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

Central Asia · TM · State crop, Ashgabat

Turkmenistan

A base-grade ICE bale in Turkmenistan is $379.68-9.3% versus the US nearby.

Bale

$379.68

217.7 kg net

Cents per pound

79.1 ¢

SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent

vs ICE

-9.3%

Rank 35 of 41

Bales per $1,000

2.63

US buys 2.39

Local quote

Currency
TMT · manat
FX / USD
3.500 TMT
Per kilogram
6.10 TMT
Per bale
1,329 TMT
Implied PPP
3.173 TMT / USD
Market FX
3.500 TMT / USD

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

The physical

Role
Producer
Production
800K bales
Mill use
420K bales
Source
State crop, Ashgabat
Tier
estimate

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.

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