Monthly average, September 2026
Cotlook A index of middling cotton traded in the Far East.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| kg | 2.10 |
| pound | 0.95254 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.89 | 2.11 | 1.63 | +10.4% | 1.91 |
| 2025 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.63 | −10.6% | 1.79 |
| 2024 | 1.91 | 2.20 | 1.76 | −8.8% | — |
| 2023 | 2.09 | 2.21 | 1.99 | −26.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.86 | 3.61 | 2.20 | +28.4% | — |
| 2021 | 2.23 | 2.79 | 1.92 | +40.7% | — |
| 2020 | 1.59 | 1.79 | 1.40 | −7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.72 | 1.92 | 1.56 | −14.7% | — |
| 2018 | 2.01 | 2.15 | 1.90 | +9.3% | — |
| 2017 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 1.73 | +12.6% | — |
| 2016 | 1.64 | 1.79 | 1.44 | +5.4% | — |
| 2015 | 1.55 | 1.61 | 1.48 | −15.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.83 | 2.14 | 1.49 | −8.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.99 | 2.08 | 1.87 | +1.3% | — |
| 2012 | 1.97 | 2.23 | 1.78 | −40.9% | — |
| 2011 | 3.33 | 5.06 | 2.10 | +45.8% | — |
| 2010 | 2.28 | 3.70 | 1.71 | +65.2% | — |
| 2009 | 1.38 | 1.68 | 1.14 | −12.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 1.21 | +12.6% | — |
| 2007 | 1.40 | 1.54 | 1.22 | +10.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.20 | +4.2% | — |
| 2005 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.13 | −10.9% | — |
| 2004 | 1.37 | 1.67 | 1.07 | −2.4% | — |
| 2003 | 1.40 | 1.70 | 1.25 | +37.2% | — |
| 2002 | 1.02 | 1.22 | 0.88 | −3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 | 1.41 | 0.82 | −18.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.30 | 1.45 | 1.05 | +11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.17 | 1.32 | 0.97 | −19.0% | — |
| 1998 | 1.45 | 1.59 | 1.23 | −17.3% | — |
| 1997 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.64 | −1.5% | — |
| 1996 | 1.77 | 1.90 | 1.66 | −16.7% | — |
| 1995 | 2.13 | 2.53 | 1.88 | +20.8% | — |
| 1994 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 1.53 | +37.7% | — |
| 1993 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.21 | +0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.16 | −23.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.68 | 1.87 | 1.36 | −7.8% | — |
| 1990 | 1.82 | 2.01 | 1.66 | +8.6% | — |
| 1989 | 1.68 | 1.83 | 1.39 | +19.8% | — |
| 1988 | 1.40 | 1.59 | 1.25 | −15.2% | — |
| 1987 | 1.65 | 1.91 | 1.39 | +56.3% | — |
| 1986 | 1.06 | 1.30 | 0.82 | −20.0% | — |
| 1985 | 1.32 | 1.57 | 1.06 | −26.1% | — |
| 1984 | 1.78 | 1.97 | 1.59 | −3.8% | — |
| 1983 | 1.85 | 2.00 | 1.58 | +16.0% | — |
| 1982 | 1.60 | 1.73 | 1.52 | −14.6% | — |
| 1981 | 1.87 | 2.18 | 1.58 | −9.2% | — |
| 1980 | 2.06 | 2.20 | 1.89 | +20.7% | — |
| 1979 | 1.71 | 1.82 | 1.64 | +6.3% | — |
| 1978 | 1.61 | 1.73 | 1.46 | −1.3% | — |
| 1977 | 1.63 | 1.92 | 1.39 | −6.8% | — |
| 1976 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 1.47 | +42.9% | — |
| 1975 | 1.22 | 1.35 | 1.05 | −16.1% | — |
| 1974 | 1.46 | 1.99 | 1.09 | +4.7% | — |
| 1973 | 1.39 | 1.93 | 0.89 | +68.3% | — |
| 1972 | 0.82667 | 0.90 | 0.73 | +5.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.785 | 0.85 | 0.73 | +16.2% | — |
| 1970 | 0.67583 | 0.72 | 0.64 | +7.7% | — |
| 1969 | 0.6275 | 0.66 | 0.60 | −8.2% | — |
| 1968 | 0.68333 | 0.72 | 0.62 | +1.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.67667 | 0.72 | 0.64 | +8.6% | — |
| 1966 | 0.62333 | 0.64 | 0.61 | −2.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.63667 | 0.67 | 0.62 | −2.2% | — |
| 1964 | 0.65083 | 0.66 | 0.64 | +0.9% | — |
| 1963 | 0.645 | 0.66 | 0.64 | −0.6% | — |
| 1962 | 0.64917 | 0.66 | 0.63 | −3.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.67167 | 0.68 | 0.66 | +2.4% | — |
| 1960 | 0.65583 | 0.67 | 0.64 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 2.10 | −0.5% |
| Aug 2026 | 2.11 | +7.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 1.96 | +3.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 1.90 | −6.4% |
| May 2026 | 2.03 | +6.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 1.90 | +11.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.70 | +4.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.63 | −0.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 1.64 | +0.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.63 | −1.8% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.66 | −1.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 1.68 | −2.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 1.72 | −0.6% |
| Aug 2025 | 1.73 | −0.6% |
| Jul 2025 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 1.73 | +0.6% |
| May 2025 | 1.72 | −0.6% |
| Apr 2025 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| Mar 2025 | 1.71 | −0.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 1.72 | 0.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 1.72 | −2.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 1.76 | −2.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 1.80 | −2.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 1.84 | +1.1% |
The Cotton price averaged 2.10 USD / kg in September 2026, +22.1% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 5.06 USD / kg in March 2011; the lowest was 0.60 USD / kg in August 1969.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 1.71 USD / kg is worth about 1.79 USD / kg. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 1.91 USD / kg in 2026.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.