Cotton Yarn Price
Cotton yarn price — what drives it, and how to get a firm quote
Cotton yarn price moves with the cotton market, count, spin type and quality, so a number quoted last month is not a quote today. India produced 290.91 lakh bales in 2025-26 against 328 lakh consumed, and 62% of the crop is rain-fed. Here is what drives the price, and how to get a firm quote against your spec.
What drives cotton yarn price
Several levers set the rate. Understanding them helps you read a quote and buy smart.
Cotton (raw material) cost
The biggest driver — it moves with the crop and market.
Count
Finer counts (higher Ne) cost more per kg.
Combed vs carded
Combed costs more (lower realisation, higher quality).
Blend & fibre
Polyester, viscose and specialty fibres shift the rate.
Quality & consistency
Documented strength and evenness carry a premium that saves on rejects.
Quantity
Programme volumes can improve pricing.
| Lever | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Higher count (finer) | Increases price per kg |
| Combed vs carded | Combed is higher |
| Two-fold (TFO) | Adds twisting cost |
| Dyed vs grey | Dyeing adds cost |
| Larger programme | Can lower unit price |
How to get an accurate cotton yarn price
- Share the count (e.g. 30s Ne)
- Fibre / blend and ratio
- Combed, carded or open-end
- Single or double (TFO)
- Grey or dyed (with shade)
- Quantity and delivery location
Because cotton yarn prices move with the market, we do not publish fixed rates — instead we quote firm, current pricing to your exact spec, fast. Model a blend’s cost with our blend cost calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the price of cotton yarn in India?
It varies with the cotton market, count, spin and quality, so it changes over time. Share your spec and quantity and we will send a firm, current quote.
Why do you not list fixed cotton yarn prices?
Cotton yarn prices move with the raw-cotton market; a fixed list would quickly be out of date. We quote firm pricing to your exact spec instead.
What information do you need to quote?
Count, fibre/blend, spin, fold, grey or dyed shade, quantity and delivery location.
What actually moves cotton yarn prices
Four published figures explain most of the movement in a quotation.
India consumes more cotton than it grows. Production was 290.91 lakh bales (4.95 million tonnes) in 2025-26 provisional, while domestic consumption reached 328 lakh bales (5.58 million tonnes) — a structural gap of roughly 37 lakh bales. A tight domestic balance is the floor under yarn prices (PIB, July 2026).
The support price sets the base. For 2026-27 the MSP was fixed at ₹8,267 per quintal for medium-staple seed cotton and ₹8,667 per quintal for long staple, an increase of ₹557 on the previous season (CACP, via PIB, July 2026).
The monsoon is a price input. About 62% of India’s cotton is grown rain-fed, the remaining 38% under irrigation. A weak monsoon shows up in yarn quotations within weeks, not seasons (PIB, July 2026).
Units matter when comparing quotes. One bale is 170 kg. Candy, bale and kg quotes are not interchangeable, and a quote without its unit is not a quote.
Sources: PIB, White Gold: India’s Cotton Story, 20 July 2026 · TEXPROCIL, Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council · IBEF, Textiles, July 2025
Every figure above carries the year it refers to and the body that published it. None of them are our own estimates.
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