Cotton Futures Post Monday Morning Gains in Front Months

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Cotton futures are trading with front-month contracts up 30 to 45 points on Monday morning after the long weekend, while July is down 15 points. On Thursday, most contracts posted losses of 4 to 85 points, though July still gained 311 points for the week. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 177,098 running bales of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of June 11, a three-week low but nearly triple the same week last year, with Pakistan as the largest buyer at 76,600 running bales. New crop sales totaled 188,395 running bales, down from the prior week’s marketing year high, led by Vietnam at 65,600 running bales. Shipments were 250,964 running bales, the lowest since mid-February but up 6.23% from the same week in 2025.

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Front-month contracts up 30-45 points; export sales nearly triple year-ago levels, indicating tighter supply.