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Apr 2February 2026 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. Cleveland2025
Nov 5October 2025 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. ClevelandNov 2Monitor Market Events on Cotton’s Horizon for Price ImpactOct 27Cotton Export Business Remains Slow as Prices SettleOct 18Cotton Price Bottom Is In, Time to Watch for ReboundOct 13Cotton Futures Should See Improvement By the New YearOct 6Possible for 2026: More Cotton Acres, Better Prices?Oct 6September 2025 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. ClevelandSep 29Cotton Prices Continue to Hang OnSep 22Cotton Market Bears Continue to Hinder Bullish HintsSep 15Neutral Report Supports Current Cotton Trading ActivitySep 9August 2025 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. ClevelandSep 8Cotton Market Bears Continue to Fend Off Bullish MovesAug 31Cotton Market Tease Continues With Little MovementAug 18Give A Gift of Cotton Today…PleaseAug 18July 2025 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. ClevelandAug 11Good Week for Cotton Prices, But Bears Maintain ControlAug 4Cotton’s Dog Days of Summer Bring Multiple PossibilitiesJul 28Cotton Market Remains “Stuck in the Mud”Jul 21Uncertainty of U.S. Cotton Crop Extends Dull MarketJul 14Cotton Prices Remain Range Bound, Yields Look Promising, Kudos to NCCJul 7June 2025 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. ClevelandJun 3070 Cent Cotton Is Within ReachJun 16Despite Positive USDA Report, Cotton Prices Still Can’t Catch a BreakJun 9Current Cotton Trading Range Akin to “Watching Paint Dry”Jun 9May 2025 Cotton Market Recap: Expert Analysis From Dr. O.A. ClevelandMay 31Yield, Not Price, Will Determine 2025 Cotton SuccessMay 26Price Resistance Continues to Cap Chances of Cotton RallyMay 19Is There Light at the End of Cotton’s Tunnel?May 11Seesaw Cotton Pricing ContinuesMay 5Outside Events Push Cotton Prices Closer to 70 CentsApr 28Cleveland: Little Hope of Improved Cotton Prices on the HorizonApr 24Cotton Companion: Ignore the Noise Around Tariffs, Focus Instead on FundamentalsApr 21Cotton Prices Remain Range Bound Despite Small RallyApr 14Market Fundamentals Providing Better Footing for Cotton PricesApr 7Despite Tariff Confusion, Low Cotton Prices Are Likely TemporaryMar 30Cotton Market Teasing Higher Prices – But Not Quite YetMar 24Market Watches Mother Nature as Cotton Planting BeginsMar 17Cleveland: Cotton Price Improvement Is On the HorizonMar 10Tariff or No Tariff, Current Cotton Price Drops Not SurprisingMar 3Ugly Price Picture as Cotton Moves to May ContractFeb 24A Bit of Sunshine for the Cotton Market?Feb 15Short Squeeze and New Trading Range On Tap for Cotton?Feb 10Demand Still Not Painting a Pretty Picture for CottonFeb 3Bad Market Week Squeezes Cotton PricesJan 27Are Stronger Exports Signaling Improved Cotton Demand?Jan 20Market Share Battle to Dominate Cotton Pricing in 2025Jan 17Cleveland: The Best Cure for Low Price is Low PricesJan 6Cotton Continues to Battle Bearish Indicators as 2025 Begins2024
