Supply Chain
Supply Chain
Data and analyses of trends in the cotton textile supply chain, including commodity economics.
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter November 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks either decreased slightly or traded sideways over the past month.• Recent movement in the December NY/ICE futures contract appears to be reinforcing the trading range…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter October 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or higher over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured relatively minor changes to global production (+219,000 bales…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter September 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or higher over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to estimates for global production (-1.2 million…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter August 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All cotton benchmarks decreased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to figures for global production (from 120.2 to 117.6…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter July 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in benchmark prices was mixed over the past month. Pakistani spot prices fell from 86 to 80 cents/lb. In domestic terms, values dropped from 19,700 to…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter June 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices decreased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured only marginal changes to world production (+91,000 bales to 119.1…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter May 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All benchmark prices decreased over the past month.•The July NY/ICE futures contract dropped from 93 to 77 cents/lb between early April and the present.•The December NY/ICE futures…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter April 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks either decreased or were steady over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured small changes to world production (-33,000 bales…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter March 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All cotton benchmarks increased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured small increases to global production (+131,000 to 113.0 million bales)…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter February 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks increased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured only minor changes to global cotton production (-355,000 bales to…