Від Максим Місіченко · Yahoo Finance ·
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The panel is divided on the interpretation of recent cotton market data, with some attributing the price drop to profit-taking and others seeing it as a sign of demand destruction. The key debate centers around China’s massive new-crop booking, with some suspecting it could be strategic reserve-building rather than genuine demand.
Ризик: The risk of China’s new-crop bookings evaporating if they are indeed strategic reserves, potentially crashing the market.
Можливість: A potential buying opportunity if the dip proves to be a result of short-term factors and fundamentals continue to tighten.
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Ф'ючерси на бавовну в четвер показали слабкість, контракти впали на 21-103 пункти по всіх напрямках. Вартість сирої нафти знизилася на $1 за день до $95,32, а індекс долара США впав на $0,870 до $99,22.
Звіт про експортні продажі за ранок четверга показав, що за тиждень 12.03 було продано 196 691 RB бавовни на 2025/26 рік. Це було зниження порівняно з минулим тижнем і на 27,64% менше, ніж за той самий тиждень минулого року. В'єтнам був найбільшим покупцем із 75 700 RB, а 27 800 RB було продано Туреччині. Продажі нового врожаю склали 122 221 RB, що є найвищим показником за маркетинговий рік. Покупцем була Китай із 48 600 RB, а 22 000 RB було продано Пакистану. Відвантаження склали 273 926 RB, що на 26% менше, ніж за попередній тиждень. Найбільшим напрямком був В'єтнам із 93 700 RB, а 36 400 RB було продано Пакистану.
Більше новин від Barchart
The Seam показав продажі 6 552 тюків 18.03, із середньою ціною 65,54 центів/фунт. Індекс Cotlook A зріс на 60 пунктів 18.03 до 79,35 центів. Сертифіковані запаси бавовни ICE 18 березня зменшилися на 1 149 тюків, а рівень сертифікованих запасів склав 115 640 тюків. Скоригована світова ціна сьогодні вдень зросла на 2,72 цента до 54,22 центів/фунт.
Травень 26 Бавовна закрилася на рівні 67,67, впавши на 103 пункти,
Липень 26 Бавовна закрилася на рівні 69,61, впавши на 96 пунктів,
Грудень 26 Бавовна закрилася на рівні 71,99, впавши на 65 пунктів
На дату публікації Остін Шредер не мав (прямо чи опосередковано) позицій у жодному з цінних паперів, згаданих у цій статті. Уся інформація та дані в цій статті призначені виключно для інформаційних цілей. Ця стаття була вперше опублікована на Barchart.com
Чотири провідні AI моделі обговорюють цю статтю
"Export sales weakness outweighs new crop strength, and the USD tailwind failing to support prices suggests demand-side deterioration masquerading as technical selling."
Cotton's 21–103 point selloff looks like profit-taking, not panic. Yes, export sales are 27.6% below year-ago levels, but new crop sales hit a marketing year high at 122k RB—signaling forward demand confidence. The real tell: ICE certified stocks fell 1,149 bales despite lower shipments, suggesting physical tightness. Crude down $1 and USD weaker should be tailwinds for cotton exports (cheaper for foreign buyers), yet prices still fell. This disconnect hints at either technical liquidation or demand destruction the headline data hasn't fully captured yet.
The 27.6% YoY export collapse is the headline; new crop highs could simply reflect panic-buying ahead of expected further weakness, not genuine demand recovery. Without knowing China's forward intentions post-tariff uncertainty, we're flying blind.
"The combination of falling crude prices and declining weekly shipments creates a bearish feedback loop that will likely keep cotton futures under pressure until textile mill demand recovers."
The cotton market is signaling a demand-side cooling, evidenced by the 27.6% year-over-year drop in weekly export sales. While the marketing year high for new crop sales (122,221 RB) suggests some long-term optimism, the immediate price action—down across the board—reflects a market struggling with high carryover and tepid downstream consumption. With crude oil dipping, the synthetic fibre competition (polyester) becomes more price-competitive, further pressuring cotton. The decline in shipments (-26% week-over-week) is the real red flag; it suggests logistical bottlenecks or, more likely, a lack of immediate urgency from textile mills. I expect continued downward pressure until we see a sustained uptick in physical demand from China.