Dec 16Recent USDA Report Hints at “Hope” for CottonDec 9Current Cotton Pricing and Demand Cycle ContinuesNov 25Cotton Market Shows Life as March Contract Period BeginsNov 17Export and Demand Headwinds Continue to Pressure Cotton PricesNov 10Cotton Market Showing Better Potential Off USDA ReportNov 4Export Sales of U.S. Cotton Improve in Face of Lagging DemandOct 20Demand Issues Keep Driving Cotton’s Four Cent Trading RangeOct 14October Supply Demand Report No Problem SolverOct 7Despite Hurricane Helene, Cotton Prices Locked in Low 70 Cent RangeSep 27Market Remains Flat Despite Bullish ReportsSep 20Bulls Pushing for Cotton Rally, But Bears Continue to LurkSep 16Demand Issues Stymie Bullish Supply Demand ReportSep 8Cotton Prices Hold on Signs of a Better U.S. CropAug 31Cotton Market Showing Positive MovementAug 26Little Reason to be Bullish on Cotton, But Ample Reason to be PositiveAug 19Cotton Price Resistance Hanging at 67 CentsAug 9Cotton Market Fighting Off Bearish Push for Lower PricesAug 2Small Signs of Optimism in the Cotton MarketJul 27Are Mills Providing a Glimmer of Hope as Market Pain Continues?Jul 19Seesaw Trading Leads the Cotton Market NowhereJul 12Bearish Report Keeps a Cap on Cotton PricesJul 6Stagnant Demand, July 4 Showers Dampen Cotton PricesJun 30Cotton Plantings Report Surprises Market, Potential for Better Prices RemainsJun 24Weather, Not Demand, Now Controls Cotton MarketJun 14Mill Buying Increases, Yet Cotton Market Remains CautiousJun 10Cotton Prices Holding, But Watch the FundamentalsJun 3Improved Cotton Demand Needed, But Not EminentMay 27Another Second Chance Price Rally Still Not EnoughMay 17Another Sloppy Week for Cotton PricesMay 10Has the Cure for Low Cotton Prices Set In?May 5Prepare to Price 2024 Cotton Late in the Marketing SeasonApr 28Cotton Prices Trapped as Export Sales Continue with No Change in DemandApr 22Focus Shifts to Production as Cotton Prices FalterApr 14No Sugar Coating: Bearish Tones Return to Cotton MarketApr 6Cotton’s Latest Price Rally Appears to Be OverMar 31Old Crop Cotton Supported As Price Creeps LowerMar 24Cotton Prices Holding, But Looking a Bit WearyMar 16Hungry Market Finding Little Cotton Currently AvailableMar 8Cotton’s Roller Coaster Is Back, Price at Current LevelsMar 4Bullish Activity for Cotton Setting Up for Months-Long RideFeb 26At Current Prices, Cotton Is a Speculative Market. And That’s Okay.Feb 12Knocking on 90-Cent Cotton’s DoorFeb 5Repeat After Me: Never Give Up on CottonJan 29Cotton Enjoys Bullish RunJan 22Positive Move in Cotton Prices?Jan 12Cotton Prices Appear Range Bound Once MoreJan 8Cotton Prices Will Change in 2024. Just Don’t Ask When or Why.2023
Dec 29Stronger Cotton Prices for the New Year? Maybe.Dec 24A Quiet Week for Cotton as 2024 ApproachesDec 15Price Swings and Weak Demand Continue to Feed the Cotton BearsDec 8Cotton Prices Rebound Back to Year-Old RangeDec 1How the Grinch Stole Cotton’s ChristmasNov 20A Better Week, as Lower Cotton Prices Lift ExportsNov 13New Bottom for the Cotton Market Is In…MaybeNov 4New Cotton Price Lows, More Demand WoesOct 27Positive Week for Cotton, But Beware Growing Consumer StressOct 23Sell at Harvest and Buy Call Options to Help Offset Low Demand, Storage CostsOct 16Brazil Knocking on the U.S. Cotton Market Share DoorOct 8Can the 90-Cent Cotton Market Barrier Be Breached?Oct 2Cotton’s Tight Price Range Faces Little Pressure to ChangeSep 22It’s a Wishy-Washy, Back-and-Fill Cotton MarketSep 15Stagnant Demand Continues to Suppress Cotton MarketSep 11Keep An Eye on Cotton Prices and USDA September ReportSep 2Cotton Teases 90 Cents, Time to Sell into