Cotton Falls Lower on Tuesday

December 16, 2025 at 18:08 PM EST

Cotton futures fell on Tuesday, down 72 to 84 points across the front months at the close. Pressure came from the synthetic market, with crude oil futures are $1.65 lower per barrel at $55.17. The US dollar index was $0.038 higher to $97.995.

Monday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 15,641 bales at an average price of 59.57 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down 10 points on 12/15 at 73.85 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were down 1,497 bales on December 15 with the certified stocks level at 12,474 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.39 cents/lb last Thursday, down 89 points from the previous week.

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Mar 26 Cotton closed at 63.1, down 84 points,

May 26 Cotton closed at 64.26, down 80 points,

Jul 26 Cotton closed at 65.38, down 72 points

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