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

Southeast Asia · VN · Ho Chi Minh mill-delivered

Vietnam

A base-grade ICE bale in Vietnam is $464.64+11.0% versus the US nearby.

Bale

$464.64

217.7 kg net

Cents per pound

96.8 ¢

SLM 1-1/16″ equivalent

vs ICE

+11.0%

Rank 12 of 41

Bales per $1,000

2.15

US buys 2.39

Local quote

Currency
VND · dong
FX / USD
26,150 VND
Per kilogram
55,805.99 VND
Per bale
12,150,336 VND
Implied PPP
29,015.589 VND / USD
Market FX
26,150.000 VND / USD

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

The physical

Role
Import mill
Production
1K bales
Mill use
7.2M bales
Source
Ho Chi Minh mill-delivered
Tier
mill

World's fastest-growing spinner. Entirely import-dependent; US, Brazilian and West African growths set the mill.

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