Cotton futures prices positive sentiment in agricultural

Positive sentiment in agricultural commodities is lifting cotton futures prices to 82.50 cents. Traders see potential for further gains if weather models continue to project dry conditions across West Africa’s cotton-producing regions. Not to be excluded, gold continued its parabolic bullish path, posting a 10.16% gain in September. Cotton futures (KGK25) prices spiked last week to a nearly five-year low as the U.S. stock market plunged, prompting concerns that deteriorating consumer confidence would dampen demand for apparel in the coming months, while new U.S. tariffs would reduce global demand for the U.S. fiber. The ICE cotton contract for May delivery is now at 82.35 cents, bolstered by a surge in U.S. weekly export sales. Market reaction suggests that strong demand could sustain bullish momentum through Q