# Cotton Bulls Hold Firm on Friday

> Cotton futures posted gains of 4 to 27 points in the front months on Friday, with December down 33 points on the week. USDA export sales showed 157,326 running bales sold in the week ending November 5, down 43% week on week, while shipments rose 26% to 171,424 bales.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T00:08:21.460Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98553-cotton-bulls-hold-firm-on-friday
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Cotton is a source of cottonseed meal and whole cottonseed for feed, so routine cotton price moves give only a weak signal for feed supply. Soft sales and firm shipments leave the cotton market roughly balanced, with little direct effect on feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8830367/cotton-bulls-hold-firm-on-friday

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