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Disclaimer: This web page is designed to aid farmers with their marketing and risk management decisions. The risk of loss in trading futures, options, forward contracts, and hedge-to-arrive can be substantial and no warranty is given or implied by the author or any other party. Each farmer must consider whether such marketing strategies are appropriate for his or her situation. This web page does not represent the views of Kansas State University. 
Historical Cotton Market  Prices and MPCI                   
Price Elections                             
    NYCE Cotton December     NYCE Cotton October          
      CRC       Dec 15-Jan 14 CRC CRC            
      Cotton       Cotton Cotton   Sep     RMA  
    Jan 15 to Feb 14 High Low   Nov % High Low    Avg. % RA Cotton
    Plant Price Price   Harv.  Avg. Price Plant Price Price   Harv. Change Price Volatile  Price Long
  Year Price Factor Factor Price Change Change Price Factor Factor Price Change  Elec. Staple
                               
1 2008 0.77 0.091 0.091       0.74 0.058 0.058       0.20 0.66 1.20
2 2007 0.59 0.046 0.046 0.62     0.58 0.065 0.065 0.61     0.16 0.52 1.18
3 2006 0.60 0.056 0.056 0.49 (0.11) -18.3% 0.57 0.067 0.067 0.51 (0.06) -10.5% 0.19 0.52 1.05
4 2005 0.50 0.052 0.052 0.50 0.00 0.0% 0.48 0.067 0.067 0.50 0.02 4.2% 0.21 0.52 0.95
5 2004 0.68 0.070 0.070 0.46 (0.22) -32.4% 0.67 0.067 0.067 0.51 (0.16) -23.9% 0.17 0.60 1.00
6 2003 0.59 0.060 0.060 0.73 0.14 23.7% 0.57 0.340 0.340 0.62 0.05 8.8% 0.14 0.52 0.80
7 2002 0.43 0.580 0.560 0.48 0.05 11.6% 0.42 0.424 0.424 0.42 0.00 0.0%   0.52 0.83
8 2001 0.61 0.580 0.560 0.34 (0.27) -44.3% 0.64 0.237 0.246 0.36 (0.28) -43.8%   0.62 1.00
9 2000 0.61 0.590 0.570 0.65 0.04 6.6% 0.55 0.239 0.246 0.63 0.08 14.5%   0.61 0.83
10 1999 0.62     0.50 (0.12) -18.7% 0.64 0.700 0.680 0.51 (0.13) -20.2%   0.65 1.00
11 1998 0.72     0.66 (0.06) -8.6% 0.72     0.73 0.01 1.9%   0.70 1.00
12 1997 0.77     0.71 (0.06) -7.5% 0.77     0.72 (0.05) -5.9%   0.69 1.15
13 1996 0.78     0.72 (0.05) -7.0% 0.79     0.74 (0.05) -5.9%   0.67 n/a
14 1995 0.74     0.86 0.12 15.5% 0.77     0.89 0.12 15.1%   0.68 n/a
15 1994 0.69     0.74 0.04 6.5% 0.67     0.70 0.03 4.4%   0.59 n/a
16 1993 0.61     0.59 (0.02) -3.3% 0.60     0.57 (0.03) -5.4%   0.59 n/a
17 1992 0.61     0.56 (0.05) -8.1% 0.64     0.57 (0.07) -11.1%   0.59 n/a
18 1991 0.66     0.58 (0.08) -11.4% 0.68     0.65 (0.03) -5.1%   0.56 n/a
19 1990 0.65     0.74 0.10 14.8% 0.65     0.74 0.09 13.6%   0.56 n/a
20 1989 0.58     0.72 0.14 23.5% 0.58     0.73 0.15 25.8%   0.55  
21 1988 0.61     0.55 (0.06) -10.1% 0.65     0.54 (0.11) -17.6%   0.60  
22 1987 0.55     0.69 0.14 24.6% 0.57     0.75 0.18 31.5%   0.48  
23 1986 0.49     0.48 (0.00) -0.4% 0.51     0.41 (0.10) -19.0%   0.55  
24 1985 0.67     0.61 (0.06) -9.3% 0.68     0.59 (0.09) -12.8%   0.65  
25 1984 0.72     0.65 (0.06) -8.9% 0.74     0.64 (0.10) -13.2%   0.70  
26 1983 0.68     0.79 0.11 16.6% 0.68     0.77 0.09 13.4%   0.70  
27 1982 0.72     0.63 (0.09) -12.8% 0.69     0.63 (0.06) -8.1%   0.70  
28 1981 0.84     0.63 (0.21) -25.0% 0.88     0.64 (0.24) -27.1%   0.60  
29 1980 0.76     0.89 0.13 16.4% 0.75     0.92 0.17 22.6%   0.50  
30 1979 0.64     0.68 0.04 6.4% 0.67     0.64 (0.03) -4.5%   0.45  
31 1978 0.59     0.68 0.09 15.0% 0.57     0.62 0.05 9.5%   0.35  
32 1977 0.66     0.51 (0.15) -22.9% 0.70     0.52 (0.18) -26.3%   0.35  
33 1976 0.58     0.80 0.22 38.2% 0.59     0.76 0.17 28.4%   0.35  
34 1975 0.44     0.54 0.10 22.4% 0.41     0.53 0.12 30.1%   0.35  
35 1974 0.66     0.42 (0.24) -36.8% 0.71     0.49 (0.22) -31.1%   0.25  
36 1973 0.33     0.73 0.40 121.6% 0.34     0.89 0.55 162.9%   0.25  
                               
Average Price 0.63     0.63 0.001   0.64     0.63 (0.001)        
Sd. Deviation 0.11     0.13 0.142   0.12     0.14 0.157        
Max Price Increase      0.403           0.554        
Max Price Decrease      (0.270)           (0.280)        

 
 
 
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