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

North Africa · EG · Upland mill equivalent

Egypt

A base-grade ICE bale in Egypt is $448.80+7.2% versus the US nearby.

Bale

$448.80

217.7 kg net

Cents per pound

93.5 ¢

SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent

vs ICE

+7.2%

Rank 18 of 41

Bales per $1,000

2.23

US buys 2.39

Local quote

Currency
EGP · pound
FX / USD
48.400 EGP
Per kilogram
99.77 EGP
Per bale
21,722 EGP
Implied PPP
51.873 EGP / USD
Market FX
48.400 EGP / USD

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

The physical

Role
Producer and mill
Production
450K bales
Mill use
700K bales
Source
Upland mill equivalent
Tier
mill

Upland mill equivalent only. Extra-long-staple Giza still trades roughly 1.8–2.2× this quote and is not in the ranking.

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