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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Cotton increased as traders struggled with worries over short-term supply shortages

As traders struggled with worries about short-term supply shortages, cotton prices, depicted as Cotton Candy, finished up 0.25% at 57000. The certified cotton stocks, deliverable against the contract, have decreased from their previous peak on December 1st to 6,325 bales on December 5th, indicating a tightening supply scenario. The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) predicts…

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Gains for cotton as CAI’s estimate of cotton production is reduced

Cotton candy prices saw a little increase of 0.07%, ultimately settling at 57240. This increase was mostly driven by the Cotton Association of India’s (CAI) revised downward projection of cotton production for the current 2023–2024 season. Concerns about decreased cotton output were exacerbated by the revision, which mentioned damage in Haryana caused by pink bollworm…

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As prices increased and the USDA reduced U.S. production, cotton fell on profit booking

Profit booking caused cotton candy to drop -0.54% to close at 58,700 after rising in response to the USDA’s October WASDE data. Citing reduced yields in Texas, the research reduced U.S. cotton production for 2023–2024 to 12.8 million bales. Fascinatingly, Brazil is on the verge of surpassing U.S. cotton exports for the first time since…

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Gains in cotton are reported when the pink bollworm attacks the cotton belt in Haryana

Prices of cotton candy increased by 0.3% to close at 61080. The increase was brought on by reports of a pink bollworm infestation in Haryana’s cotton growing region. The 2023–24 Cotton outlook shows that the global cotton sector is struggling with declines in both output and consumption. The U.S. cotton predictions for 2023–2024 are for…

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