Market Report

Bremen Cotton Market

1 Aug | Market Fell Below the 70 ct/lb Mark

– Reporting Period 17 – 30 July 2024 – Prices were put under pressure by a cotton crop that had been projected higher for the coming season, by weak market forecasts and by falling third markets. This led to immediate purchases at lower prices. As a result, the ICE cotton No. 2 futures lost...

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17 Jul | Stagnating Futures, Constantly Weak Demand

– Reporting Period 03 July – 16 July 2024 – The ICE Cotton No. 2 futures were rather stagnating in the reporting period. They stayed in a small range around 70 ct/lb and somewhat above with slight ups and downs. The latest WASDE report that saw US production gain by one million bales also...

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21 Jun | Downward Trend Continuing

– Reporting Period 05 – 18 June 2024 – The ICE Cotton No. 2 futures continued their downward trend. With only few exceptions, all trading days closed with price losses. In the middle of the reporting period, there was a change in the relationship between the trading months July and December. July dropped considerably...

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6 Jun | Down Over 9 Ct After Upswing

– Reporting Period 22 May – 04 June 2024 – Following the low in the last report, ICE Cotton No. 2 futures recovered briefly, only to drop rapidly to a new low. At the beginning of the reporting period, July prices initially climbed to over 82 ct/lb, but then fell sharply again and finally...

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24 May | Futures Strongly Depending on Climate Conditions

– Reporting Period 08 – 21 May 2024 – During the first half of the reporting period, the ICE cotton No. 2 futures dropped sharply, arriving even below the 75 ct/lb mark for a short time. Thus, the nearest future reached a low seen last in December 2020. Prices recovered immediately afterwards, albeit only...

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8 May | Subdued demand despite tumbling futures

– Reporting Period 24 April – 07 May 2024 – ICE Cotton No.2 futures maintained their downward trend over the period and continued to decline, punctuated by brief periods of shallow rise. Prices moved well below the 80-cent mark and occasionally fell to their lowest level in ten months. Despite the low price level,...

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24 Apr | Futures Decline, Demand Rises Only Slightly

– Reporting Period 10 – 23 April 2024 – The ICE Cotton No. 2 Futures have continued their downward trend of the past weeks. The nearest future contract dropped below the 80 ct/lb mark for the first time since the beginning of the year before recovering somewhat again. The strong decline encouraged demand. Nevertheless,...

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10 Apr | Cotton Prices Decline Further

– Reporting Period 27 March – 9 April 2024 – Overall, ICE Cotton No. 2 futures lost considerable ground during the reporting period. After the publication of the first, for some observers surprisingly low data on plantings in the USA, the market seemed to pause for a short time in its steady decline. However,...

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