a Rising MarketAug 28Analyzing Cotton’s Big TeaseAug 28Cotton Companion Podcast: August Puts the Heat on CottonAug 19Economics, Demand Keep Cotton Bulls on the SidelineAug 11Cotton Prices Climb on New USDA Production NumbersAug 5Cotton’s August Doldrums Are Officially HereJul 30Cotton Prices Settle into Mid-80s as the Wait for Demand ContinuesJul 24Is the Market Boosting or Killing the Cotton Crop?Jul 14“Muddy” Cotton Market Going Nowhere FastJul 7Cotton Bulls and Bears Continue Market StandoffJul 2Cotton Prices Up on Acreage Report, But Demand Remains ElusiveJun 23Market Watching June Acreage Report for DirectionJun 17Mother Nature Assuming Control of Cotton PricesJun 9USDA Gives a Few Nods to the Cotton BullsJun 5Cotton Prices Favorable, but a Squeeze Is on the HorizonMay 26Despite Fundamentals, Ugly Economics Drag on Cotton PricesMay 22Cotton Prices Hint the High End of the Trading RangeMay 15USDA Report Dampens Cotton Market’s Bearish ToneMay 6A Good Week for Cotton as Prices Test 85 CentsMay 1Cleveland: Time to Sell Old Crop Cotton NOWApr 24Is Cotton’s Current Price Cap Stuck in the Mud?Apr 24Rangebound Cotton Prices Keep Bears in ControlApr 17Cotton Companion Podcast: Unpacking the Current Cotton MarketApr 7Cotton Prices Improve, But Demand Remains BearishApr 3Small Market Rally Provides Second Chance to Price CottonMar 27Heightened Economic Uncertainty Fuels the Cotton BearsMar 17Read at Your Own Risk: Cotton Bears in ControlMar 10Have the Economy and Demand Broken the Cotton Market?Mar 3Cotton Price Rallies Capped: Stuck in the Mid-80sFeb 26Weather Already Driving 2023 Cotton PricesFeb 19U.S. Economy Is Squeezing the Cotton MarketFeb 12Short Term Cotton Prices: Expect More of the SameFeb 3Cotton’s Great Expectations and Its Sobering RealityJan 30Sales Improving, but Cotton Prices Show Little ChangeJan 20Cotton Prices Holding in Range-Bound LimboJan 16Demand Woes Open the Door for Cotton’s BearsJan 8Bouncing Prices, Early Planting Intentions, and Stagnant DemandJan 1Cotton’s Bullish and Bearish Factors for 20232022
Dec 24Holiday Price Rally Offers Cotton HopeDec 12Cotton’s Price Struggles Far from OverDec 5Are Cotton Fundamentals Still Moving the Market? Yes, but.Nov 21Never Give Up on CottonNov 14Demand Recovery Needed as Cotton’s Price Rally ContinuesNov 4Slight Price Rally Offers Cotton Market HopeOct 31Bears Feasting on the Cotton MarketOct 24Cleveland: Slow, Long-Term Climb Ahead for Cotton PricesOct 17Cleveland: Slippage in Cotton Demand Weighing on PricesOct 9Cleveland: Cotton Market Caught Between Bulls and BearsOct 2Cleveland: A Crash to Remember?Sep 25Cleveland: Economic Uncertainty Now Driving Cotton PricesSep 19Cleveland: Inflation Worries Smash Cotton Price SupportSep 19Milestones, Markets…and Some Maybes for 2023Sep 11Despite Tightening Demand, Cotton Business Is Still Being DoneSep 4Cleveland: Trust the Cotton Market FundamentalsAug 27Cotton Trading Strong, Volume Light, Prices Keep ClimbingAug 15Long Term Bulls Heading Back to the MarketAug 5Cleveland: Supply Now Driving Cotton Price RevivalAug 1Cleveland: Summer Doldrums for the Cotton MarketJul 25Cleveland: Don’t Expect the Cotton Market to Be in a HurryJul 18Cleveland: Don’t Give Up on CottonJul 11Not a Pretty Cotton Market, but Prices StrengtheningJul 4Cleveland: Time to Keep an Eye on Cotton SupplyJun 27Cotton