MP_CN011                                                              9-Jul-09
American Pima quotations are for cotton equal to the Official Standards, net weight, in mixed lots, UD Free, FOB warehouse.    1/

AMERICAN PIMA SPOT QUOTATIONS 2/

        Leaf    Staple
                  44        46        48
   1      1     096.00    101.00    101.25
          2     095.75    100.75    101.25
          3     91.75     096.75    097.00
          4
          5
          6
   2      1     95.50     100.50    101.25
          2     95.00     100.00    100.75
          3     90.50     95.50     95.75           Mike
          4     80.25     85.25     86.00           Range        Diff.
          5                                         26 & Below   -1350
          6                                         27-29         -945
   3      1     92.00     97.00     97.75           30-32         -550
          2     90.00     95.00     96.25           33-34         -395
          3     82.00     87.00     89.00           35 & Above       0
          4     71.25     76.25     77.25
          5     68.75     69.75     71.00
          6
   4      1     71.00     76.00     77.00           Strength
          2     70.75     75.75     76.25           (Grams per Tex)
          3     70.50     75.50     75.50           Range        Diff.
          4     63.00     68.50     68.50           35.4 & Below -1050
          5     62.00     66.25     66.25           35.5-36.4     -800
          6                                         36.5-37.4     -550
   5      1                                         37.5 & Above     0
          2     56.00     63.25     63.25
          3     56.00     62.75     63.25
          4     56.00     57.25     57.25
          5     55.75     57.00     57.00           Extraneous Matter
          6                                         Level        Diff.
   6      1                                         Prep
          2     48.25     48.50     48.50           1             -610
          3     48.25     48.50     48.50           2             -895
          4     48.25     48.50     48.50           Other
          5     48.00     48.25     48.25           1             -515
          6     47.50     47.75     47.75           2             -835

1/  Pima spot quotations for color-leaf-staple combinations not quoted will be included as sales of those qualities which are reported.
2/  The current Pima spot quotations represent prices from export sales and offerings last reported on June 29th-July 9th.

Cotton Program, Market News Branch
3275 Appling Rd
Memphis, TN  38133
(901) 384-3016
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