The world benchmark for cotton was USD 2.00/kg in October 2026 (about EUR 1.79), 4.8% lower than the month before and 19.0% higher than a year earlier.
World benchmark
2.00USD/kg
October 2026 · ≈ EUR 1.79
1 month
−4.8%
vs Sep 2026
12 months
+19.0%
vs Oct 2025
Brazil export price (FOB)
1.77USD/kg
October 2026 · +8.8% in 12 months
World benchmark: Cotlook A Index: middling 1-3/32 inch cotton, cost and freight Far East. Brazil export average: cotton, not carded or combed, export value divided by net weight, FOB. Monthly averages per kg. Euro values use the ECB monthly average rate.
So far in 2026 the benchmark has averaged USD 1.90/kg, 10.3% higher than in the same months of 2025. Brazil shipped 3.5 million tonnes of cotton, not carded or combed in the 12 months to October 2026, 22.5% more than in the 12 months before. The largest destinations in January to October 2026 were Bangladesh (18%), China (18%) and Turkey (15%).
Official export statistics for cotton, not carded or combed (HS 5201.00).
Shipments peak in October, November and December: about 39% of a typical year. Average share of each year's export weight, 2021 to 2025.
| Destination | Share | Tonnes | USD/kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 18% | 477,287 | 1.60 |
| China | 18% | 476,846 | 1.55 |
| Turkey | 15% | 378,042 | 1.63 |
| Vietnam | 13% | 337,816 | 1.63 |
| Pakistan | 13% | 333,190 | 1.58 |
| India | 10% | 267,196 | 1.61 |
| Indonesia | 6.6% | 173,215 | 1.64 |
| Egypt | 2.2% | 57,776 | 1.60 |
| Other countries | 4% | 103,620 | – |
Share of export weight, January to October 2026. 26 destination countries in total.
Calendar-year averages. The Brazil export average is weighted by the volume shipped.
| Year | Benchmark average, USD/kg | Brazil export average, USD/kg | Brazil exports, tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to Oct 2026 | 1.90 | 1.60 | 2,604,989 |
| 2025 | 1.71 | 1.63 | 3,025,985 |
| 2024 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 2,774,346 |
| 2023 | 2.09 | 1.90 | 1,618,188 |
| 2022 | 2.86 | 2.04 | 1,803,736 |
| 2021 | 2.23 | 1.69 | 2,016,571 |
| 2020 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 2,125,417 |
| 2019 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1,613,671 |
| 2018 | 2.01 | 1.73 | 974,118 |
| 2017 | 1.84 | 1.63 | 834,028 |
| Month | Benchmark, USD/kg | ≈ EUR/kg | Brazil export, USD/kg | Brazil exports, tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 338,275 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 191,548 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.11 | 1.82 | 1.69 | 106,345 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 154,966 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.90 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 217,041 |
| May 2026 | 2.03 | 1.74 | 1.54 | 291,177 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.90 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 370,444 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.70 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 347,844 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.63 | 1.38 | 1.53 | 270,492 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.64 | 1.40 | 1.55 | 316,856 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.63 | 1.39 | 1.56 | 452,491 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.66 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 402,452 |
| Oct 2025 | 1.68 | 1.44 | 1.62 | 293,929 |
| Sep 2025 | 1.72 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 178,809 |
| Aug 2025 | 1.73 | 1.49 | 1.59 | 77,463 |
| Jul 2025 | 1.74 | 1.49 | 1.62 | 127,253 |
| Jun 2025 | 1.73 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 132,818 |
| May 2025 | 1.72 | 1.53 | 1.61 | 192,204 |
| Apr 2025 | 1.73 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 239,145 |
| Mar 2025 | 1.71 | 1.58 | 1.66 | 239,187 |
| Feb 2025 | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 274,629 |
| Jan 2025 | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 415,604 |
| Dec 2024 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 352,875 |
| Nov 2024 | 1.80 | 1.69 | 1.80 | 299,517 |
Cotlook A Index: middling 1-3/32 inch cotton, cost and freight Far East. Monthly average in US dollars, published by the World Bank. The definition of a benchmark can change over the years; the World Bank lists every change in its data file.
Official export statistics for cotton, not carded or combed (HS 5201.00). The price is the export value divided by the net weight, at the Brazilian port (FOB). It is an average over all grades and destinations, not a quotation. Months with less than 20 tonnes shipped are left blank.
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The world benchmark for cotton was USD 2.00/kg in October 2026 (about EUR 1.79), 4.8% lower than the month before and 19.0% higher than a year earlier. Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data.
In October 2026 Brazil exported cotton, not carded or combed at an average of USD 1.77/kg FOB (about EUR 1.58). That is the total export value divided by the total net weight, across all grades and destinations.
The benchmark is one defined grade at one delivery point. The Brazil export price is an average over every shipment in the month: different grades, contracts agreed weeks or months earlier, and the price at the Brazilian port before freight and insurance.
The world benchmark for cotton averaged USD 1.71/kg in 2025. Brazil's average export price that year was USD 1.63/kg FOB.
In January to October 2026 the largest destinations by weight were Bangladesh (18%), China (18%), Turkey (15%), Vietnam (13%) and Pakistan (13%). Brazil shipped to 26 countries in that period.
Exports are seasonal. On average from 2021 to 2025, the busiest months were October, November and December, which carried about 39% of each year's shipments.
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Benchmark prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), release of 3 November 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Percentage changes, averages and euro conversions are our calculations.
Brazil export figures: Comex Stat, the official trade statistics of Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, data to October 2026. The average export price is our calculation (export value divided by net weight) and covers all grades and destinations.
Exchange rate: ECB euro reference rates, monthly average.
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