Cotton prices averaged USD 64.72 cents per pound in September, down 1.6% from August. On 30 September, the commodity traded at USD 63.32 cents per pound, down 2.9% from 29 August.
Average cotton prices slumped to a five-year low in September. Weak demand continued to weigh on prices, as U.S. export sales collapsed in mid-September. Weak oil prices—which make polyester, a substitute, cheaper—also weighed on cotton markets.
This chart displays Cotton (US¢/lb) from 2023 to 2025.
Cotton ICE (prices in US¢/lb, aop)
| Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton ICE | - | - | - | 81.18 | 89.48 | 77.82 | 69.41 | 70.47 | 66.62 | 66.00 | 65.77 | - |