Cotton indicator operates below the export parity

The Cepea/Esalq cotton in tuft Indicator has returned to operating below the export parity, which had not occurred since December 2024. This is what the surveys from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) indicate. In general, according to the institute, both the Indicator and the export parity have accumulated depreciation this year. The decrease in the parity was influenced by the drops in the dollar against the Real, the Cotlook A Index, and the first contract traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ICE Futures). In Brazil, the pressure on prices came precisely from this international context, geopolitical instability, and the greater ...