Cotton futures fell in light volume on Tuesday as traders hesitated to take on new positions before the US Federal Reserve's statement expected on Wednesday. "People are waiting to see what the Fed is going to do with the rates tomorrow," said Bobby Walton, president of Walcot Trading Company in Memphis, Tennessee, noting that a lack of high-quality cotton due to weather issues in the United States prevented further losses. Tuesday's drop marked the fibre's fourth straight session of losses,

Textile Raw Material Price 2015-12-16 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 37.35 USD/Barrel 2.86% 2015-12-16 Crude Oil Brent 38.45 USD/Barrel 1.4% 2015-12-16 PX 764 USD/Ton 0.13% 2015-12-16 PTA Buy 4225 RMB/Ton 0.36% 2015-12-16 PTA Sell 580 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-16 MEG Buy 4470 RMB/Ton 0.11% 2015-12-16 MEG Sell 570 USD/Ton 0.35% 2015-12-16 CPL Buy

Cotton futures fell for the third straight session on Monday, touching nearly a two-week low as prices on the upper end of a recent trading range continued to deter buyers, who held out for further dips. "We were overbought and we're kind of regathering ourselves," said Ron Lawson, a partner at commodity investment firm Logic Advisors in Sonoma, California. "Markets have to breathe. You have to exhale so you can inhale again." March cotton on ICE Futures US settled down 0.33 cent, or 0.52 pe

Textile Raw Material Price 2015-12-15 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 36.31 USD/Barrel 1.94% 2015-12-15 Crude Oil Brent 37.92 USD/Barrel -0.03% 2015-12-15 PX 763 USD/Ton -1.93% 2015-12-15 PTA Buy 4210 RMB/Ton 0.24% 2015-12-15 PTA Sell 580 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-15 MEG Buy 4265 RMB/Ton 0.95% 2015-12-15 MEG Sell 568 USD/Ton 1.43% 2015-12-15 CPL Buy

Textile Raw Material Price 2015-12-14 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 35.62 USD/Barrel -3.1% 2015-12-14 Crude Oil Brent 778 USD/Barrel 0.91% 2015-12-14 PX 37.93 USD/Ton -4.53% 2015-12-14 PTA Buy 4430 RMB/Ton 0% 2015-12-14 PTA Sell 580 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-14 MEG Buy 4215 RMB/Ton 0% 2015-12-14 MEG Sell 545 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-14 CPL Buy 10050

Cotton futures dipped in light volume on Friday, solidifying the fibre's first weekly loss after four straight weeks of gains as the upward move limited demand, dashing hopes that the rally would lift prices out of a tight trading range. "At this level, you're not going to see mill demand," said Jim Lambert, director of sales at FCStone Merchant Services in Nashville, Tennessee, adding that the week's move lower likely limited upside in the near future. "Our bias right now is sideways to neg

Textile Raw Material Price 2015-12-13 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 36.76 USD/Barrel -1.08% 2015-12-13 Crude Oil Brent 39.73 USD/Barrel -0.95% 2015-12-13 PX 771 USD/Ton -1.41% 2015-12-13 PTA Buy 4430 RMB/Ton 0% 2015-12-13 PTA Sell 580 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-13 MEG Buy 4215 RMB/Ton 0% 2015-12-13 MEG Sell 545 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-13 CPL Buy 1005

Cotton futures pared gains from 3-1/2-month highs but settled in positive territory on Wednesday after the US Department of Agriculture lowered its forecasts for US exports and global consumption in its monthly supply and demand report. March cotton on ICE Futures US settled up 0.37 cent, or 0.57 percent, at 64.81 cents per lb after trading as high as 65.23 cents, the highest since August 24, before the release of the report. Prices pared gains after the USDA cut its outlook for global deman

Textile Raw Material Price 2015-12-10 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 37.16 USD/Barrel -0.93% 2015-12-10 Crude Oil Brent 40.11 USD/Barrel -0.37% 2015-12-10 PX 782 USD/Ton 1.82% 2015-12-10 PTA Buy 4430 RMB/Ton 0% 2015-12-10 PTA Sell 580 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-10 MEG Buy 4215 RMB/Ton 0% 2015-12-10 MEG Sell 545 USD/Ton 0% 2015-12-10 CPL Buy 10050

Cotton futures dipped on Tuesday, but avoided the rout hitting other commodities as traders held back ahead of a monthly US government supply and demand report expected on Wednesday amid a weaker dollar and crop quality concerns. "We've got a cheaper dollar, and that's helping us," said Louis Rose, independent cotton trader and consultant with Risk Analytics in Memphis, Tennessee. "We've got this horrid crop in the US in terms of quality." Rose added that he expected tomorrow's US Department