Cotton Holding Steady at Midday

Cotton futures are mixed, with contracts ranging from +35 points to -5 points. Crude oil is up $2.00 and the US dollar index is $0.104 higher. Export Sales totaled 209,360 RB for 2026/27 in the week of 8/13, including 64,856 RB of new sales, adding incremental but not clearly direction-setting flow information for the commodities complex.

Analysis

Cotton futures are mixed, with contracts ranging from +35 points to -5 points. Crude oil is up $2.00 and the US dollar index is $0.104 higher. Export Sales totaled 209,360 RB for 2026/27 in the week of 8/13, including 64,856 RB of new sales, adding incremental but not clearly direction-setting flow information for the commodities complex.