Cotton increased 0.24 USd/Lbs or 0.33% to 72.60 on Wednesday January 16 from 72.36 in the previous trading session. 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 73.40 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 76.00 in 12 months time.


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Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Crude Oil 51.9403 0.07 -0.13% -0.80% 4.13% -18.81% Jan/16
Brent 60.4724 0.06 -0.10% -1.57% 1.45% -12.84% Jan/16
Natural gas 3.4412 0.05 -1.40% 15.32% -2.46% 6.47% Jan/16
Gasoline 1.4109 0.00 -0.11% -1.02% 0.03% -24.08% Jan/16
Heating oil 1.8744 0.00 -0.08% -0.34% 2.61% -9.41% Jan/16
Ethanol 1.2720 0.00 0.00% 0.08% 1.11% -6.40% Jan/16
Naphtha 462.88 8.77 1.93% 3.55% -2.27% -22.14% Jan/15
Propane 0.67 0.00 -0.28% 7.25% -4.01% -28.65% Jan/15
Uranium 28.9000 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 1.05% 22.98% Jan/15

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Gold 1,287.24 0.51 0.04% -0.45% 3.32% -3.04% Jan/16
Silver 15.6116 0.00 0.02% -0.83% 6.49% -8.23% Jan/16
Platinum 793.00 0.50 -0.06% -3.84% -0.06% -20.44% Jan/16
Palladium 1,323.00 5.00 0.38% -0.26% 5.15% 18.63% Jan/16
Manganese 39.50 0.00 0.00% -1.25% -5.95% 11.27% Jan/15
Neodymium 399,500.00 0.00 0.00% -0.25% -0.75% -11.22% Jan/15
Rhodium 2,460.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% -2.77% 45.56% Jan/15

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Soybeans 898.1761 4.25 0.48% -1.46% -0.73% -7.29% Jan/16
Wheat 512.2116 2.25 0.44% -1.50% -4.30% 21.52% Jan/16
Cotton 72.59 0.23 0.32% -0.74% -7.58% -11.63% Jan/16
Rice 10.3600 0.02 -0.19% -1.80% -1.85% -14.83% Jan/16
Palm Oil 2,096.00 34.00 -1.60% -0.38% 6.72% -15.42% Jan/16
Cheese 1.3900 0.00 0.00% -0.64% 0.80% -7.40% Jan/15
Milk 14.05 0.02 -0.14% -0.21% 1.81% 1.52% Jan/15
Orange Juice 121.40 0.65 0.54% -0.74% -13.04% -13.29% Jan/15
Coffee 101.30 1.45 -1.41% -3.57% 6.97% -17.71% Jan/15
Lumber 340.00 15.00 4.62% 4.13% 6.02% -28.63% Jan/15
Wool 1,911.00 1.00 0.05% 2.63% 2.63% 4.88% Jan/15
Sugar 13.16 0.41 3.22% 3.13% 5.36% -1.94% Jan/15
Tea 2.96 0.00 0.00% -7.50% -0.34% -9.20% Jan/15
Cocoa 2,274.00 67.00 -2.86% -4.53% 1.97% 14.56% Jan/15
Rubber 190.90 2.90 1.54% 2.14% 27.18% -6.24% Jan/16
Canola 476.90 1.10 0.23% -1.43% -0.31% -2.61% Jan/16
Oat 295.3418 2.25 0.77% 3.36% 2.55% 16.16% Jan/16
Corn 373.5159 2.25 0.61% -2.22% -2.73% 5.81% Jan/16

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Live Cattle 126.9500 1.53 1.22% 1.32% 6.66% 4.94% Jan/15
Lean Hogs 62.1500 0.30 0.49% -0.72% -2.62% -14.54% Jan/15
Poultry 4.52 0.02 -0.44% 0.22% -0.88% 28.05% Jan/15
Beef 10.59 0.02 -0.19% -2.13% -0.28% 4.23% Jan/15
Feeder Cattle 144.7500 0.10 -0.07% -1.95% -0.43% -2.11% Jan/15

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Copper 2.6663 0.01 0.42% 0.16% -3.15% -15.80% Jan/16
Bitumen 2,836.00 46.00 1.65% 3.35% 7.42% 6.30% Jan/15
Steel 3,615.00 35.00 -0.96% -6.49% -3.91% -6.27% Jan/15
Cobalt 40,000 0.00 0.00% -9.09% -31.03% -48.22% Jan/15
Lead 1,967.50 0.00 0.00% 1.42% 2.29% -22.60% Jan/15
Nickel 11,354.50 0.00 0.00% 2.47% 4.10% -9.03% Jan/15
Molybdenum 25,000.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 58.73% Jan/15
Iron Ore 74.00 0.00 0.00% -0.67% 7.25% -4.52% Jan/15
Coal 99.20 1.87 1.92% 1.90% -2.87% -6.12% Jan/15
Aluminum 1,799.00 41.50 -2.19% % -4.66% -15.53% Jan/14
Tin 20,620.00 75.00 -0.39% % -0.26% -5.83% Jan/14
Zinc 2,489.00 21.00 0.85% % -1.73% -25.91% Jan/14
Soda Ash 2,096.67 0.00 0.00% -1.26% -1.26% 12.46% Jan/15
Iron Ore 62% fe 74.3100 0.10 0.13% 0.13% 9.09% -2.57% Jan/15
Lithium 111.01 0.20 -0.18% 1.63% -0.51% -27.68% Jan/15

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Baltic Dry 1,096.00 51.00 -4.45% -13.15% -22.05% -5.84% Jan/15
CRB Index 185.66 1.24 0.67% 1.76% 0.79% -7.02% Jan/15
LME Index 2,797.10 0.00 0.00% -0.52% -2.72% -16.88% Jan/15
S&P GSCI 2,350.28 0.00 0.00% 2.54% -0.21% -9.95% Jan/15


Cotton

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 cotton 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 January of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
72.60 72.36 210.64 5.66 1912 - 2019 USd/Lbs Daily