Prices Dive! What Happened and Why?Jun 20Cotton Demand Trying to Outrun Economic JittersJun 13Market Situation Unchanged; Southwest Needs More RainJun 6Bumpy Market Ride Likely AheadMay 29Cleveland: Market Watching West Texas WeatherMay 23July Contract Bull Run May be Finished as Market Looks to DecemberMay 16Cotton Prices Holding as Inflationary Pressures LoomMay 9Drought Concerns Keep Driving Bull MarketMay 2Inflation Can Be Bullish for Cotton Prices…For NowApr 25Marketing Year Transition Ahead. Is 150 Cents Possible?Apr 18Outstanding Sales Aiding and Abetting Higher Cotton PricesApr 11Are Cotton Prices Too High to Sustain Demand?Apr 4Speculators, Mills, and Mother Nature Now Driving Cotton PricesMar 28How High Can Cotton Prices Really Go?Mar 21Despite Economic News, Cotton Continues to Follow FundamentalsMar 13Will There Be Enough Cotton Available for the Market in 2022?Mar 13Dancing Cotton’s One Step, Two Step TangoMar 7Volatility Has Cotton Dancing a One Step, Two Step TangoFeb 21Demand Continues to Support Price as Export and Shipping Issues MountFeb 14Cleveland: New Crop Pricing Deserves Serious ConsiderationFeb 6Lots of Reasons Why Cotton’s Price Uptrend ContinuesJan 31No Broken Record: Demand Keeps Cotton’s Hits ComingJan 24Speculator Profit Taking Can’t Slow Cotton Market DownJan 17Cotton Prices Keep Climbing on Strength of Bullish ReportsJan 9Cotton Prospects Remain Strong Entering 20222021
Dec 20Cotton Maintains Bullish Support as Bears Begin to LurkDec 13Shipment Delays Threaten Cotton Carryover and PricesDec 6Despite Price Dip, Bullish Demand Still Rules the MarketNov 22Acreage Increases Coming, Be Ready to Price 2022Nov 15Higher Cotton Prices – and Volatility – Ahead?Nov 5Prices Hold Steady as Cotton Demand Loses Some LusterOct 29Cotton Market Remains Ripe for Longer-Term GrowthOct 25Still Plenty to Discuss and Watch in Current Cotton MarketOct 18Cotton’s Bull Price Run Continues as Demand Begins to SlowOct 11Dazed, But Not Confused, By Current Cotton MarketOct 4Dollar Cotton Worth Singing About, but Still ComplicatedSep 27Get Ready for Three Strong Years of Cotton DemandSep 20As Cotton Harvest Nears, Market Focus Shifts to Supply FactorsSep 13Cotton Prices Holding in Mid-90s Following Bullish USDA ReportSep 5Cleveland: Don’t Give Up on Dollar CottonAug 30Cotton Defying All Average Trend Lines for PricesAug 23Hungry Cotton Market is Anything but TypicalAug 16Bullish Report Sends Cotton Prices SoaringAug 9Cotton Market Has “Higher” Written All Over ItAug 2Cotton Holds Strong Amid Month-End SelloffsJul 26Demand Keeps Pushing Cotton Prices Toward 90 CentsJul 19Market Watches as Late Cotton Crop ProgressesJul 12Cotton Prices, Exports Still Bullish as Crop Prospects VaryJul 5Cotton Market Remains Bullish, Not in Survival ModeJun 28Cotton Market Claws Ahead as Planting Reports LoomJun 21Ag Commodities Take a Hit, Cotton Keeps on TickingJun 14Market Signs Pointing to Dollar CottonJun 7Could Cotton Demand Push the U.S. to a Sold Out Position?May 31Watch for Post Memorial Day Bump in Cotton PricesMay 24Cotton Prices Slow, But Fundamentals Still StrongMay 17Black Swan Event Cuts Prices, But Cotton Recovery ComingMay 10Cotton Market Reclaims High GroundApr 26Solid Week for Cotton Prices, ExportsApr 19Few Obstacles as Cotton’s Upward Price March ReturnsApr 12USDA Sends the Cotton Bulls