Cotton Fiber & Yarn Price Comparison (Monthly)

February 11, 2026

Key Findings

Market Drivers

The upward move in cotton fiber prices was mainly driven by stronger futures markets, currency effects, and tighter availability signals.

In China, futures volatility and steady consumption expectations supported prices, while yarn demand slowed ahead of the Lunar New Year.

In India, a weaker rupee improved export competitiveness and allowed mills to lift yarn prices, though domestic demand remained uneven.

Overall, fiber markets reacted faster to signals, while yarn markets remained more dependent on real downstream orders.

Price Forecasting

Cotton fiber prices are expected to remain relatively firm in the near term, especially if sentiment stays supportive.

However, yarn prices will depend on post-holiday demand recovery.

If downstream orders improve, the fiber and yarn gap could stabilize.

If demand remains weak, margins may stay under pressure and limit further yarn price increases.


Cotton Prices in China, India and Pakistan
In Yuan per Metric Ton, Indian Rupee per Candy and Pakistani Rupee per Maund
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	3128B	Shankar-6	KCA Spot	3128B	Shankar6	KCA Spot
	Yuan	Rupees	Rupees	Yuan	Rupees	Rupees
	/MT	/Candy	/Maund	1 Year=100	1 Year=100	1 Year=100
	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan

Feb 25	14,886	53,365	17,640	100	100	100
Mar 25	14,885	53,381	17,081	100	100	97
Apr 25	14,397	54,141	16,705	97	101	95
May 25	14,409	54,273	16,700	97	102	95
Jun 25	14,806	54,100	16,510	94	93	92
Jul 25	15,362	56,687	16,230	103	106	92
Aug 25	15,230	56,471	16,224	102	106	92
Sep 25	15,255	55,191	15,673	102	103	89
Oct 25	14,763	53,483	15,178	99	100	86
Nov 25	14,831	52,240	15,140	100	98	86
Dec 25	15,153	52,943	15,465	102	99	88
Jan 26	15,868	55,155	15,573	108	102	90
Feb 26	16,001	54,343	15,914	107	102	90

1 Month	133	-812	341
1 Month (%)	0.84%	-1.47%	2.19%

3 Month (%)	5.60%	2.64%	2.91%
1 Year (%)	7.49%	1.83%	-9.78%

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Cotton Prices in China, India and Pakistan
In US Cents per Pound
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	3128B	Shankar-6	KCA Spot	3128B	Shankar-6	KCA Spot
	US Cts	US Cts	US Cts	US Cts	US Cts	US Cts
	/Lb	/Lb	/Lb	1 Year=100	1 Year=100	1 Year=100

Feb 25	93.00	78.26	76.93	100	100	100
Mar 25	93.12	78.59	74.29	100	100	97
Apr 25	89.53	80.68	72.48	96	103	94
May 25	90.53	81.26	72.21	97	104	94
Jun 25	93.68	80.61	70.74	96	91	90
Jul 25	97.18	84.05	69.51	104	107	90
Aug 25	96.26	82.30	69.76	104	105	91
Sep 25	97.12	79.77	67.49	104	102	88
Oct 25	94.07	77.19	65.47	101	99	85
Nov 25	94.65	75.04	65.39	102	96	85
Dec 25	97.52	75.05	67.10	105	96	87
Jan 26	103.21	77.56	67.72	111	99	88
Feb 26	104.66	76.53	69.27	113	98	90

1 Month	1.45	-1.03	1.55
1 Month (%)	1.41%	-1.32%	2.29%

3 Month (%)	7.32%	1.98%	3.24%
1 Year (%)	12.53%	-2.20%	-9.95%

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Cotton Prices in China, India and Pakistan
In US Dollar per Kilo
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	3128B	Shankar-6	KCA Spot	3128B	Shankar-6	KCA Spot
	US$	US$	US$	US$	US$	US$
	Kilo	Kilo	Kilo	China=100	China=100	China=100

Feb 25	2.05	1.73	1.70	100	84	83
Mar 25	2.05	1.73	1.64	100	84	80
Apr 25	1.97	1.78	1.60	100	90	81
May 25	2.00	1.79	1.59	100	90	80
Jun 25	2.07	1.78	1.56	100	86	76
Jul 25	2.14	1.85	1.53	100	86	72
Aug 25	2.12	1.81	1.54	100	85	72
Sep 25	2.14	1.76	1.49	100	82	69
Oct 25	2.07	1.70	1.44	100	82	70
Nov 25	2.09	1.65	1.44	100	79	69
Dec 25	2.15	1.65	1.48	100	77	69
Jan 26	2.28	1.71	1.49	100	75	66
Feb 26	2.31	1.69	1.53	100	73	66

1 Month	0.03	-0.02	0.03
1 Month (%)	1.41%	-1.32%	2.29%

3 Month (%)	7.32%	1.98%	3.24%
1 Year (%)	12.53%	-2.20%	-9.95%

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Cotton Yarn Prices in China, India and Pakistan
In yuan per MT, Indian Rupees per Kilo, Pak Rupees per 10lb Bundle,
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s
	Yuan	INR	PKR/	1 Year=100	1 Year=100	1 Year=100
	/MT	/Kilo	/Lb-10

