• NY December remained stuck in a very tight range of 66–69 cents throughout the month. Despite bearish factors such as the WASDE report, U.S. tariffs on India, and higher on-call purchases indicating weakness, the market ignored all these signals and held firm within the narrow band of 66.36 to 68.39 cents per pound.
Cotton Market Tease Continues With Little Movement
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Market Movement from 25th Aug 2025 to 30th Aug 2025.
• NY December cotton has been trading in a narrow range of 66–69 cents for the past couple of months. This week, it closed with a week-over-week loss of 147 points.
Central Government extends import duty exemption on cotton till 31st December 2025
Central Government extends import duty exemption on cotton till 31st December 2025
Posted On: 28 AUG 2025 8:48AM by PIB Delhi
To augment availability of cotton for the Indian textile sector, the Central Government had temporarily exempted the import duty on cotton from 19th August 2025 till 30th September, 2025. In order to support exporters further, the Central Government has decided to extend the import duty exemption on cotton (HS 5201) from 30th September 2025 till 31st December 2025.
• This week should be relatively quiet, but still brings key economic updates with July personal income and spending data—featuring the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the PCE index. The release comes on the heels of last week’s Jackson Hole meetings, where officials stressed the balance between easing inflation pressures and broader growth risks. Markets are subdued heading into Labor Day, with the next major tests coming from the September 5 jobs report and September 11 CPI.