Business Recorder - Markets - Commodities https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:11:44 +0500 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:11:44 +0500 60 US March cotton rises to new record high https://www.brecorder.com/news/3197/us-march-cotton-rises-to-new-record-high <p class="MsoPlainText"><img style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;" alt=" " src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/cotton.jpg" width="400" height="267" />NEW YORK: U.S. benchmark March cotton futures soared the 7-cent daily limit to $1.9702 per lb on Wednesday morning, continuing a steep uptrend, as brokers said they think mills need to fix prices on cotton bought on call.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">With the U.S. President's Day holiday coming on Monday, delivery notices for the March cotton contract will come due on Friday, and any mills who purchased cotton on call will need to fix prices by then, brokers said.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright Reuters, 2011</b></i><br /></center></p> NEW YORK: U.S. benchmark March cotton futures soared the 7-cent daily limit to $1.9702 per lb on Wednesday morning, continuing a steep uptrend, as brokers said they think mills need to fix prices on cotton bought on call.

With the U.S. President's Day holiday coming on Monday, delivery notices for the March cotton contract will come due on Friday, and any mills who purchased cotton on call will need to fix prices by then, brokers said.

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