Cotton futures rose past 62 cents per pound, hitting the highest in a week, as short-covering and rollover activity from the March to May contract lent support. Meanwhile, the USDA's February WASDE report raised its forecast for 2025/26 global cotton production by 425,000 bales from January to 119.86 million bales, reflecting upward revisions for China and South Africa that were partially balanced by lower projections for Argentina and Mexico. Global consumption was reduced by 200,000 bales, including a 100,000-bale cut for Pakistan and smaller reductions in other countries, and the export forecast was cut by 60,000 bales. The 2025/26 US cotton outlook saw only modest revisions this month, mainly on the trade side, with export projections lowered by 200,000 bales due to sluggish sales. The report added that global ending stocks are expected to rise by nearly 630,000 bales to 75.1 million, while US ending stocks were pegged at 4.4 million bales, up from 4.2 million last month.

Cotton fell to 64.16 USd/Lbs on February 14, 2026, down 0.26% from the previous day. Over the past month, Cotton's price has fallen 0.84%, and is down 4.50% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Cotton reached an all time high of 227 in March of 2011. Cotton - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on February 14 of 2026.

Cotton fell to 64.16 USd/Lbs on February 14, 2026, down 0.26% from the previous day. Over the past month, Cotton's price has fallen 0.84%, and is down 4.50% 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 is expected to trade at 63.63 USd/Lbs by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 59.99 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Soybeans 1,133.00 -4.25 -0.37% 8.68% 9.36% Feb/13
Wheat 549.25 -3.25 -0.59% 7.17% -8.46% Feb/13
Lumber 598.50 2.50 0.42% -0.75% -1.97% Feb/13
Cheese 1.53 -0.0490 -3.10% 8.89% -19.04% Feb/13
Palm Oil 4,001.00 -45.00 -1.11% -1.04% -11.13% Feb/13
Milk 15.06 0 0% 1.96% -25.92% Feb/13
Cocoa 3,673.00 -51.00 -1.37% -27.84% -63.96% Feb/13
Cotton 64.16 -0.167 -0.26% -0.84% -4.50% Feb/14
Rubber 192.50 -0.40 -0.21% 4.90% -6.01% Feb/13
Orange Juice 184.00 13.65 8.01% -6.91% -45.79% Feb/13
Coffee 296.25 -1.20 -0.40% -16.78% -29.41% Feb/13
Oat 309.25 0.2525 0.08% 7.66% -8.37% Feb/13
Wool 1,693.00 16.00 0.95% 9.86% 42.03% Feb/13
Rice 11.07 -0.1350 -1.21% 4.44% -21.05% Feb/13
Canola 675.10 -4.10 -0.60% 6.42% 1.99% Feb/14
Sugar 13.55 0.07 0.52% -7.70% -33.53% Feb/13
Corn 431.75 0.5000 0.12% 2.31% -13.00% Feb/13


Cotton
The cotton features are available on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The size of each contract is 50,000 pounds. The biggest producers of cotton are China and India, followed by the United States, Pakistan, Brazil, Australia, and Uzbekistan. The United States and Brazil are the biggest cotton exporters accounting for more than half of global supply. Cotton is the world’s most widely used natural fiber for clothing. Cotton prices displayed in Trading Economics are based on over-the-counter (OTC) and contract for difference (CFD) financial instruments. Our cotton market prices are intended to provide you with a reference only, rather than as a basis for making trading decisions. Trading Economics does not verify any data and disclaims any obligation to do so.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
64.16 64.33 227.00 5.66 1913 - 2026 USd/Lbs Daily

News Stream
Cotton Futures at 1-Week High
Cotton futures rose past 62 cents per pound, hitting the highest in a week, as short-covering and rollover activity from the March to May contract lent support. Meanwhile, the USDA's February WASDE report raised its forecast for 2025/26 global cotton production by 425,000 bales from January to 119.86 million bales, reflecting upward revisions for China and South Africa that were partially balanced by lower projections for Argentina and Mexico. Global consumption was reduced by 200,000 bales, including a 100,000-bale cut for Pakistan and smaller reductions in other countries, and the export forecast was cut by 60,000 bales. The 2025/26 US cotton outlook saw only modest revisions this month, mainly on the trade side, with export projections lowered by 200,000 bales due to sluggish sales. The report added that global ending stocks are expected to rise by nearly 630,000 bales to 75.1 million, while US ending stocks were pegged at 4.4 million bales, up from 4.2 million last month.
2026-02-11
Cotton Hits 10-week Low
Cotton decreased to 61.55 USd/Lbs, the lowest since November 2025. Over the past 4 weeks, Cotton lost 4.97%, and in the last 12 months, it decreased 6.25%.
2026-02-06
Cotton Futures at Over 2-Month Lows
Cotton futures fell further to trade below 63 cents per pound, hovering near the lowest since late November 2025, weighed down by a firming US dollar alongside falling oil prices. Meanwhile, the latest USDA's export sales report for the week ended January 22 showed that cotton export sales for the current marketing year at 203,700 running bales, following the sharp rebound seen a week earlier to a record of 412,457 bales, underscoring ongoing demand concerns. Separately, ICE data indicated that deliverable No. 2 cotton inventories stood at 8,600 bales on January 28, slightly higher than the prior day. Meanwhile, the USDA’s January 2026 production report cut output forecasts versus both the previous estimate and the 2024 crop, with significant declines in the southeastern United States.
2026-02-02