MP_CN011                                                                                    6-Dec-18
American Pima quotations are for cotton equal to the Official Standards, net weight, in mixed lots, UD Free, FOB warehouse.    1/
The current Pima spot quotations represent prices from local sales, export sales, and offerings last reported on October 31, 2018.


       Leaf   Staple
                44        46        48        50
  1     1     123.75    132.50    133.50    133.50
        2     123.50    132.25    133.25    133.25
        3     115.75    123.50    123.50    123.50
        4
        5
        6
  2     1     123.50    132.25    133.25    133.25
        2     123.25    132.00    133.00    133.00
        3     115.50    123.25    123.25    123.25         Mike
        4     105.50    113.75    113.75    113.75         Range          Diff.
        5                                               26 & Below           -1900
        6                                                  27-29             -1400
  3     1     113.25    121.00    121.00    121.00         30-32              -900
        2     110.75    118.50    118.50    118.50         33-34              -400
        3     109.50    117.25    117.25    117.25      35 & Above               0
        4     100.50    108.25    108.25    108.25
        5     084.50    091.75    091.75    91.75
        6                                                Strength
  4     1     094.25    102.00    102.75    102.75    (Grams per Tex)
        2     094.00    101.75    102.00    102.00         Range          Diff.
        3     093.75    101.50    101.25    101.25     34.9 & Below          -1350
        4     088.75    096.50    096.25    96.25       35.0 - 35.9          -1100
        5     077.50    085.25    085.00    85.00       36.0 - 36.9           -850
        6                                               37.0 - 37.9              0
  5     1                                               38.0 - 38.9              0
        2     073.25    083.25    083.00    83.00       39.0 - 39.9              0
        3     073.25    082.75    083.00    83.00      40.0 & Above              0
        4     073.25    077.25    077.00    77.00
        5     073.00    077.00    076.75    76.75    Extraneous Matter
        6                                              Type - Level       Diff.
  6     1                                             Prep - Level 1          -810
        2     065.50    068.50    068.25    68.25     Prep - Level 2         -1095
        3     065.50    068.50    068.25    68.25     Other - Level 1         -715
        4     065.50    068.50    068.25    68.25     Other - Level 2        -1035
        5     065.25    068.25    068.00    68.00    Plastic - Level 1        -715
        6     064.75    067.75    067.50    67.50    Plastic - Level 2       -1035

1/  Pima spot quotations for color-leaf-staple combinations not quoted will be included as sales of those qualities which are reported.


Cotton and Tobacco Programs, Market News Division
3275 Appling Rd
Memphis, TN  38133
(901) 384-3016
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/mp_cn011.txt