North America
North America
May 2023
Monthly Economic Letter May 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in benchmark cotton prices was mixed over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE In May, the USDA issues its first complete set of supply and…
April 2023
Monthly Economic Letter April 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks moved lower and then higher over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured increases to figures for 2022/23 production…
March 2023
Monthly Economic Letter March 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks moved slightly lower over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured a slight increase to the global production figure…
February 2023
Monthly Economic Letter February 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in cotton benchmarks was mixed over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to forecasts for global production (-332,000 bales…
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…