Cotton Faces Weakness as Acres Exceed Expectations

AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Cotton Faces Weakness as Acres Exceed Expectations March 31, 2026 — 07:59 pm EDT Written by Austin Schroeder for Barchart-> Cotton futures saw weakness later on Tuesday, with contracts down 19 to 29 points following more than expected acres. The US dollar index was $0.658 lower at $99.695. Crude oil futures were down $1.13 to $101.75 on the day.March Prospective Plantings data from this morning showed cotton acres seen at 9.64 million acres this spring. That was a 409,000 increase from estimates and would be 357,000 acres above a year ago. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis. The Seam showed 2,566 bales sold on Monday at an average of 61.79 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 10 points on 3/30 at 80.20 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on March 30, with the certified stocks level at 114,665 bales.

The Adjusted World Price was raised by 25 points last Thursday to 54.47 cents/lb. May 26 Cotton closed at 70, down 19 points,Jul 26 Cotton closed at 72.13, down 29 points,Dec 26 Cotton closed at 74.34, down 27 points On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. More news from Barchart Is Cotton Preparing to Take Off on the Upside?

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