Cotton futures continued the upward momentum in January, strengthening above 79 cents a bushel for the first time since December 2018 as optimism over coronavirus vaccine rollout bolstered hopes for a swifter economic recovery, and brightened the outlook for cotton demand. Cotton gained more than 10% in 2020.

Historically, Cotton reached an all time high of 1349 in September of 2020. Cotton - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on January of 2021.

Cotton is expected to trade at 77.51 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 69.17 in 12 months time.

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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 United States, Pakistan, Brazil, Australia and Uzbekistan. The United States is the biggest exporter of cotton (40% of total exports). 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.
Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Crude Oil
USD/Bbl
 50.4400 0.51 1.02% 4.21% 10.23% 3.96% Jan/06
Brent
USD/Bbl
 54.0700 0.47 0.88% 4.73% 10.82% 4.38% Jan/06
Natural gas
USD/MMBtu
2.7120 0.01 0.52% 11.97% 12.72% 6.81% Jan/06
Gasoline
USD/Gal
 1.4683 0.02 1.12% 4.78% 16.92% 4.13% Jan/06
Heating oil
USD/Gal
 1.5228 0.00 0.26% 2.08% 8.83% 2.61% Jan/06
Ethanol
USD/Gal
 1.4850 0.00 0.00% 3.63% 12.50% 3.63% Jan/06
Naphtha
USD/T
 476.33 16.99 3.70% 10.22% 16.29% 10.08% Jan/05
Propane
USD/Gal
 0.80 0.01 0.71% 23.82% 33.99% 23.55% Jan/05
Uranium
USD/Lbs
 30.6500 0.20 -0.65% -0.16% 3.20% -0.16% Jan/05

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Gold
USD/t.oz
 1,920.78 28.57 -1.47% 1.45% 3.06% 1.28% Jan/06
Silver
USD/t.oz
 27.321 0.25 -0.90% 2.67% 11.49% 3.65% Jan/06
Platinum
USD/t.oz
 1,102.23 9.27 -0.83% 3.41% 7.93% 3.40% Jan/06

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Soybeans
USd/Bu
 1,345.0000 20.25 -1.48% 3.38% 15.67% 2.16% Jan/06
Wheat
USd/Bu
 647.0000 7.00 -1.07% 0.98% 13.26% 1.01% Jan/06
Palm Oil
MYR/T
 3,875.00 120.00 3.20% 8.00% 14.24% 7.64% Jan/06
Cheese
USD/Lbs
 1.6910 0.01 -0.82% 1.50% 5.42% 2.73% Jan/06
Milk
USD/CWT
 16.50 0.33 2.04% 2.74% 7.21% 4.43% Jan/06
Rubber
JPY/Kg
 275.10 0.90 -0.33% 2.34% 11.06% 2.34% Jan/06
Orange Juice
USd/Lbs
 123.45 0.15 0.12% 0.41% 1.27% 0.16% Jan/06
Coffee
USd/Lbs
 121.00 4.10 -3.28% -3.51% 5.45% -5.65% Jan/06
Lumber
USD/1000 board feet
 904.00 26.50 3.02% 3.44% 29.74% 3.54% Jan/06
Oat
USd/Bu
 359.7500 3.50 -0.96% 3.08% 10.69% -0.28% Jan/06
Wool
AUD/100Kg
 1,171.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 2.36% 0.00% Jan/05
Cotton
USd/Lbs
 80.06 0.29 -0.36% 2.68% 13.35% 2.48% Jan/06
Cocoa
USD/T
2,486.00 28.00 -1.11% -4.27% -12.34% -4.49% Jan/06
Rice
USD/cwt
 12.4200 0.07 0.53% 1.76% 0.89% 1.47% Jan/06
Canola
CAD/T
 644.50 6.10 0.96% 2.43% 8.98% 2.38% Jan/06
Sugar
USd/Lbs
 16.29 0.17 1.05% 6.61% 12.73% 5.16% Jan/06
Tea
USD/Kgs
 2.87 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 3.61% 0.00% Jan/05
Corn
USd/BU
 495.0000 3.25 0.66% 4.32% 18.00% 2.27% Jan/06

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Beef
BRL/Kg
 18.44 0.19 1.04% 4.12% 0.88% 1.65% Jan/05
Feeder Cattle
USd/Lbs
 135.7750 0.90 -0.66% -1.99% -1.47% -2.29% Jan/06
Live Cattle
USd/Lbs
 115.0000 0.05 -0.04% 0.48% 6.48% -0.02% Jan/06
Lean Hogs
USd/Lbs
 69.7750 1.15 -1.62% 3.22% 8.18% -0.71% Jan/06
Poultry
BRL/Kgs
 6.13 0.08 1.32% 5.15% -3.01% 2.00% Jan/05

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Copper
USD/Lbs
 3.6535 0.00 0.07% 3.24% 4.30% 3.85% Jan/06
Lithium
CNY/T
 46,500.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 13.41% 0.00% Jan/06
Bitumen
CNY/T
 2,468.00 68.00 2.83% 2.07% -0.08% 3.61% Jan/06
Steel
CNY/T
 4,233.00 1.00 -0.02% 1.80% 6.36% 0.47% Jan/05
Coal
USD/T
 77.00 2.03 -2.57% -6.10% 0.00% -5.20% Jan/06
Palladium
USD/t.oz
 2,435.76 31.24 -1.27% 3.10% 4.49% -0.49% Jan/06
Cobalt
USD/T
 34,000.00 1,000.00 3.03% 5.62% 4.97% 5.62% Jan/05
Lead
USD/T
 2,067.00 31.25 1.54% 5.24% 0.22% 4.62% Jan/05
Aluminum
USD/T
 2,032.50 7.75 -0.38% 1.47% 1.62% 2.61% Jan/06
Tin
USD/T
 21,062.50 117.50 -0.55% 3.91% 10.30% 3.68% Jan/06
Zinc
USD/T
 2,868.50 39.50 1.40% 3.42% 2.50% 4.27% Jan/06
Nickel
USD/T
 17,628.75 279.25 1.61% 4.53% 8.03% 6.50% Jan/05
Molybdenum
USD/Kg
 23.50 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Jan/05
Iron Ore
USD/T
 165.50 2.00 1.22% 2.16% 16.55% 4.42% Jan/05
Soda Ash
CNY/T
 1,340.00 0.00 0.00% 0.75% -10.19% 0.00% Jan/06
Neodymium
CNY/T
 627,500.00 5,000.00 0.80% 2.45% -1.18% 0.80% Jan/05
Iron Ore 62% fe
USD/T
 166.7600 0.68 0.41% 7.10% 15.53% 7.01% Jan/06
Rhodium
USD/t oz.
 17,800.00 750.00 4.40% 6.91% 9.88% 4.71% Jan/05
Manganese
CNY/T
 31.25 0.00 0.00% 2.46% 12.61% 0.00% Jan/05

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Baltic Dry
Index Points
 1,425.00 7.00 0.49% 3.71% 22.63% 4.32% Jan/06
CRB Index
Index Points
 182.45 4.63 2.60% 3.83% 8.03% 2.33% Jan/05
LME Index
Index Points
 3,528.60 48.10 1.38% 2.32% 3.64% 3.34% Jan/05
S&P GSCI
Index Points
 2,030.94 60.75 3.08% 3.94% 8.70% 2.73% Jan/05