Cotton prices are up 20 to 24 points on Tuesday morning. Futures saw slight strength on Monday, with contracts up 1 to 19 points at the close. Crude oil was up $1.74 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.142 higher.

Late on Tuesday, the White House announced a Harvest Fuel Relief Program, providing producers with $8 billion in assistance due to high fuel prices. 

The weekly Crop Progress report showed 85% of the US cotton crop with bolls opening as of Sunday. Harvest was tallied at 41%, running 4 percentage points ahead of normal. Condition ratings were pegged at 35% good/excellent, up 1 percentage points on the week. The Brugler500 index was steady at 292.

The Seam reported 1,729 bales sold on 10/16, at an average of 74.28 cents/lb. The Cotlook A index was trimmed by 35 points on Friday at 91.10. ICE certified cotton stocks steady October 16, with the certified stocks level at 15,129 bales. The Adjusted World Price was back up 80 points last week to 64.61 cents/lb.

Dec 26 Cotton  closed at 80.13, up 13 points, currently up 20 points

Mar 27 Cotton  closed at 83.43, up 19 points, currently up 21 points

May 27 Cotton  closed at 85.09, up 16 points, currently up 20 points

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