ICE Futures U.S. Cotton No. 2 · Dec 2026 87.24 ¢/lb · Base-grade bale $418.75 · Cash / spot 79.98 ¢/lb · Cotlook A 92.4 ¢/lb · SLM 1-1/16″ color 41 leaf 4 staple 34 · 480 lb net USDA statistical bale · As of 11 September 2026

East Asia · CN · CC Index 3128B / ZCE

China

A base-grade ICE bale in China is $568.32+35.7% versus the US nearby.

Bale

$568.32

217.7 kg net

Cents per pound

118.4 ¢

SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent

vs ICE

+35.7%

Rank 1 of 41

Bales per $1,000

1.76

US buys 2.39

Local quote

Currency
CNY · yuan
FX / USD
7.120 CNY
Per kilogram
18.59 CNY
Per bale
4,046 CNY
Implied PPP
9.663 CNY / USD
Market FX
7.120 CNY / USD

The implied PPP rate is richer than the market rate — yuan looks overvalued on a cotton basket.

The physical

Role
Producer and mill
Production
27.6M bales
Mill use
35.5M bales
Source
CC Index 3128B / ZCE
Tier
exchange

Domestic 3128B mill-delivered. Import quotas and the sliding-scale tariff keep Xinjiang cotton structurally above ICE — the widest producer premium in the index.

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