 The Week Ahead • The ripple effects of the government reopening are still working through the system. Even with the Thanksgiving holiday shortening the week, it will be busy on the data front.
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Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 02-Oct-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,99,000 Upland Shipments 1,57,700 Net Pima Sales 8,200 Pima Shipments 7,300 TOTAL SALES 2,07,200 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 00 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 00
Read More / Download ReportNOVEMBER 17, 2025 The Week Ahead • After 43 days, the longest shutdown in U.S. history has finally ended. In addition to reopening the government, lawmakers also passed a mini-bus package that included agriculture, which means USDA is funded through the full fiscal year.
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Read More / Download ReportNov-2025 COTTON: The November outlook for 2025/26 U.S. cotton supply and demand shows higher production, exports and ending stocks compared to September, with no change to consumption and imports.
Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 25-Sep-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,55,400 Upland Shipments 1,17,600 Net Pima Sales 1,100 Pima Shipments 6,000 TOTAL SALES 1,56,500
Read More / Download ReportNOVEMBER 10, 2025 The Week Ahead • Much to everyone’s relief, there finally appears to be an end in sight to the government shutdown, now in its 41st day and the longest in U.S. history.
Read More / Download ReportCotton Market Nears Bottom of Trading Range…But For How Long? Nov 10, 2025 Cotton had an unhappy week as market backing and filling continued; unfortunately, this week’s price activity was all “backing.” The market is wearing a high 63-cent handle again, as foretold by textile mill activity.
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Read More / Download ReportNOVEMBER 3, 2025 The Week Ahead • We’re 34 days into the shutdown, with leaders still holding firm. Some movement is happening behind the scenes as senators work on FY2026 spending, and the restart of SNAP payments offers a bit of relief.
Read More / Download ReportMonitor Market Events on Cotton’s Horizon for Price Impact Nov 02, 2025 Cotton has enjoyed a good run as December futures have finished higher in six of the last seven trading sessions.
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Read More / Download ReportOCTOBER 27, 2025 The Week Ahead • Aside from the ongoing government shutdown — now in its 27th day with no end in sight — this could be the busiest week markets have seen since October 1.
Read More / Download ReportCotton Export Business Remains Slow as Prices Settle Oct 26, 2025 Cotton prices continue to back and fill, which is excellent compared to the downtrend of recent months. Any “filling” implies the market found its price bottom. Going into the close, the December contract was up for the day but
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Read More / Download ReportOCTOBER 13, 2025 The Week Ahead • Many expected the government shutdown to make for a dull stretch with limited data updates, but this past week proved otherwise as U.S.–China trade tensions flared again. The shutdown continues to drag on, creating challenges across the board. With little in
Read More / Download ReportOCTOBER 6, 2025 The Week Ahead • The government shutdown has now stretched into a week with no clear end in sight, delaying key USDA reports and leaving cotton and other ag markets without their usual data signals.
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Read More / Download ReportPossible for 2026: More Cotton Acres, Better Prices? Oct 03, 2025 Early indications are that foreign cotton producers will reduce the area devoted to cotton production in 2026. However, the mass of planted area reductions would come from major foreign producing countries, as U.S. plantings sho
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Read More / Download ReportSEPTEMBER 29, 2025 The Week Ahead • Markets are moving with an odd mix of confidence and caution, but the clock runs out on funding on Tuesday, and uncertainty is building.
Read More / Download ReportCotton Prices Continue to Hang On Sep 27, 2025 The good news — the cotton market continues to hold the 66-cent level, although it is struggling. On a trading basis, December futures slips below its life of contract low close, 66.04 cents, on a routine basis. Yet, to date, it has bounced back t
Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 18-Sep-2025 Net Upland Sales 2025-26 Net sales of Upland totaling 86,100 RB for 2025/2026 were down 54 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average.
Read More / Download ReportSEPTEMBER 22, 2025 The Week Ahead • Unpredictable. Interesting. Pick your adjective to describe the data flow this week, which includes multiple inflation readings and personal income.
Read More / Download ReportCotton Market Bears Continue to Hinder Bullish Hints Sep 19, 2025 Never begin a sentence with the word I, and certainly never, ever begin a paragraph with I. That said… I just cannot get there. Hopefully, I am really missing something. I look every day for bullish news in the cotton market.
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Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 11-Sep-2025 Net Upland Sales 2025-26 Net sales of Upland totaling 186,100 RB for 2025/2026 were up 44 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average.
Read More / Download ReportSEPTEMBER 15, 2025 The Week Ahead • Markets are optimistic heading into Wednesday’s Fed meeting, where a 25 basis point rate cut is widely expected and would mark the first in nine months.
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Read More / Download ReportNeutral Report Supports Current Cotton Trading Activity Sep 13, 2025 The market was friendly to cotton on the week as December settled 80 points higher at 66.83 cents. The nearby October contract, although thinly traded, also settled 80 points higher at 65.19.
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Read More / Download ReportCotton - Quality Assessment & Marketing in Present Scenario’ under its Farmer Training Centre in Mumbai on Wednesday, the 17th September 2025 to Friday, the 19th September 2025.
Read More / Download ReportMy Dear CAI Members and Cotton Friends, We are happy to inform you that Cotton Association of India (CAI) is organizing a training course on ‘Cotton - Quality Assessment & Marketing in Present Scenario’ under its Farmer Training Centre in Mumbai
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