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Get up-to-date monthly insights on benchmark price movement, pricing outlook, supply & demand and trade indicators.
January 2023
Monthly Economic Letter January 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in cotton benchmarks was mixed over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to global cotton production (-332,000 bales, from…
December 2022
Monthly Economic Letter
December 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks were relatively unchanged over the past month. Trading activity has shifted from the December NY/ICE contract to March. Prices for the March NY/ICE contract…
September 2022
Monthly Economic Letter
September 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in benchmark prices was mixed over the past month. The December NY/ICE futures contract climbed higher in the second half of August, but it lost 12%…
August 2022
Monthly Economic Letter
August 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices rose over the past month. After posting a series of solid increases recently, the most actively traded NY/ICE December futures contract rose the limit…
July 2022
Monthly Economic Letter
July 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Benchmark prices collapsed over the past month. Before expiring, the July NY/ICE futures contract lost 30% of its value in just a couple days, falling from 144…
June 2022
Monthly Economic Letter
June 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in benchmark prices was mixed over the past month. The July NY/ICE futures fell from 142 cents/lb in May and touched levels as low as 136…
May 2022
Monthly Economic Letter
May 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices increased over the past month. Chinese prices decreased. The July NY/ICE futures increased from 130 cents/lb to 145 cents/lb. The December NY/ICE futures contract,…
April 2022
Monthly Economic Letter April 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices increased over the past month. Open interest is shifting out of the May NY/ICE futures contract and into July. Prices for both futures surged…
March 2022
Monthly Economic Letter March 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices decreased over the past month. The most actively traded May 2021 NY/ICE futures contract decreased from 124 to 118 cents/lb over the past month.…
March 2022
Monthly Economic Letter February 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All benchmark prices increased over the past month. The Nearby March NY/ICE futures contract increased from 115 to 127 cents/lb. Open interest has been migrating out of…