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

Europe · TR · Aegean / mill-delivered

Turkey

A base-grade ICE bale in Turkey is $498.24+19.0% versus the US nearby.

Bale

$498.24

217.7 kg net

Cents per pound

103.8 ¢

SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent

vs ICE

+19.0%

Rank 2 of 41

Bales per $1,000

2.01

US buys 2.39

Local quote

Currency
TRY · lira
FX / USD
41.180 TRY
Per kilogram
94.24 TRY
Per bale
20,518 TRY
Implied PPP
48.997 TRY / USD
Market FX
41.180 TRY / USD

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

The physical

Role
Producer and mill
Production
3.2M bales
Mill use
7.6M bales
Source
Aegean / mill-delivered
Tier
mill

Large spinner. Domestic Aegean plus imported growth; mill-delivered quotes sit well above ICE after duty and inland freight.

Same region

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