Cotton  1912-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

Cotton traded at 73.81 on Friday February 3. Historically, Cotton reached an all time high of 210.64 in March of 2011 and a record low of 5.66 in December of 1930.

Cotton is expected to trade at 75.00 Cents/lb by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 66.00 in 12 months time.
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Energy Price Day Week Month Year Date
Crude Oil 53.6255 0.18 -0.33% 0.88% 0.57% 69.06% Feb/03
Brent 56.6560 0.20 -0.35% 2.05% 0.40% 64.79% Feb/03
Natural gas 3.0888 0.10 -3.25% -8.91% -5.11% 56.79% Feb/03
Gasoline 1.5337 0.01 -0.59% 0.74% -6.38% 47.47% Feb/03
Heating oil 1.6502 0.01 -0.68% 2.33% -2.10% 52.80% Feb/03
Ethanol 1.51 0.00 -0.13% 0.60% 0.40% 7.31% Feb/03

Metals Price Day Week Month Year Date
Gold 1,213.60 1.40 -0.12% 1.50% 4.31% 5.02% Feb/03
Silver 17.35 0.09 -0.52% 1.28% 5.59% 16.51% Feb/03
Palladium 755.92 3.05 -0.40% 2.71% 0.26% 46.79% Feb/03
Platinum 1,001.00 0.00 0.00% 1.67% 6.10% 10.24% Feb/03

Agricultural Price Day Week Month Year Date
Corn 365.75 1.00 -0.27% 0.69% 1.60% 1.25% Feb/03
Soybeans 1,035.75 1.75 0.17% -1.29% 2.96% 19.95% Feb/03
Wheat 431.75 2.50 -0.58% 2.68% 3.35% -8.72% Feb/03
Cotton 73.81 0.00 0.00% 1.72% -0.36% 22.55% Feb/03
Rice 9.58 0.05 0.47% -2.34% -1.54% -13.46% Feb/03
Canola 514.30 0.30 -0.06% 0.67% 2.12% 11.66% Feb/03
Cocoa 2,141.69 0.00 0.00% 0.44% -5.19% -25.09% Feb/03
Rubber 303.90 6.90 -2.22% -11.40% 10.99% 105.48% Feb/03
Orange Juice 165.85 0.55 -0.33% 0.91% -15.81% 22.26% Feb/02
Coffee 144.95 1.00 -0.69% -4.29% 5.65% 20.34% Feb/03
Lumber 347.90 10.00 2.96% 4.79% 6.42% 38.39% Feb/02
Oat 254.25 0.75 -0.29% 0.89% 6.60% 29.39% Feb/03
Wool 1,422.00 0.00 0.00% 0.71% 4.94% 12.41% Feb/03
Sugar 20.48 0.07 -0.34% 0.59% 0.10% 55.62% Feb/03

Livestock Price Day Week Month Year Date
Live Cattle 116.78 1.08 0.93% -0.68% 2.01% -14.01% Feb/02
Lean Hogs 69.58 0.48 0.69% 3.50% 9.78% 0.25% Feb/02
Beef 10.15 0.13 -1.26% 0.30% -1.93% 2.22% Feb/03
Feeder Cattle 123.75 1.68 1.37% -6.13% -4.73% -21.18% Feb/02

Industrial Price Day Week Month Year Date
Copper 2.64 0.06 -2.07% -2.28% 6.58% 29.02% Feb/03
Cobalt 37,500.00 0.00 0.00% 1.35% 14.50% 66.67% Feb/03
Lead 2,340.75 11.50 0.49% 1.19% 13.59% 39.68% Feb/03
Aluminum 1,829.00 10.00 0.55% 0.55% 2.18% 21.57% Feb/02
Tin 19,840.00 10.00 -0.05% 0.08% -5.84% 27.18% Feb/02
Zinc 2,851.00 29.00 -1.01% -0.31% 4.55% 64.51% Feb/02
Nickel 10,341.00 147.75 1.45% 9.77% 1.74% 17.02% Feb/03
Molybdenum 15,000.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -0.33% Feb/03
Steel 312.50 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 48.81% Feb/03
Iron Ore 83.50 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 7.74% 86.38% Feb/03
Coal 82.75 0.05 0.06% -0.90% -6.60% 57.92% Feb/03

Index Price Day Week Month Year Date
Baltic Dry 770.00 92.00 -10.67% -10.67% -19.20% 148.39% Feb/03
CRB Index 194.84 0.44 -0.23% -0.72% 0.57% 16.47% Feb/03
LME Index 2,836.50 7.80 -0.27% 13.06% 15.07% 25.67% Feb/03
S&P GSCI 2,410.46 0.00 0.00% 0.73% 0.23% 19.88% Feb/03


Cotton Notes

The biggest producers of cotton in the world are China (26% of total production in 2010/11 fiscal year) and India (22%), followed by United States, Pakistan, Brazil, Australia and Uzbekistan. The United States is the biggest exporter of cotton (40% of total exports). India, Australia, Brazil and Uzbekistan also have a big share in the cotton trade. Cotton, a soft fiber that grows around the cotton plant, is the world’s most widely-used natural fiber for clothing.To maximize the needs of the cotton market, the New York Mercantile Exchange has made available a cocoa futures contract for trading on the CME Globex® trading platform and for clearing through NYMEX ClearPort® clearing. The size of each contract is 50,000 pounds and its commodity code is TT. It is financially settled, and the final settlement price shall be set at the value of the New York Board of Trade cotton futures contract on the termination day of the contract month, or as specified by the Board of Directors. This page provides - Cotton - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Cotton - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
73.81 72.81 210.64 5.66 1912 - 2017 Cents/lb Daily