ICE cotton futures rose more than 1 percent to their highest in over eight months on Friday in high volume trade on a weaker dollar and buying ahead of Britain's June 23 referendum on whether to stay or leave the European Union. "A lot of money exiting a lot of stock funds because of the Brexit vote next week, and they're just buying agricultural commodities," said Keith Brown, principal at cotton brokers Keith Brown and Co in Moultrie, Georgia.
The December cotton contract on ICE Futures US