What is the price of cotton per kilogram/pound in Botswana today?
The retail price range for Botswana cotton is between US$ 2.92 and US$ 4.87 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 2.21 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cotton in Botswana
The retail price range in Pula for cotton is between BWP 39.47 and BWP 65.79 per kilogram or between BWP 17.90 and BWP 29.84 per pound(lb) in Gaborone and Francistown.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Botswana cotton is between US$ 2.04 and US$ 3.41 per kilogram or between US$ 0.93 and US$ 1.55 per pound(lb).
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Botswana Cotton Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cotton from Botswana over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2010, the price was 0.50 US $ per kg, which dropped to 0.47 US $ per kg in 2011. This trend continued in 2012, when the price fell to 0.42 US $ per kg. In 2013, the price rose slightly to 0.44 US $ per kg, before dropping to 0.33 US $ per kg in 2014. The price then dropped further to 0.25 US $ per kg in 2017 and 2018. The most recent data point is 2021, when the price rose to 1.00 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cotton from Botswana in 2023 will be 0.75 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.50 US $ per kg.The cotton exports from Botswana are classified as:
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
Botswana Cotton Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of cotton into Botswana has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2017, the price was 0.25 US$ per kg, which was the lowest price in the past five years. This was followed by a slight increase in 2018, when the price rose to 0.25 US$ per kg. In 2021, the price rose to 1.0 US$ per kg, which is the highest price in the past five years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of cotton into Botswana will remain around 1.0 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Botswana cotton
The total values in export for cotton in Botswana were US$ 16, US$ 16 and US$ 16 in US dollar thousand for the years 2014, 2017 and 2018 in that order.
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Botswana cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Botswana shipped small quantities of cotton. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Botswana cotton (processed category) has , changing by percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports went down by -100 pc bringing the exporter US$0.00m for the year 2019. Botswana's cotton exports are classified as:
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
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Botswana cotton export values
In 2019, Botswana supplied cotton with a value of 0.00m USD, a reduction of -100.00% from 2018's total cotton export of 0.016m USD. The annual reduction in value of Botswana cotton between 2017 to 2018 was 0 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Botswana's cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -100 percent between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Botswana cotton ( in '000$ )
Botswana's best performing destinations for cotton are Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Botswana bought 31,584 tonnes of cotton in 2019.