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

Cotton increased 1 Cents/lb or 1.45% to 70.09 on Monday September 25 from 69.09 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.

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Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Crude Oil 52.0679 0.03 0.05% 4.32% 8.99% 13.36% Sep/26
Brent 59.0994 0.22 0.37% 6.52% 12.08% 24.81% Sep/26
Natural gas 2.9307 0.03 -1.05% -6.84% 0.20% -2.21% Sep/26
Gasoline 1.7402 0.07 4.28% 4.29% 1.63% 24.09% Sep/26
Heating oil 1.8577 0.00 0.25% 4.80% 13.61% 31.76% Sep/26
Ethanol 1.5280 0.01 0.92% -2.43% 1.84% -1.36% Sep/26
Naphtha 502.88 1.41 0.28% 1.12% 10.19% 27.79% Sep/22
Propane 0.88 0.00 0.15% 2.35% 17.08% 77.42% Sep/22

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Gold 1,313.25 2.15 0.16% 0.51% 0.29% -1.82% Sep/26
Silver 17.2108 0.23 1.37% 0.00% -1.20% -11.35% Sep/26
Platinum 940.20 9.70 1.04% -2.01% -4.74% -9.25% Sep/25
Palladium 910.40 6.10 -0.67% -2.68% -2.46% 31.37% Sep/25

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Soybeans 973.3280 10.00 -1.02% 0.58% 4.07% 2.97% Sep/26
Wheat 455.7116 6.00 1.33% 2.75% 13.93% 15.08% Sep/26
Cotton 70.09 1.00 1.45% -0.45% -0.07% 1.01% Sep/25
Rice 12.0514 0.01 0.08% -6.47% -4.73% 24.56% Sep/26
Cheese 1.6620 0.00 0.06% 0.61% -0.24% -5.08% Sep/22
Palm Oil 2,715.00 33.00 -1.20% -4.20% -0.29% -6.38% Sep/25
Milk 16.37 0.00 0.00% 0.61% -0.85% -0.06% Sep/25
Cocoa 1,972.00 11.00 -0.55% -0.15% -2.13% -30.69% Sep/25
Rubber 213.90 6.90 3.33% 2.44% -2.33% 28.86% Sep/26
Orange Juice 145.65 1.15 -0.78% -3.77% 9.72% -28.73% Sep/25
Coffee 131.55 2.90 -2.16% -5.67% 1.27% -14.33% Sep/25
Lumber 390.00 3.10 -0.79% 2.85% 2.60% 19.23% Sep/25
Oat 250.3888 2.00 0.81% 4.44% 4.98% 44.52% Sep/26
Wool 1,525.00 0.00 0.00% -1.99% -5.51% 16.32% Sep/25
Canola 495.20 0.40 0.08% 1.08% -1.35% 5.95% Sep/26
Sugar 14.30 0.32 2.29% -0.07% -0.07% -36.56% Sep/25
Tea 3.61 0.00 0.00% 8.73% 6.80% 25.35% Sep/25
Corn 354.1712 0.50 0.14% 0.76% 5.41% 7.65% Sep/26

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Live Cattle 111.5750 1.48 1.34% 3.55% 5.61% 4.01% Sep/22
Beef 9.77 0.00 0.00% 9.41% 6.78% 3.17% Sep/25
Feeder Cattle 150.7301 2.67 -1.74% -0.05% 5.83% 10.79% Sep/25
Lean Hogs 56.1924 0.60 1.08% -6.35% -8.82% 5.92% Sep/25
Poultry 3.58 0.00 0.00% -1.65% 5.29% -20.27% Sep/25

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Copper 2.9344 0.01 0.38% -0.49% -4.32% 35.76% Sep/26
Bitumen 2,298.00 10.00 0.44% -3.69% -10.86% 41.15% Sep/25
Steel 3,912.00 25.00 0.64% -3.31% -5.28% 71.43% Sep/25
Cobalt 59,250.00 0.00 0.00% -2.15% -0.84% 121.50% Sep/25
Lead 2,486.50 0.00 0.00% 9.12% 7.17% 26.04% Sep/25
Aluminum 2,158.00 13.00 -0.60% 0.98% 3.70% 36.84% Sep/22
Tin 20,525.00 75.00 0.37% -0.73% 0.12% 5.39% Sep/22
Zinc 3,031.00 69.50 -2.24% -0.98% -3.02% 31.78% Sep/22
Nickel 10,342.00 0.00 0.00% -13.13% -8.18% 0.78% Sep/25
Molybdenum 15,750.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.70% Sep/25
Iron Ore 61.00 1.00 -1.61% -17.01% -20.78% 7.96% Sep/25
Coal 97.20 0.00 0.00% -1.07% -0.56% 33.10% Sep/25
Lithium 134.66 3.72 -2.69% -3.53% 11.83% 53.32% Sep/25

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Baltic Dry 1,503.00 1.00 0.07% 7.51% 24.94% 60.92% Sep/25
CRB Index 186.95 1.07 0.58% 0.50% 3.79% 0.54% Sep/25
LME Index 3,122.00 0.00 0.00% 3.54% 8.60% 29.73% Sep/25
S&P GSCI 2,318.58 0.00 0.00% 2.36% 5.60% 1.44% Sep/25


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 September of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
70.09 69.09 210.64 5.66 1912 - 2017 Cents/lb Daily