Cotton  1912-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

Cotton increased 0.51 USd/Lbs or 0.60% to 85.75 on Thursday July 12 from 85.24 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 70.5455 0.32 0.45% -3.28% 5.86% 53.09% Jul/12
Brent 74.4553 1.18 1.61% -3.79% -2.98% 53.77% Jul/12
Natural gas 2.8103 0.01 -0.46% -0.94% -5.15% -5.09% Jul/12
Gasoline 2.0789 0.02 0.81% -2.37% -2.18% 36.22% Jul/12
Heating oil 2.1219 0.03 1.21% -2.61% -2.89% 42.25% Jul/12
Ethanol 1.3990 0.00 0.07% -0.29% -2.64% -7.47% Jul/12
Naphtha 634.05 28.25 -4.27% -2.59% -0.76% 55.45% Jul/11
Propane 0.95 0.03 -2.70% -1.50% 6.50% 50.73% Jul/11
Uranium 23.1500 0.15 0.65% 0.87% -1.07% 11.57% Jul/11

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Gold 1,241.47 2.09 0.17% -1.26% -4.45% 2.02% Jul/12
Silver 15.8852 0.12 0.75% -0.59% -6.56% 1.44% Jul/12
Platinum 830.50 5.75 0.70% -1.19% -7.62% -7.88% Jul/12
Palladium 938.60 0.60 0.06% -0.99% -6.98% 10.20% Jul/12
Manganese 38.50 0.00 0.00% 1.32% -2.53% 30.51% Jul/11
Neodymium 415,000.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.61% -3.49% Jul/11
Rhodium 2,260.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.44% 119.42% Jul/11

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Soybeans 831.5629 3.50 0.42% -0.47% -11.16% -14.63% Jul/12
Wheat 473.7746 3.25 0.69% -6.00% -8.27% -4.37% Jul/12
Cotton 85.79 0.55 0.65% 2.46% -8.55% 28.93% Jul/12
Rice 11.8100 0.00 0.00% -3.47% -2.32% 0.47% Jul/11
Cheese 1.5100 0.00 0.13% -0.66% -7.65% -2.77% Jul/11
Palm Oil 2,156.00 54.00 -2.44% -5.02% -7.03% -18.98% Jul/11
Milk 14.25 0.04 0.28% -0.77% -7.47% -8.60% Jul/12
Rubber 163.50 1.50 -0.91% -0.91% -3.88% -13.12% Jul/12
Canola 495.30 3.10 -0.62% -2.86% -3.73% -10.63% Jul/12
Oat 244.0121 12.00 -4.69% -5.51% 4.73% -21.85% Jul/12
Cocoa 2,484.00 17.00 -0.68% 1.55% 2.94% 39.39% Jul/11
Coffee 109.20 2.75 -2.46% 2.73% -6.95% -15.58% Jul/11
Wool 1,994.00 0.00 0.00% -3.02% -0.85% 31.27% Jul/11
Sugar 11.29 0.12 -1.05% -1.66% -8.58% -16.31% Jul/11
Tea 2.87 0.01 -0.35% 4.36% 8.71% -15.09% Jul/11
Orange Juice 166.90 0.20 0.12% -0.68% 8.17% 29.43% Jul/11
Lumber 518.00 30.00 -5.47% -7.20% -9.06% 32.14% Jul/11
Corn 333.8403 2.25 0.68% -2.81% -11.21% -7.52% Jul/12

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Live Cattle 103.8500 1.60 -1.52% -2.37% -4.31% -11.56% Jul/11
Lean Hogs 79.7750 0.28 0.35% -4.23% -0.93% -13.99% Jul/11
Poultry 3.86 0.10 2.66% 3.76% -19.75% 8.12% Jul/11
Beef 9.55 0.04 0.42% 1.49% -6.83% 3.47% Jul/11
Feeder Cattle 149.4000 2.45 -1.61% -2.08% 2.47% -2.37% Jul/11

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Copper 2.7778 0.04 1.55% -1.29% -14.48% 4.65% Jul/12
Bitumen 3,236.00 74.00 2.34% 1.76% 2.08% 40.70% Jul/11
Steel 4,030.00 75.00 1.90% 0.00% -10.44% 6.33% Jul/11
Cobalt 69,750 0.00 0.00% -6.69% -15.20% 20.78% Jul/11
Coal 115.45 0.75 0.65% 1.83% 3.48% 40.62% Jul/11
Lead 2,302.75 0.00 0.00% -3.47% -6.32% 1.19% Jul/11
Aluminum 2,060.00 30.00 -1.44% -0.96% -10.47% 7.12% Jul/11
Tin 19,375.00 400.00 -2.02% -1.15% -8.28% -2.17% Jul/11
Zinc 2,563.00 67.00 -2.55% -8.10% -19.93% -8.58% Jul/11
Nickel 14,057.00 0.00 0.00% 0.02% -7.13% 53.35% Jul/11
Molybdenum 25,000.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 58.73% Jul/11
Iron Ore 66.50 0.00 0.00% -0.75% -0.75% 0.00% Jul/11
Soda Ash 2,000.00 21.43 -1.06% -1.62% -4.31% 21.00% Jul/11
Lithium 125.81 1.80 -1.41% 1.13% -4.57% 13.66% Jul/11

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Baltic Dry 1,586.00 31.00 1.99% 7.45% 14.35% 84.63% Jul/11
CRB Index 197.72 5.59 -2.75% -2.31% -3.50% 12.23% Jul/11
LME Index 3,067.40 0.00 0.00% -2.11% -11.69% 8.08% Jul/11
S&P GSCI 2,793.85 0.00 0.00% 0.32% 1.62% 29.26% Jul/11


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 July of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
85.75 85.24 210.64 5.66 1912 - 2018 USd/Lbs Daily