Weekly Report Updates and Summaries
CFTC Commitment of Traders Data
Updated through Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (CFTC report released Friday, March 21, 2025).
U.S Export Numbers
Export sales and shipment data from USDA as of Thursday, March 13, 2025.
ICE Cotton Volume and Open Interest
Weekly trend and detailed snapshot of volume and open interest as of Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Marketing
Basic Marketing Article
Updated discussion of U.S. cotton loan program with current official A-Index and AWP values for the on-line article entitled Basic Marketing of Texas Cotton: Forward Contracts, Cash Sales, Marketing Pools, and the USDA Loan Program (official numbers for Friday, March 21 through Thursday, March 27, 2025).
Put and Call Option Example
Updated (through Thursday, March 20) put and call option premium values as hedging examples.
Supply/Demand Data and Price Forecasts
USDA WASDE Supply/Demand Numbers
Posted latest USDA Supply and Demand numbers as of March 11, 2025
Technical Indicators and Moving Averages of Nearby ICE Cotton Futures
Updated graphs of short and long term moving averages of nearby ICE cotton futures settlement prices, as of Friday March 21, 2025.