Cotton Prices Up 6 Percent So Far in 2018

Cotton prices have increased by 4 cents per pound so far in 2018, a rise of about 6 percent, to 80.5 cents as of the end of April, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The seven-market U.S. average cotton spot price, which ended 2017 at slightly over 76 cents per pound, peaked…