Cotton Price.
Cotton is the Sahel's great cash crop — Benin, Mali and Burkina Faso rank among the world's top exporters of lint, and millions of smallholder incomes ride on the seasonal producer price. The global benchmark sets the tone; the CFA-zone producer prices decide what the farmer earns.
Country-level prices
What the farmer is actually paid — farmgate, exchange and export prices the global benchmark never shows.
Country-level farmgate and exchange prices for cotton — sourced from Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso regulators — are being wired in. Each will carry its source, cadence and as-of date.
Benchmark price history
Africa's role
The global benchmark is sourced from public EIA/FRED series. African country-level prices are seasonal regulator announcements and exchange reports, each stored with its source, cadence and as-of date. Prices are for informational purposes only and are not real-time.