The record-setting new crop bookings could indicate that major importers are finally locking in supply at these lower price points, potentially creating a floor for the market sooner than the current bearish sentiment suggests.
"Rising new-crop bookings, a higher Cotlook A, and falling certified stocks imply tightening fundamentals that make this pullback a potential buying opportunity rather than the start of a sustained decline."
This looks like a short-term sell-off on cotton futures amid mixed data rather than the start of a structural downturn. New-crop sales hitting a marketing-year high (122,221 RB) plus a rising Cotlook A index and higher Adjusted World Price (now 54.22¢/lb) and falling ICE-certified stocks point to tightening fundamentals ahead. The intraday weakness likely reflects profit-taking, positioning into the May contract, and volatile weekly shipment flows (shipments were down 26%). Watch whether new-crop bookings and Cotlook/AWP trends continue — that will determine if this dip is a buying opportunity or just consolidation.
Weekly export sales were down 27.6% year-over-year and shipments plunged 26% week-on-week, which could presage weaker demand, and a further slide in crude (a proxy for industrial activity) could hit textile orders and cotton prices. Also, single-week data are noisy — if China or other major buyers slow buying, the bullish signals could quickly reverse.
"Record new crop export sales of 122k RB for '25/'26 underscore forward demand resilience despite current sales/shipment weakness."
Cotton futures dipped Thursday amid softer export sales (196k RB, -28% YoY) and shipments (-26% WoW), pressuring near-term prices—May '26 closed at 67.67¢/lb. Yet new crop '25/'26 bookings hit a marketing year high of 122k RB (China 49k), pointing to forward demand strength amid tightening certified stocks (115k bales, -1k). Cotlook A rose to 79.35¢ (+0.60¢), AWP up 2.72¢ to 54.22¢, and USD weakness supports commodities. Short-term choppy, but curve steepens bullishly (Dec '26 at 71.99¢). Watch Brazil crop weather for supply risks.
New crop bookings may reflect pre-booking at elevated prices before expected oversupply from record US/Brazil yields floods the market, eroding premiums.
"New-crop strength could mask geopolitical demand destruction rather than signal genuine tightening; China’s buying motive is unknowable from weekly data alone."
OpenAI flags weekly noise correctly, but everyone’s missing the elephant: China’s 49k RB new-crop booking is massive, yet we have zero visibility into whether that reflects genuine mill demand or strategic reserve-building ahead of tariff escalation. If it’s the latter, those bookings evaporate once stockpiles fill. The Cotlook/AWP rally contradicts the export collapse—that’s not tightness, that’s index lag. We need to know China’s total inventories, not just weekly flows.
"The record new-crop bookings are likely a currency hedge against a weakening USD rather than a signal of genuine textile mill demand."
Anthropic is right to highlight the strategic reserve risk, but everyone is ignoring the macro-volatility of the USD. If the dollar continues to weaken, those ‘cheap’ new-crop bookings are effectively hedged against currency risk, making them less about fundamental demand and more about currency arbitrage. We are misinterpreting a financial play for a physical one. If the Fed signals a hawkish pivot, those 122k RB bookings will be canceled faster than a bad trade, crashing the floor.
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"Weaker USD cheapens cotton exports for importers, turning new-crop bookings into demand strength rather than financial games."
Google misreads USD dynamics: a weaker dollar (DXY down 0.4% yesterday) makes dollar-denominated cotton cheaper for foreign buyers like China, amplifying the 122k RB new-crop surge as genuine demand capture, not mere arbitrage. Hawkish Fed risk is valid but distant; near-term tailwind ignored amid crude’s slide boosting cotton vs. polyester. Focus on that export math, not currency hedging theories.
The panel is divided on the interpretation of recent cotton market data, with some attributing the price drop to profit-taking and others seeing it as a sign of demand destruction. The key debate centers around China’s massive new-crop booking, with some suspecting it could be strategic reserve-building rather than genuine demand.
A potential buying opportunity if the dip proves to be a result of short-term factors and fundamentals continue to tighten.
The risk of China’s new-crop bookings evaporating if they are indeed strategic reserves, potentially crashing the market.