Cotton Climbs to Highest Since 2024 on Tight Supply Outlook

A cotton harvest at a farm in Bronwood, Georgia. — A cotton harvest at a farm in Bronwood, Georgia.
Photographer: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg

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By Beatriz Amat

April 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC

Cotton futures in New York surged to the highest since December 2024 as traders weigh a preliminary government US planting report against an outlook for tighter global supplies this year.

The most-active contract rose as much as 1.4%, to 71.93 cents per pound.