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

Middle East · IR · Domestic mill, unofficial FX

Iran

A base-grade ICE bale in Iran is $333.12-20.4% versus the US nearby.

Bale

$333.12

217.7 kg net

Cents per pound

69.4 ¢

SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent

vs ICE

-20.4%

Rank 41 of 41

Bales per $1,000

3.00

US buys 2.39

Local quote

Currency
IRR · rial
FX / USD
42,000 IRR
Per kilogram
64,260.26 IRR
Per bale
13,991,040 IRR
Implied PPP
33,411.279 IRR / USD
Market FX
42,000.000 IRR / USD

The implied PPP rate is cheaper than the market rate — rial looks undervalued on a cotton basket.

The physical

Role
Producer and mill
Production
180K bales
Mill use
450K bales
Source
Domestic mill, unofficial FX
Tier
estimate

Thin market. Sanctions distort both the rial and physical availability. Treated as an estimate, not a deliverable ICE equivalent.

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