Put the offer beside the right quality
Regional USDA observations. Your buyer’s net offer is the comparison that matters.
Seven-market upland spot averageFOB car/truck · base quality; full specifications in report. This published market is a regional comparison, not a farm-local offer. ¢/lb means cents per pound.
75.01Published seven-market upland spot Average: color 41, leaf 4, staple 34; FOB car/truck. Displayed to 2 decimals; no local adjustment. Period: Daily spot average. Unit: ¢/lb. Source: USDA Market News · Daily Spot Cotton Quotations · 3804. As of 2026-11-10.¢/lb spot
Color 41 · leaf 4 · staple 34Published quality: Color 41 · leaf 4 · staple 34. Color, leaf and staple identify the base quality; staple 34 is 34/32 inch. FOB car/truck is the stated shipping basis, not a delivered farm price.
USDA Market News ↗Report: Checked Published benchmark, not an executable bidUSDA Market News. This date belongs to the observation or issue shown in this panel, not the time this page was opened. Scenario and retrieval-check dates are explicitly marked. Published benchmark, not an executable bid
FOB car/truck · base quality; full specifications in report. Compare with your own buyer on the same delivery, quality and deductions.
USDA AMS · seven-market spot ↗Report: Checked Daily report; server refreshes every 15 minutes, retaining this date on failureUSDA AMS · seven-market spot. This date belongs to the observation or issue shown in this panel, not the time this page was opened. Scenario and retrieval-check dates are explicitly marked. Daily report; server refreshes every 15 minutes, retaining this date on failure
Regional references: seven-market U.S. spot cotton; Texas High Plains weather.
A published benchmark is not a farm-local offer. Confirm your quality sheet, freight, storage and merchant deductions.
What does your net offer leave?
Make the comparison with your own numbers.
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Net offer × lint yield ÷ 100 − total cost. Enter an offer after quality/marketing deductions and costs on the same basis; account for cottonseed credit consistently.
Scenario as of . Arithmetic only; no market prediction.
Extension decision method ↗As of Scenario date, not a market observationExtension decision method. This date belongs to the observation or issue shown in this panel, not the time this page was opened. Scenario and retrieval-check dates are explicitly marked. Scenario date, not a market observation
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Texas High Plains example forecast. It is not your farm location.
- Tonight48°FPublished NWS forecast temperature for this valid period, in degrees Fahrenheit. This regional example does not establish field conditions. Valid Nov 10, 9:00 PM to Nov 11, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: °F. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Mostly ClearPublished NWS short forecast for this valid period. No weather score or financial return is calculated. Valid Nov 10, 9:00 PM to Nov 11, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: forecast text. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Rain 0%Published NWS probability of precipitation for this valid period, in percent; not rainfall inches. Not supplied means the source gave no probability. Valid Nov 10, 9:00 PM to Nov 11, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: %. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Wind 5 mphPublished NWS wind speed for this valid period, in miles per hour. No spraying or hauling suitability score is calculated. Valid Nov 10, 9:00 PM to Nov 11, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: mph. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.
- Veterans Day69°FPublished NWS forecast temperature for this valid period, in degrees Fahrenheit. This regional example does not establish field conditions. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 AM to Nov 11, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: °F. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.SunnyPublished NWS short forecast for this valid period. No weather score or financial return is calculated. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 AM to Nov 11, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: forecast text. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Rain 0%Published NWS probability of precipitation for this valid period, in percent; not rainfall inches. Not supplied means the source gave no probability. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 AM to Nov 11, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: %. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Wind 5 to 15 mphPublished NWS wind speed for this valid period, in miles per hour. No spraying or hauling suitability score is calculated. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 AM to Nov 11, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: mph. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.
- Wednesday Night43°FPublished NWS forecast temperature for this valid period, in degrees Fahrenheit. This regional example does not establish field conditions. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 PM to Nov 12, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: °F. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Mostly ClearPublished NWS short forecast for this valid period. No weather score or financial return is calculated. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 PM to Nov 12, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: forecast text. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Rain 0%Published NWS probability of precipitation for this valid period, in percent; not rainfall inches. Not supplied means the source gave no probability. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 PM to Nov 12, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: %. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Wind 0 to 5 mphPublished NWS wind speed for this valid period, in miles per hour. No spraying or hauling suitability score is calculated. Valid Nov 11, 6:00 PM to Nov 12, 6:00 AM CT. Unit: mph. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.
- Thursday69°FPublished NWS forecast temperature for this valid period, in degrees Fahrenheit. This regional example does not establish field conditions. Valid Nov 12, 6:00 AM to Nov 12, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: °F. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.SunnyPublished NWS short forecast for this valid period. No weather score or financial return is calculated. Valid Nov 12, 6:00 AM to Nov 12, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: forecast text. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Rain 0%Published NWS probability of precipitation for this valid period, in percent; not rainfall inches. Not supplied means the source gave no probability. Valid Nov 12, 6:00 AM to Nov 12, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: %. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.Wind 5 mphPublished NWS wind speed for this valid period, in miles per hour. No spraying or hauling suitability score is calculated. Valid Nov 12, 6:00 AM to Nov 12, 6:00 PM CT. Unit: mph. Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. As of 2026-11-10 · 9:00 PM CT.
