In records going back to 2001, the highest monthly average for Cotton in India was ₹10,057/quintal in May 2022, while the weakest month on record is May 2002 (₹1,529/quintal).
Record high (monthly avg)
₹10,057
May 2022
Single-day record
₹22,430
August 2021 · Vankaner
Record low (monthly avg)
₹1,529
May 2002
₹/quintal · weighted average across all reporting mandis in India
| Year | Average | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | ₹7,589 | ▲ 8.0% |
| 2025 | ₹7,025 | ▲ 1.1% |
| 2024 | ₹6,951 | ▼ 2.7% |
| 2023 | ₹7,144 | ▼ 18.1% |
| 2022 | ₹8,724 | ▲ 31.2% |
| 2021 | ₹6,647 | ▲ 37.3% |
| 2020 |
2000s
₹2,274
avg/quintal
2010s
₹4,443
avg/quintal
2020s
₹6,989
avg/quintal
The full month-by-month 25-year chart and CSV download are available with Mandi Pro.
| ₹4,842 |
| ▼ 7.5% |
| 2019 | ₹5,236 | ▲ 6.4% |
| 2018 | ₹4,922 | ▲ 1.5% |
| 2017 | ₹4,851 | ▲ 6.4% |
| 2016 | ₹4,557 | ▲ 11.9% |
| 2015 | ₹4,073 | ▼ 8.4% |
| 2014 | ₹4,448 | ▲ 1.4% |
| 2013 | ₹4,388 | ▲ 10.7% |
| 2012 | ₹3,964 | ▼ 11.8% |
| 2011 | ₹4,492 | ▲ 28.3% |
| 2010 | ₹3,501 | ▲ 24.6% |
| 2009 | ₹2,809 | ▲ 5.6% |
| 2008 | ₹2,660 | ▲ 21.2% |
| 2007 | ₹2,194 | ▲ 13.4% |
| 2006 | ₹1,935 | ▲ 0.7% |
| 2005 | ₹1,922 | ▼ 13.4% |
| 2004 | ₹2,219 | ▼ 6.0% |
| 2003 | ₹2,360 | ▲ 24.4% |
| 2002 | ₹1,897 | ▼ 23.0% |
| 2001 | ₹2,464 | — |
