Cotton fell to 58.46 USd/Lbs on July 1, 2025, down 3.48% from the previous day. Over the past month, Cotton's price has fallen 11.67%, and is down 14.32% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Cotton - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Interactive chart of historical daily cotton prices back to 1969. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per pound.

Graph and download economic data for Global price of Cotton (PCOTTINDUSDM) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about cotton, World, and price.

In the 2020 calendar year, the global average price of cotton - from a selection of the principal upland cottons - stood at 64.3 U.S. cents per pound. The global price of cotton was at its peak in the 2011 crop year, with an average price of 136 cents per pound.

Cotton in the U.S.
The average farm price in the United States received by cotton growers, has been growing in the past few years. The United States is the leading global cotton exporter, and is among the leading cotton producers worldwide after India and China. As of 2017/2018, the United States produced about 17 percent of cotton globally.

Cottonseeds market
Worldwide cottonseed production amounted to about 43.5 million metric tons in 2018/2019, decreasing from around 45 million metric tons in the previous year. In that year, India and China were by far the main cottonseed producers worldwide, followed by Pakistan and Brazil.

Cotton prices in , May, 2025 For that commodity indicator, we provide data from January 1960 to May 2025. The average value during that period was 1.47 USD per kilogram with a minimum of 0.6 USD per kilogram in August 1969 and a maximum of 5.06 USD per kilogram in March 2011. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Raw Cotton (WPU01510101) from Jan 1947 to May 2025 about cotton, agriculture, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

This statistic shows the average cotton price per pound as received by U.S. farmers from 2007 to 2024. In the 2023 calendar year, a U.S. cotton farmer received an average price of 79 cents per one pound of upland cotton.

Graph and download economic data for Global price of Cotton (PCOTTINDUSDQ) from Q1 1990 to Q1 2025 about cotton, World, and price.

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United States Inflation Nowcast: Contribution: Commodity Prices: Cotton Futures: ICE: Settlement Price: 1st Month data was reported at 0.411 % in 12 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.411 % for 05 May 2025. United States Inflation Nowcast: Contribution: Commodity Prices: Cotton Futures: ICE: Settlement Price: 1st Month data is updated weekly, averaging 0.004 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 259 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.476 % in 18 Nov 2024 and a record low of 0.000 % in 03 Feb 2025. United States Inflation Nowcast: Contribution: Commodity Prices: Cotton Futures: ICE: Settlement Price: 1st Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Inflation: Headline.

After stagnating during the pandemic, the textile industry has begun to strongly recover and the demand for cotton has risen. It is expected that cotton consumption in 2021 will grow faster than the supply. This will lead to a reduction in global cotton stocks and higher prices. The issues of sustainability and ethical background become increasingly important in the transformation of cotton supply chains.

China Settlement Price: ZCE: Cotton: 2nd Month data was reported at 13,195.000 RMB/Ton in 14 May 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,115.000 RMB/Ton for 13 May 2025. China Settlement Price: ZCE: Cotton: 2nd Month data is updated daily, averaging 15,390.000 RMB/Ton from Sep 2004 (Median) to 14 May 2025, with 5028 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,270.000 RMB/Ton in 17 Feb 2011 and a record low of 10,255.000 RMB/Ton in 16 Mar 2016. China Settlement Price: ZCE: Cotton: 2nd Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Commodity Market – Table CN.ZB: Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price: Daily. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The fixed farm-gate price of grade-one cotton in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 300 West African CFA francs (around 0.53 U.S. dollars) per kilogram in the crop year 2020/2021. Senegal had the same fixed price, while a kilogram of this commodity cost 240 West African CFA francs (0.43 U.S. dollars) in Burkina Faso, the lowest price in the region.

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In June 2022, the cotton lint price per ton stood at $2,761 per ton in June 2022, surging by 1.6% against the previous month.

Nigeria Commodity Price: Cotton data was reported at 1.830 USD/kg in Jun 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.910 USD/kg for May 2024. Nigeria Commodity Price: Cotton data is updated monthly, averaging 1.950 USD/kg from Jan 2010 (Median) to Jun 2024, with 174 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.060 USD/kg in Mar 2011 and a record low of 1.400 USD/kg in Apr 2020. Nigeria Commodity Price: Cotton data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Nigeria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.P001: Commodity Prices.

Statistics illustrates prices of cotton; carded or combed in Central Asia from 2007 to 2024.

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United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Raw Cotton was 105.18900 Index 1982=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Raw Cotton reached a record high of 224.15800 in May of 2022 and a record low of 12.70000 in June of 1932. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Raw Cotton - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.