Cotton Incorporated

Educational Series Podcasts

Cotton prices can seem to be a complicated subject – the Educational Podcast Series is designed to help. This series of podcasts provides an introduction to the cotton market, including an overview of key terms.

A downloadable PDF desk reference of key terms can be found here.

The Crop Year

Learn how the cotton harvest frames discussion of supply & demand.

Educational Series Preview

Please enjoy this brief preview video featuring information from Cotton Incorporated’s Senior Economist.

Asian Prices

Recognize what several commonly cited Asian prices represent.

Introduction to Cotton Futures

Grasp concepts necessary to follow New York futures, also known as ICE futures.

Overview of the A Index

Understand how the A Index is derived and how it can be interpreted.

Counting Cotton

Pick up the rudiments of the balance sheets and Monthly Economic Letter.

Overview of the Global Cotton Market

Identify key cotton countries and which statistics are most important to cotton prices.