Running Back to the MarketApr 5Price Stumbles, Planting Intentions Stub Cotton’s ToeMar 29Cotton Market Rebuilding After China’s TantrumMar 22Lazy Market Week Doesn’t Discourage Cotton BullsMar 12Breathable Air Above 95 Cent Cotton? We’ll See.Mar 8Cotton Prices Holding as Final Planting Decisions NearMar 1Price Setback Doesn’t Hurt Cotton’s MomentumFeb 22Dollar Cotton Potential Raises Concerns for DemandFeb 8Cleveland: Is 90 Cent Cotton Now In Sight?Jan 29Cotton Market All About Demand, Demand, DemandJan 27Early Season Marketing 101: Time to Pay AttentionJan 25Can Cotton Fundamentals Keep Justifying Higher Prices?Jan 18Bulls Keep Pushing Cotton Prices Higher – With Room to Grow?Jan 10Starting 2021 with Bulls, Bears and High Cotton Prices2020
Dec 21There’s No Quit in the Cotton Market Right NowDec 14Cleveland: Everything’s Coming Up BullishDec 7Cleveland: Bullish Fundamentals Keep Market Propped UpNov 16Cleveland: Red Flag Warnings for Cotton in 2021?Nov 9Cleveland: Market Eager for November Supply Demand ReportNov 2Cleveland: Expect Some Market Volatility AheadOct 26Cleveland: Cotton Bulls Keep Driving the Market UpOct 19Cleveland: Upward Sloping Trendline Pushing Cotton Prices HigherOct 12Cleveland: Time to Price Cotton as the Market Sniffs 70 CentsOct 5Cleveland: A Lot of Cotton Chasing a MarketSep 28Cleveland: Cotton Market Stale as Chinese Issues Are Sorted OutSep 21Cleveland: China Still Buying as New Sanctions, More Storms LoomSep 14Cleveland: Much Work Still Needed for Bullish MarketAug 31Cleveland: Flip Flop! Here Come the Cotton Bulls.Aug 24Cleveland: Exports, Hurricanes and Bears. Oh My!Aug 17Cleveland: Bullish Optimism for Cotton Is Hard to FindAug 10Activity Up, But Cotton Market Still Marking TimeAug 3China Rules the Cotton Market…AgainJul 27Ugly Export Numbers Finally Catch Up With Cotton PricesJul 20Cleveland: Does the Cotton Market Need the 2020 Crop?Jul 20Spanning the Cotton Belt’s Hot News; Trying to Make Sense of the MarketJul 13Cleveland: Cotton’s Picture Brighter But Dependent on Mother Nature and ChinaJun 29Cleveland: Answers for the Cotton Market Are Few and Far BetweenJun 22Cleveland: Cotton Prices Show Higher Highs…and Higher LowsJun 15Cleveland: Mixed Market Messages as Plantings Report NearsJun 8Cleveland: Cotton Market Showing GainsJun 1This Week’s Cotton Market: Much Ado About Not MuchMay 25China Still Buying, But Shipments a ConcernMay 18Market Watching Bears, Short-Term Bulls, Price InversionsMay 11Searching for Balance in a Ho-Hum MarketMay 4Bulls and Bears Playing Market Tug-of-War With Eye on China and IndiaApr 27Chinese Trading Pushes Cotton Close to 60 CentsApr 20Cotton’s Price Story Continues to ImproveApr 13Prices Climb as Cotton Stares Down the BearApr 6Prices Still Down, But Signs of Stability ReturningMar 30Slow But Positive News Brightens Cotton’s OutlookMar 22Market Dominoes Keep Falling as COVID-19 Impact GrowsMar 15Market Ignores Fundamentals Despite Record Export SalesMar 2A Swing and Miss: Rough Year Ahead Before 2021 Recovery for CottonFeb 23Fundamentals Keep Cotton Trade Strong Despite Coronavirus ConcernsFeb 17Cotton Shipments Strong in the Face of Coronavirus “What Ifs”Feb 10Mill Support Maintaining Strong Export MarketFeb 3Is the Coronavirus Infecting the Cotton Market?Jan 27Despite Slight Market Dip, Higher Prices Are ComingJan 20Time to Sharpen Pencils for More Aggressive MarketingJan 13With Futures in the Mid-70s, Consider Pricing New CropJan 6Welcoming 2020 on a Bullish Note2019
