Skip to content

Agriculture

Cotton

Cotton is a direct read on textile-input pricing and an important swing factor for apparel supply chains.

It can influence sourcing economics, margin timing, and inventory discipline across soft-goods businesses.

Benchmark
Cotton in US cents per pound.
Use Cases
3
Tracked In
2 industries

Quick Read

Daily market pricing.
Data source: Alpha Vantage
crop quality
global inventories
China demand
freight and sourcing conditions

Price History

How Cotton has been moving

Use the chart to frame cycle strength, input-cost pressure, and how the signal may feed into sector margins.

Cotton

Alpha Vantage granularity
Change % n/a
Min n/aMax n/a
Loading market chart...

Why this commodity matters

Cotton matters most when apparel companies are trying to defend margin through sourcing and mix. It is not just the level of cotton that matters, but whether it moves faster than retail pricing can respond.

What this raw material is useful for

Apparel manufacturing
Soft-goods sourcing analysis
Reading input-cost pressure across textile chains

Sectors that care the most

Latest
n/a
Latest Change
n/a
1Y Change
n/a
5Y Change
n/a
All-Time High
n/a
All-Time Low
n/a

Demand Drivers

Textile and apparel demand
Global manufacturing orders
Retail replenishment and inventory cycles
Relative economics versus synthetic fibers

Supply Drivers

Weather and crop quality
Chinese reserve policy and demand
Export logistics
Acreage shifts and harvest outlooks

Benchmark & Coverage

Benchmark: Cotton in US cents per pound.

Series cadence: Daily market pricing.

Stored points: Not available

Date span: n/a

Watchpoint 1
crop quality
Watchpoint 2
global inventories
Watchpoint 3
China demand
Watchpoint 4
freight and sourcing conditions

Industry Connections

Where this material actually shows up

Basic Materials

Agricultural Inputs

Consumer Defensive

Farm Products