# Of Cotton (Not Knitted Or Crocheted) trade prices and signals...

The featured reported corridor is China to Japan, with a unit value of $26,306.61 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | China to USA | $13,101.3 | $27,476.92 | -52.3% | 820.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Ghana | $21,075.57 | $21,075.57 | 0% | 309.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $20,212.04 | $27,620.69 | -26.8% | 275.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Kyrgyzstan | $79,463.04 | $21,858.71 | +263.5% | 53 t |
| 2023 | India to USA | $16,772.9 | $27,476.92 | -39% | 177.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Philippines | $14,809.31 | $18,016.53 | -17.8% | 189.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Germany | $15,115.66 | $58,851.39 | -74.3% | 157.2 t |
| 2023 | USA to Saudi Arabia | $18,016.29 | $18,017.74 | -0% | 90.5 t |
| 2023 | China to United Kingdom | $19,558.82 | $57,761.9 | -66.1% | 80.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $16,303.06 | $17,645.69 | -7.6% | 94.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $12,552.61 | $24,110.34 | -47.9% | 99.2 t |
| 2023 | Malaysia to Japan | $50,717.31 | $27,620.69 | +83.6% | 23.5 t |
| 2023 | China to France | $18,871.85 | $24,800 | -23.9% | 54.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $12,999.31 | $32,148.15 | -59.6% | 70.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $409.29 | $14,290.13 | -97.1% | 1,900.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Spain | $13,889.55 | $37,500 | -63% | 53.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Belgium | $13,773.78 | $29,691.75 | -53.6% | 53.3 t |
| 2023 | Viet Nam to Japan | $69,395.04 | $27,620.69 | +151.2% | 10.4 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Myanmar | $3,352.62 | $6,520.3 | -48.6% | 190.8 t |
| 2023 | Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan | $21,858.71 | $21,858.71 | 0% | 24.5 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to Oman | $16,460.59 | $16,454.79 | +0% | 31.8 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Japan | $41,777.46 | $27,620.69 | +51.3% | 12 t |
| 2023 | India to Japan | $26,221.73 | $27,620.69 | -5.1% | 19 t |
| 2023 | China to South Africa | $12,769.18 | $42,500 | -70% | 36.3 t |
| 2023 | India to Netherlands | $13,751.14 | $24,000 | -42.7% | 33.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $17,050.1 | $18,307.69 | -6.9% | 26.8 t |
| 2023 | Singapore to Malaysia | $14,290.13 | $14,290.13 | 0% | 29.6 t |
| 2023 | India to France | $21,335.85 | $24,800 | -14% | 19.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Chile | $7,713.57 | $73,142.86 | -89.5% | 45.6 t |
| 2023 | Uzbekistan to Russia | $17,106.62 | $24,110.34 | -29% | 20.5 t |
| 2023 | France to Japan | $762,986.52 | $27,620.69 | +2,662.4% | 0.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Netherlands | $17,897.64 | $24,000 | -25.4% | 17.3 t |
| 2023 | Serbia to Italy | $15,685.21 | $54,625 | -71.3% | 19.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Italy | $17,309.33 | $54,625 | -68.3% | 17.6 t |
| 2023 | India to Sri Lanka | $27,851.7 | $12,667.77 | +119.9% | 10.8 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $40.8M | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | $58.0M | +42% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | $58.2M | +0.4% | +13% |
| 2013 | $53.8M | -7.5% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | $54.4M | +1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | $47.5M | -12.7% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | $46.9M | -1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | $44.6M | -4.8% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | $43.0M | -3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | $38.8M | -9.9% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | $29.2M | -24.6% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | $10.0M | -65.7% | -38.4% |
| 2022 | $10.0M | -0.8% | -36.4% |
| 2023 | $9.2M | -7.6% | -32% |
| 2024 | $8.7M | -5.9% | -4.8% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._