Dec 23Bulls Push Market to 70 Cent RangeDec 16Getting Legs Under This Young Bull MarketDec 8Time to Keep the Faith, Build New Markets for CottonNov 25As Bulls and Bears Wrestle, Call Options Are Good OptionsNov 15New Market Bull Walking Slow Growth PathNov 11Are Happy Days on the Way Again?Oct 28Sleepy Market Is Searching for Upward DirectionOct 21Will Yes Finally Mean Yes? The Market’s Waiting to See.Oct 11Price Uptick Adds a Rosy Glow to CottonOct 7Market Offers a Week of Smiles…and HopeSep 21Market Holding in Positive Territory, Yet Lower Prices LikelySep 14Market Rally Feeds Optimism, Yet Demands HumilitySep 7Rising Carryover Coming; Be Prepared for Loan MarketingSep 1One Market Certainty: Cotton Consumption DecliningAug 26Chinese Policies Continue to Feed the Market BearsAug 18Market Lacking Any Bullish EnthusiasmAug 9Market Searching for Signs to Help Break Bearish GripAug 4Bears Overwhelm Market; Unchartered Waters Ahead for Cotton?Jul 29Bulls Making Small Gains in Bearish MarketJul 21Lower Demand, Improving Crop Keep Prices SlidingJul 14Market Providing Some Bearish Supply/Demand LessonsJun 28Don’t Panic as Market MuddlesJun 22Demand Issues Provide Most Impact on Cotton PricesJun 16Wait and See Production Keeps Market GuessingJun 10Market Dodging Curve Balls and a Near TKO?May 24Market Finds Solid Ground as Export Sales RiseMay 17Digging Deep to Find Positive Market NewsMay 10Tariff Fears Continue to Weaken the MarketMay 4Bears Win the Week as Prices Get SqueezedApr 27Price Now as Planting Ramps UpApr 27Cotton Companion #46 – Cotton Sustainability Programs; Cleveland On the Current MarketApr 18Be Ready to Move at 79 CentsApr 12Bulls Push Prices as Export Numbers GrowApr 5There’s Momentum in the MarketMar 29Prospective Plantings Report Feeds the Market BullsMar 24Prices Are Prime for Aggressive HedgingMar 17Market Remains Focused on a Five Cent Trading RangeMar 8Cotton’s Very Bad, No Good Month ContinuesMar 3Welcome to Cotton Market Roulette, Chinese StyleFeb 22USDA: Possible Danger Zone for Ending Stocks?Feb 17Lethargic Prices Have the Market on EdgeFeb 8Report Pulls Some of the Drama Out of Cotton’s NumbersFeb 1Reports Are Coming, But Price Movement UnlikelyJan 27Market Looking for Demand News as Shutdown EndsJan 18Export Rumors Fuel Price Jump. But Facts Are Scarce.Jan 11Tariffs, Partial Shutdown Handcuffing Cotton MarketJan 4Bulls vs. Bears: Where Will the Market Go?2018
Dec 20Interest Rates, Stronger Dollar, Lower Demand Feeding the Cotton BearsDec 14Does Cotton Have a “Rocket in Its Pocket?” Time Will Tell.Dec 7Positive Market Gives Hope to Bullish RallyNov 30Supply Fundamentals Bullish as Consumption and Harvest Still LagNov 16Observations from the Wrong Side of the MarketNov 9There’s Still Hope in This Bullish/Bearish MarketNov 3U.S. Needs a Sustainable Market for Cotton as Tariff Concerns Restrict PricesOct 26Market Steady as Wait for U.S. Harvest ContinuesOct 12Market Fighting Back Toward 80 Cents – New Bull Coming?Oct 5Is a Trade and Market Crisis Looming?Sep 28The Market Could Use Billy Dunavant’s Skills Right NowSep 22Tariff Jitters Push Market Down…For NowSep 14Market Continues Its Fall Balancing ActSep 7Market Still in Sideways