DECEMBER 15, 2025 The Week Ahead • Looking ahead, agricultural markets remain seasonally supported but vulnerable to short-term volatility. The U.S. dollar softness is supportive of exportable commodities like cotton, but a stream of belated economic data may drive sharp price swings. As mar
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Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 20-Nov-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,48,400 Upland Shipments 1,20,800 Net Pima Sales 6,200 Pima Shipments 6,700 TOTAL SALES 1,54,600 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 3,100 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 3,100
Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 13-Nov-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,87,600 Upland Shipments 1,13,200 Net Pima Sales 8,900 Pima Shipments 7,800 TOTAL SALES 1,96,500 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 1,800 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 1,800
Read More / Download ReportDec-2025 COTTON: This month’s 2025/26 U.S. cotton balance sheet shows slightly higher production, a reduction in mill use, and larger ending stocks compared to November. Beginning stocks, exports, and imports are unchanged.
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Read More / Download ReportDeclining Demand Spurs Market Closing Below 64-Cents Dec 08, 2025 The nearby March contract, as expected, closed the week in search of the expiring December contract’s 62-64 cent level. The contract made its first weekly close below 64 cents, closing at 63.91 cents.
Read More / Download ReportDECEMBER 8, 2025 The Week Ahead • Markets start the week on a cautiously bullish footing as traders look ahead to Wednesday’s Fed decision, where a rate cut is widely expected. Tuesday’s WASDE could draw more attention than usual, arriving alongside a wave of delayed USDA and CFTC reports. C
Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 06-Nov-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 2,92,100 Upland Shipments 1,35,900 Net Pima Sales 6,000 Pima Shipments 3,800 TOTAL SALES 2,98,100 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 96,800 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 96,800
Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 30-Oct-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 81,600 Upland Shipments 1,46,600 Net Pima Sales 8,300 Pima Shipments 2,700 TOTAL SALES 89,900 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 7,900 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 7,900
Read More / Download ReportDECEMBER 1, 2025 The Week Ahead • Market sentiment has turned more constructive, and the week ahead will test whether softer U.S. labor data and a weaker dollar are beginning to reinforce expectations for a December Fed rate cut. Traders will focus on Wednesday’s ADP jobs report, followed by
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Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 23-Oct-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,32,700 Upland Shipments 1,74,800 Net Pima Sales 6,600 Pima Shipments 10,000 TOTAL SALES 1,39,300 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 35,000 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 35,000
Read More / Download ReportFor Week Ending 16-Oct-2025 2025-2026 Net Upland Sales 1,75,600 Upland Shipments 1,59,600 Net Pima Sales 5,000 Pima Shipments 5,100 TOTAL SALES 1,80,600 2026-2027 Net Upland Sales 26,800 Net Pima Sales 00 TOTAL 26,800
Read More / Download ReportFor 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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