Feb 25	21,550	228	3,660	100	100	100
Mar 25	21,500	232	3,663	100	102	100
Apr 25	21,127	234	3,623	98	103	99
May 25	20,991	235	3,538	97	103	97
Jun 25	20,900	236	3,585	93	94	93
Jul 25	21,098	236	3,622	98	104	99
Aug 25	21,250	232	3,660	99	102	100
Sep 25	21,324	221	3,622	99	97	99
Oct 25	21,107	219	3,606	98	96	99
Nov 25	21,183	217	3,585	98	95	98
Dec 25	21,525	223	3,564	100	98	97
Jan 26	21,561	229	3,608	100	104	99
Feb 26	21,600	238	3,620	100	104	99

1 Month	39	9	12
1 Month (%)	0.18%	3.93%	0.33%

3 Month (%)	0.35%	6.73%	1.57%
1 Year (%)	0.23%	4.39%	-1.09%

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Cotton Yarn Prices in China, India and Pakistan
In US$ per Kilo
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s
	US$	US$	US$	US$	US$	US$
	/ Kilo	/ Kilo	/ Kilo	China=100	China=100	China=100

Feb 25	2.97	2.62	2.90	100	88	98
Mar 25	2.97	2.68	2.89	100	90	97
Apr 25	2.90	2.73	2.85	100	94	98
May 25	2.91	2.76	2.78	100	95	95
Jun 25	2.92	2.66	2.81	100	91	97
Jul 25	2.94	2.74	2.81	100	93	96
Aug 25	2.96	2.65	2.85	100	90	96
Sep 25	2.99	2.50	2.83	100	84	95
Oct 25	2.97	2.48	2.82	100	84	95
Nov 25	2.98	2.44	2.81	100	82	94
Dec 25	3.05	2.48	2.81	100	81	92
Jan 26	3.11	2.62	2.86	100	84	92
Feb 26	3.11	2.63	2.86	100	84	92

1 Month	0.00	0.00	0.00
1 Month (%)	0.08%	0.16%	0.02%

3 Month (%)	1.98%	6.04%	1.90%
1 Year (%)	4.93%	0.25%	-1.28%

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Cotton Yarn/Fiber Spread: Local Currency Terms
In local currency terms
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s
	Yuan	INR	PKR	Yuan	Rupees	Rupees
	/MT	/Kg	/Kg	1 Year= 100	1 Year= 100	1 Year= 100

Feb 25	6,664	77.94	334.21	100	100	100
Mar 25	6,615	81.89	349.85	99	105	105
Apr 25	6,730	81.76	351.11	101	105	105
May 25	6,582	82.38	332.50	99	106	99
Jun 25	6,094	75.87	355.67	91	95	93
Jul 25	5,736	76.60	363.61	86	98	109
Aug 25	6,020	73.20	372.16	90	94	111
Sep 25	6,069	65.80	378.54	91	84	113
Oct 25	6,344	68.61	388.27	95	88	116
Nov 25	6,352	70.10	384.66	95	90	115
Dec 25	6,372	74.12	371.33	96	95	111
Jan 26	5,593	84.79	370.87	84	109	111
Feb 26	5,599	85.19	371.63	84	109	111

1 Month	6	0.40	0.77
1 Month (%)	0.10%	0.47%	0.21%

3 Month (%)	-12.14%	14.93%	0.08%
1 Year (%)	-15.99%	9.30%	11.20%

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Cotton Yarn/Fiber Spread: US$ Terms
In US$ per Kilo
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s
	US$	US$	US$	US$	US$	US$
	/Kilo	/Kilo	/Kilo	China=100	China=100	China=100

Feb 25	0.92	0.90	1.20	100	98	131
Mar 25	0.91	0.95	1.25	100	104	137
Apr 25	0.92	0.96	1.25	100	104	136
May 25	0.91	0.97	1.18	100	106	130
Jun 25	0.85	0.89	1.25	100	104	148
Jul 25	0.80	0.89	1.28	100	111	160
Aug 25	0.84	0.84	1.32	100	100	157
Sep 25	0.85	0.75	1.34	100	88	157
Oct 25	0.89	0.78	1.38	100	87	155
Nov 25	0.89	0.79	1.37	100	88	153
Dec 25	0.90	0.82	1.33	100	91	147
Jan 26	0.81	0.93	1.33	100	116	165
Feb 26	0.81	0.94	1.33	100	117	165

1 Month	0.00	0.01	0.00
1 Month (%)	0.19%	0.63%	0.23%

3 Month (%)	-10.71%	14.18%	0.41%
1 Year (%)	-12.05%	4.97%	10.99%

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Cotton Yarn/Fiber Spread: Margin ratios
Local currency terms
Average price in past months and in month-to-date

Month	China	India	Pakistan	China	India	Pakistan
	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s	32/1s	30/1s	30/1s
	Spread	Spread	Spread	Spread	Spread	Spread
	Cotton = 100	Cotton = 100	Cotton = 100	1 Year=100	1 Year=100	1 Year=100

Feb 25	145	152	171	100	100	100
Mar 25	144	155	176	100	102	103
Apr 25	147	154	178	101	101	105
May 25	146	154	174	101	101	102
Jun 25	141	150	180	99	100	101
Jul 25	137	148	184	95	97	108
Aug 25	140	146	186	96	96	109
Sep 25	140	142	190	97	94	111
Oct 25	143	146	195	99	96	115
Nov 25	143	148	195	99	97	114
Dec 25	142	150	190	98	99	111
Jan 26	135	155	187	93	102	109
Feb 26	135	156	187	93	103	110

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