Mode, Awaiting Latest USDA ReportsAug 31Market Still Sluggish, But Don’t Believe Demand RumorsAug 24Whiplash Market is Testing Price Support LevelsAug 17August Doldrums Chill the Thrill in the MarketAug 12Bears Take a Small Bite Out of the Market, But Not DemandAug 3Demand Helps Make Cotton Bulletproof to TariffsJul 20Believe It! Cotton Fundamentals Point to 95 Cents.Jul 13Take Advantage of the Market’s Second ChanceJul 6How Chinese Tariffs Open the Door for Bullish Cotton MarketJul 1With Fundamentals Back in the Market, Prices Likely to ClimbJun 22Rain Clouds, Tariff Fears Make It a Tough Week for CottonJun 15Prices Break Slightly, But Uptrend Still in PlaceJun 8A Rare Opportunity for Long Term Price Risk ManagementJun 2Even at 90 Cents, the Market Still Has Juice LeftMay 25Shrinking World Stocks, Production Questions Keep Driving the BullsMay 18Cleveland: Don’t Wait, Feed the Bull MarketMay 13Market Steady as Eyes Stay on the SouthwestMay 4Cotton Riding a Rosy (but a Bit Scary) Bull MarketApr 28Prices Keep Trending Up on Strong Mill DemandApr 20All Eyes on the Southwest as Contract Periods ShiftApr 14Strong Demand, Drought Concerns Pushing PricesApr 8Market Holds in Face of Tariff RumblingsApr 1Cleveland: Prices Rally on USDA Acreage ReportMar 24Cleveland: Start Pricing This Year’s CropMar 16Demand, Weather Concerns Driving Strong TradeMar 9Multiple Factors Driving Cotton’s Price GrowthMar 4The Market’s Advice: Plant, Plant, Plant!Feb 24Trucking Issues Limiting Timely Cotton MovementFeb 16Cotton Prices Settle, Poised to Climb AgainFeb 9Talking Curveballs, Credibility and CarryoversFeb 3Still Optimistic, but Fundamentals Do Rule the MarketJan 26“Here We Go Again” as Market Preps Another RunJan 19Could Quality Shortage Push Cotton to a Dollar?Jan 12Cleveland: The Bull Will Continue ChargingJan 7Cleveland: Don’t Ignore the Gift Horse. Feed the Market!2017
Dec 15It’s a Wonderful Day in Cotton’s NeighborhoodDec 8With Prices Rallying, It’s Time for “Significant Action”Dec 2Prices Push Above 70 Cents as Demand Remains HighNov 17U.S. Sales Booming to Meet Bullish DemandNov 11Increased Cotton Demand Moving the MarketNov 4Cleveland: Yields, Quality, Consumption Still RisingOct 27India and Frost Combine to Prop Up MarketOct 22Bears Growling on Harvest and Demand ChallengesOct 13Trying to Read the Market: Bearish, Neutral or Bullish?Oct 6Prices Still Sideways as Bearish Moods GrowOct 1Cleveland: Market in Hang On and Wait ModeSep 22Lower Chinese Stocks, Higher Polyester Prices Offer Market HopeSep 15USDA Spins Market with Record Supply-to-Use RatioSep 10Higher Prices Holding as Winds Keep BlowingSep 2Post Harvey, 75 Cents Back in Cotton’s SightsAug 25Market Watching for Harvey’s Impact on U.S. CropAug 18Was USDA Right? U.S. Crop Looking Bigger.Aug 14USDA Report Stuns Market. Now, Wait for Reality.Aug 4Production, Weather Woes Boosting MarketJul 28Technically Speaking, Pay Attention to FundamentalsJul 23December Futures Prices? Ask Mother Nature.Jul 14With Market Oversold, Is Bullish Return Near?Jul 7Rain in India, U.S. Keeps Pressure on PricesJul 5Bulls Push Market on Heels of USDA Planting ReportJun 23Market Catching Its Breath After 10-Day SlideJun 16Mother Nature, Not Bulls, Managing the MarketJun 9Report Softens Prices, Consumption Concerns RiseJun 3Sleepy Market Watching U.S. Crop ProgressMay 