MP_CN011                                                              24-Nov-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     113.00    118.00    118.25
          2     112.75    117.75    118.25
          3     110.25    115.25    115.50
          4
          5
          6
   2      1     112.50    117.50    118.25
          2     112.00    117.00    117.75
          3     109.00    114.00    114.25          Mike
          4     99.25     104.25    105.00          Range        Diff.
          5                                         26 & Below   -1350
          6                                         27-29         -945
   3      1     109.00    114.00    114.75          30-32         -550
          2     107.00    112.00    113.25          33-34         -395
          3     99.00     104.00    106.00          35 & Above       0
          4     90.25     95.25     96.25
          5     88.75     89.75     91.00
          6
   4      1     88.00     93.00     94.00           Strength
          2     87.75     92.75     93.25           (Grams per Tex)
          3     87.50     92.50     92.50           Range        Diff.
          4     82.00     87.50     87.50           35.4 & Below -1050
          5     82.00     86.25     86.25           35.5-36.4     -800
          6                                         36.5-37.4     -550
   5      1                                         37.5 & Above     0
          2     76.00     83.25     83.25
          3     76.00     82.75     83.25
          4     76.00     77.25     77.25
          5     75.75     77.00     77.00           Extraneous Matter
          6                                         Level        Diff.
   6      1                                         Prep
          2     68.25     68.50     68.50           1             -610
          3     68.25     68.50     68.50           2             -895
          4     68.25     68.50     68.50           Other
          5     68.00     68.25     68.25           1             -515
          6     67.50     67.75     67.75           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 local sales, export sales, and offerings last reported on November 19, 2009.

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