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Cotton price today

Current price

Price 77.30 USc/lb down -3.43 (-4.24%) on the week
Weekly range 77.30 – 77.30 USc/lb
Source Trading Economics, 23 Oct 2026 (morning quote; weekly % as stated, change derived) 3 November 2026, 11:16
Last 12 readings
Low 62.47 · High 81.92 · 16 Jul 2026 to 3 Nov 2026
Updated 12 hours ago · Prices updated weekly. Not real-time. Not investment advice.

The African context

Burkina Faso, Mali, Benin and Cameroon anchor West and Central African production. Cotton is the cash crop for several million smallholder households across the Sahel belt.

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