What is the price of cotton per kilogram/pound in Barbados today?
The retail price range for Barbados cotton is between US$ 2.83 and US$ 4.09 per kilogram or between US$ 1.28 and US$ 1.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cotton in Barbados
The retail price range in Barbados Dollar for cotton is between BBD 5.65 and BBD 8.18 per kilogram or between BBD 2.56 and BBD 3.71 per pound(lb) in Bridgetown and Holetown.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Barbados cotton is between US$ 1.98 and US$ 2.86 per kilogram or between US$ 0.90 and US$ 1.30 per pound(lb).
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Barbados Cotton Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cotton from Barbados over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2012, the price was 23.07 US dollars per kg, and in 2013 it decreased to 21.38 US dollars per kg. In 2014, the price increased to 25.67 US dollars per kg, and then decreased slightly to 25.19 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price remained the same at 25.2 US dollars per kg, and then decreased to 25.0 US dollars per kg in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, the price dropped significantly to 12.75 US dollars per kg, and then decreased further to 12.7 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Cotton from Barbados will remain around 12.7 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.The exports of cotton from Barbados are classified as:
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
Barbados Cotton Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cotton into Barbados over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 25.20 US dollars per kg, and in 2017 and 2018, the price was 25.00 US dollars per kg. In 2019, the price dropped to 12.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, the price was 12.70 US dollars per kg. This suggests that the price of Cotton has been decreasing over the last few years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Cotton in 2023 and 2024 will be around 11.50 US dollars per kg and 10.30 US dollars per kg respectively.Export values for Barbados cotton
The total values in export for cotton in Barbados were US$ 252, US$ 350, US$ 150 and US$ 51 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Barbados: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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Barbados cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Barbados sold 4 tonnes of cotton. For 2019 alone, the demand for Barbados cotton (processed category) has gone down, with a change of -33.333 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports decreased by -71.43 percent netting the country US$0.05m for the year 2019. Barbados' cotton exports are categorised as:
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
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Barbados cotton export values
In 2019, Barbados exported cotton valued at 0.05m USD, a reduction of -66.67% from 2018's total cotton export of 0.15m USD. The annual change in value of Barbados cotton between 2017 to 2018 was -57.143%.
The per year variation in the volume of Barbados' cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -71.43% in comparison to a variation of -33.333% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Barbados cotton ( in '000$ )
Barbados' leading destinations for cotton are Italy and China.
Barbados imported 8 tonnes of cotton in 2019.