31Market Settling In as Old Crop Settles OutMay 22Fluctuations and Cancellations Create Interesting WeekMay 15Market Holding, but Lock in Prices NowMay 5Cleveland: Is 80 Cents Within Reach?May 1Cleveland: Prices Holding in Face of Softening ExportsApr 21Strong Market Support Pushes Prices HigherApr 10Cleveland: Strong Exports Driving World Stocks LowerMar 31No Surprises When It Comes to Acreage or ExportsMar 26Cleveland: Market Still Looking for Its TopMar 17Cotton Prices Reach Upper Third of Historical RangeMar 13It Bears Repeating – Price New Crop Now!Mar 6Grab Hold. The Bulls Are Running!Feb 27Cleveland: Of Export Sales, USDA Numbers and BCIFeb 17Time for Growers to Start Pricing Their 2017 CropFeb 10Market Fueled by Demand, Mills and Shrinking CarryoverFeb 678 Cent Cotton? The Opportunities are There.Jan 30Strengthening Prices, Strong Demand and Bon Jovi JeansJan 20Market Remains Strong as The Limited Bows OutJan 16Market Holds in Face of USDA Report AdjustmentsJan 9Bull Market Pushes Prices to Five Month High2016
Dec 28Could the Market Drift into the Mid-70s? It’s Possible.Dec 19Export Sales Drive Market as Potential for Explosive Growth BuildsDec 12Is Market Opening Window for “Made in U.S.” Revival?Dec 2Prices Hold as U.S. Quality Cotton Moves to MarketNov 21Market Set for Shift to March ContractNov 11Cleveland: Volatility Reinforces Market FireworksNov 4Watch for Volatility as December Contract Period EndsOct 31Potential Supply Squeeze Could Push Market HigherOct 21Cleveland: Prices Healthier; China’s BuyingOct 9Cleveland: Market Weakens as Prices Begin to SlideSep 30Cleveland: What Goes Up, Must ReadjustSep 23Cleveland: Bulls Ride Prices into the Mid-70sSep 19Cleveland: The Bear/Bull Balance ContinuesSep 12Bulls Feed on Cotton Trade OpportunitiesSep 6Cleveland: The Bulls Battle BackAug 29The Dog Days of August – and Cotton – Are Upon UsAug 22Bears Impact Market, But Long Term Still BullishAug 14Market Holds On in Face of Neutral ReportAug 5Market Strong, But Looking for Answers on China, IndiaAug 1Cleveland: Feed This Hungry Cotton Market Now!Jul 24Mother Nature Now in Charge of the MarketJul 18Cleveland: USDA Turns the Bulls LooseJul 11Watching Bulls, Bears and FundamentalsJul 5Cleveland: A Fun Week of Bulls, Bears and BrexitJun 20Market Fundamentals Positive, but Not Yet BullishJun 10Commodity and Mill Actions Pushing Cotton HigherJun 7Mills, Speculators and Weather Driving Cotton PricesMay 23Planting Progress, China’s Reserve Auctions Driving MarketMay 16USDA Report Shifts Numbers, Pressures PricesMay 2Little Price Movement as Market Watches Planting, ChinaApr 25Cleveland: Chinese Program Providing Market Stability, Price BoostApr 18Bulls and Bears Collide in Eventful Market WeekApr 11Prices Tick Upward as Demand Debate ContinuesApr 4Of Demand, Adidas and Planting IntentionsMar 28Cleveland: All Eyes on USDA Planting IntentionsMar 21China Still Sits Heavy on the MarketMar 13Cleveland: Quality Premiums Are ComingMar 7Cleveland: No Moral Victories in the MarketFeb 22Market Still Bearish, as Prices Tick UpwardFeb 12Cleveland: Cotton Now in Clint Eastwood ModeFeb 7Cleveland: Bullish Reports, Bearish ResponsesFeb 1Cleveland: Feeling Bearish and BlueJan 22Cleveland: “Stuck in the Mud” Market Remains TiresomeAbout Cotton Marketing Weekly
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