Cotton fell as global consumption was predicted to be lower than it was last month

Cotton candy prices saw pressure from lower global consumption predictions for the 2023–2024 season, but they ended the day up 0.76% at 55,660 thanks to low-level buying. Turkey, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan are expected to have lower consumption expectations, which accounts for the predicted drop of 1.3 million bales. Nevertheless, a rise in global…

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Low-Level Buying Helped Cotton Gains

Low-level purchasing caused cotton prices to slightly rise, settling at 55240 with a 0.25% increase. Nevertheless, given that world consumption is expected to be 1.3 million bales lower in 2023–2024 than in the previous month, global dynamics have put pressure on pricing. Key cotton-producing nations like India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkey are anticipated to…

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The price of cotton remained unchanged, and 311 lakh bales are anticipated to be demanded in India

Cotton prices held steady at 55600, indicating market stability, according to the Cotton Association of India (CAI). According to CAI, domestic cotton consumption will remain unchanged at 311 lakh bales for the 2023–24 season. The season’s pressing estimates remain at 294.10 lakh bales. The observations of the CAI are based on information provided by other…

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Gains for cotton result from CAI lowering its estimate to 29.4 million bales

Prices for cotton, which are shown above as “Cotton candy,” increased somewhat by 0.11% to settle at 55940. For the current 2023–2024 season, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) updated their cotton production projection to 29.4 million bales. This negative revision was ascribed to farmers uprooting plants and pink bollworm infestation damage in Haryana. In…

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A pink bollworm infestation in the crop has caused a sharp decline in cotton prices

Cotton candy futures saw a -0.35% decline, closing at 56720, mostly as a result of concerns that cotton fields were being impacted by pink bollworm infestation. The infestation dropped significantly between 2017–18 (30.62%) and 2022–2023 (10.80%). From a two-year peak of 87,770 bales on December 1st, certified cotton stockpiles available for delivery against contracts fell…

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