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Commodity · ICE

Cotton price today

Price 68.40 ¢/lb -1.20 (-1.72%) on the week

Weekly range 67.80 – 70.20 ¢/lb

Source ICE Futures 30 July 2026, 15:45

Last 12 readings

Low 67.76 · High 69.60 · 25 Jun 2026 to 31 Jul 2026

Updated 6 days 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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Cotton coverage

Weekly Pulse

The Weekly Pulse: June 23–27, 2026

Cotton falls below 70 cents, putting pressure on Sahel producers; gold consolidates above $3,200; and the JSE Top 40 holds an 8.6% year-to-date gain.

29 Jun 2026 1 min read

Other commodities

Commodity	Price	Week	%	Range	Exchange
Cocoa $/tonne	4,180	down -120	-2.79%	4,100–4,340	ICE / LIFFE
Brent Crude Oil $/barrel	60.40	down -1.20	-1.95%	59.80–62.10	ICE Brent
Gold $/troy oz	3,290	up +48	+1.48%	3,238–3,310	COMEX
Coffee (Robusta) $/tonne	5,180	up +90	+1.77%	5,050–5,240	ICE Liffe
Copper $/tonne	9,420	down -180	-1.87%	9,380–9,680	LME
Palm Oil $/tonne	940.00	up +22.00	+2.40%	905.00–960.00	CME / Bursa Malaysia
Natural Gas $/MMBtu	10.80	up +0.40	+3.85%	10.20–11.10	TTF (Europe)