Cotton futures ended last week on a positive note, despite a few surprises along the way.

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Cotton gave back its recent bounce last week, with December futures falling 383 points to settle at 78.88 cents per pound. Tuesday brought the biggest move, with futures locking limit down before recovering some ground by Friday’s close.

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Cotton finished higher last week, with December futures gaining 156 points to settle at 82.71 cents per pound.

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Cotton remained under pressure last week, with December futures falling nearly five cents to settle at 81.15 cents per pound. A stronger U.S. dollar, weakness across commodities, and additional technical selling all contributed to another difficult week for the market.

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Cotton ended last week on shaky ground after Friday’s sharp sell-off erased most of the gains made earlier in the week.

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After a strong run through August, cotton hit the reset button last week. December futures settled at 86.33 cents per pound, down more than five cents on the week after reaching a new contract high of 93.74 cents on Monday.

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Cotton finished the final full week of August with continued momentum after December futures hit a life-of-contract high, posting a strong week of gains.

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Cotton enters the final full week of August with momentum on its side after posting its fifth consecutive weekly gain.

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