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ICE cotton shows mixed trend amid cautious trading

07 Oct '25
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ICE cotton shows mixed trend amid cautious trading
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Insights

  • ICE cotton futures traded mixed amid muted activity, weighed by the ongoing US government shutdown, resulting in no reports being published by the USDA.
  • December futures dipped to 65.16 cents per pound, near contract lows, with light trading volumes of 27,524 contracts.
  • Certificated stocks held steady, and prices across 2025–26 contracts showed marginal declines.
ICE cotton futures showed a mixed trend amid subdued trading activity. With no reports from the USDA due to the ongoing US government shutdown—now in its sixth consecutive day—traders remained cautious about initiating new deals.

ICE December cotton futures fell to 65.16 cents per pound, down 0.16 cents, hovering just 5 points above the contract’s low close recorded on October 2. Futures for delivery from October 2025 to December 2027 ended the session mixed, ranging between 16 points lower and 13 points higher.

Total trading volume was 27,524 contracts, marking the lightest session in six days. On Friday, 40,408 contracts were cleared, while the average daily volume last week was 49,878 contracts. Current certificated stocks were 17,891 bales, unchanged from the previous report. New certifications of 2,417 bales were added during the past week, categorised as 2025-26 crop year bales.

Currently, ICE cotton for December 2025 was traded at 65.07 cents per pound (down 0.07 cent), cash cotton at 62.64 cents (down 0.16 cent), the October 2025 contract at 62.70 cents (down 0.16 cent), the March 2026 contract at 67.00 cents (down 0.09 cent), the May 2026 contract at 68.33 cents (down 0.10 cent) and the July 2026 contract at 69.43 cents (down  0.11 cent). A few contracts remained at their previous closing levels, with no trading recorded today.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)

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