West Africa · BJ · West African FOB
Benin
A base-grade ICE bale in Benin is $413.28 — -1.3% versus the US nearby.
Bale
$413.28
217.7 kg net
Cents per pound
86.1 ¢
SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent
vs ICE
-1.3%
Rank 26 of 41
Bales per $1,000
2.42
US buys 2.39
Local quote
- Currency
- XOF · CFA franc
- FX / USD
- 564 XOF
- Per kilogram
- 1,070.57 XOF
- Per bale
- 233,090 XOF
- Implied PPP
- 556.630 XOF / USD
- Market FX
- 564.000 XOF / USD
The implied PPP rate is cheaper than the market rate — CFA franc looks undervalued on a cotton basket.
The physical
- Role
- Producer
- Production
- 1.3M bales
- Mill use
- 20K bales
- Source
- West African FOB
- Tier
- cotlook
Quote is an SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent at the mill or gin, converted at survey FX against ICE Dec 2026 at 87.24 ¢/lb.