NOAA / National Weather Service ↗Report: Checked Issued 9:00 PM CT · source checkedNOAA / National Weather Service. This date belongs to the observation or issue shown in this panel, not the time this page was opened. Scenario and retrieval-check dates are explicitly marked. Issued 9:00 PM CT · source checked
Check current local alerts before field work. Forecasts do not establish field trafficability, spraying suitability or a financial return.
How quickly is harvest moving?
A supply and logistics check, separate from your own field progress.
Reported harvested share
52%Reported harvested share of acreage in the selected-state aggregate, not this farm. It describes harvest pace, not yield. Unit: %. Source: USDA NASS · Crop Progress. As of 2026-10-25.
11 percentage pointsLatest harvested percent minus previous-week percent, in percentage points. It describes the change in reported harvested share, not percent growth. Unit: percentage points. Source: USDA NASS · Crop Progress. As of 2026-10-25. harvested since the prior report.
7 points ahead ofAbsolute difference between latest harvested percent and the five-year average, in percentage points. Latest at or above average is shown as ahead, including equality. Unit: percentage points. Source: USDA NASS · Crop Progress. As of 2026-10-25. the five-year average.
A regional delivery conversation starts with your buyer’s hours and capacity. This report adds the broader harvest context.
USDA NASS · Crop Progress ↗Report: · Observation Check failed ; showing the Oct 26, 2026 CT report · Source unavailable or report validation failed.Published 2026-10-26; weekly in season; server refreshes every 15 minutes, retaining this date on failureUSDA NASS · Crop Progress. This date belongs to the observation or issue shown in this panel, not the time this page was opened. Scenario and retrieval-check dates are explicitly marked. Published 2026-10-26; weekly in season; server refreshes every 15 minutes, retaining this date on failure
What changed in reported exposure?
Managed-money positions provide context; they are not a buy or sell signal.
Managed money · net contractsManaged money is the CFTC reporting category for money managers. A contract is a futures position count, not pounds or bushels. Futures-only excludes options.
44,168 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-11-03.
Long positions minus short positions. Tuesday observations are normally released later in the week; these counts do not describe this morning’s trading.
CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions ↗Report: Publication date not supplied · Observation Checked Weekly; source checked this sessionCFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. This date belongs to the observation or issue shown in this panel, not the time this page was opened. Scenario and retrieval-check dates are explicitly marked. Weekly; source checked this session
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- 91935 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-09-15.
- 76182 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-09-22.
- 67837 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-09-29.
- 57118 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-10-06.
- 58025 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-10-13.
- 60598 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-10-20.
- 47877 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-10-27.
- 44168 contractsManaged-money long minus short futures-only contracts. Positive is net long; negative is net short. Tuesday counts describe reported exposure, not current trading or a price forecast. Unit: contracts. Source: CFTC · disaggregated futures-only positions. As of 2026-11-03.
Before you commit: costs, coverage, dates
Use the current official notice for your county, commodity and policy.
Quality & program termsThe classing sheet reports bale quality. AWP means adjusted world price; LDP means loan deficiency payment. The current FSA release supplies program terms; no payment is calculated here.
Verify the classing sheet, net merchant offer, storage and loan terms. Check the current FSA upland cotton release before discussing AWP or LDP; no payment is assumed here.
USDA FSA programs & notices ↗FSA weekly upland cotton release ↗USDA RMA insurance dates & coverage ↗Exchange quotes & source notes
Exchange quotes open on the exchange’s own site. This page displays public cash observations and government position counts.
ICE Cotton No. 2 delayed quotes ↗Source terms & attributionReference links last checked .These reference destinations returned HTTP 200 on the fixed date shown. This is a link access check, not verification of eligibility, coverage or a farm deadline. No farm-specific deadline has been established. Check the official notice for actual deadlines.
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Regional spot comparisons, auction weight classes, harvest pace and the official drought map refresh on the server. Check the observation date beside each panel; a failed refresh keeps the last verified dated report.
Daily cash and weekly series retain their last verified observation if a source cannot be reached. The date beside the value stays attached to that observation.
How this morning check is ordered
Cash and private arithmetic lead because they directly affect near-term pricing decisions. Weather, supply context and weekly positioning follow; reference sits last. This order is a research-informed design choice, not a survey finding about all farmers. Weather can be reached directly from the top navigation. This preview serves US midsize family farms, defined by USDA ERS as $350,000–$999,999 annual gross cash farm income.
All public series attempt bounded server refreshes and preserve the observation’s original date. USDA comparison reports and the official Alabama map revalidate every 15 minutes. A failed source or changed format keeps the last verified dated observation; a cold start without a successful cached report uses the saved seed.