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…

Monthly Economic Letter
November 2022

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Volatility dominated NY/ICE futures and the A Index last month. Other major benchmark prices moved lower. Movement in the December NY/ICE futures contract was extreme, with a…

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%…

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…

Reaching Consumers In Spite of Inflation

It’s hard to say which is a bigger topic in the daily news: inflation or the blistering weather. One thing for sure is they both seem inescapable, with inflation now…

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…