What is the price of cotton per kilogram/pound in Myanmar today?
The retail price range for Myanmar cotton is between US$ 0.74 and US$ 2.22 per kilogram or between US$ 0.34 and US$ 1.01 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cotton in Myanmar
The retail price range in Kyat for cotton is between MMK 1,571.65 and MMK 4,714.95 per kilogram or between MMK 712.77 and MMK 2,138.30 per pound(lb) in Naypyitaw and Yangon.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Myanmar cotton is between US$ 0.52 and US$ 1.55 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 0.70 per pound(lb).
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Myanmar Cotton Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of cotton from Myanmar over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 2.21 US dollars, followed by a significant increase to 3.25 US dollars in 2018. The price then decreased to 2.23 US dollars in 2020, before dropping further to 2.03 US dollars in 2021. This suggests that the export price of cotton from Myanmar has been quite volatile in recent years. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are 2.17 US dollars and 2.25 US dollars respectively.Myanmar Cotton Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cotton into Myanmar over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was $2.21, followed by a significant increase to $3.25 in 2018. This was followed by a slight increase to $3.44 in 2019. However, the price dropped to $2.23 in 2020 and further decreased to $2.03 in 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cotton into Myanmar will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be $2.03 in 2023 and $2.04 in 2024.Export values for Myanmar cotton
The total values in export for cotton in Myanmar were US$ 7,481, US$ 13,753, US$ 8,904 and US$ 18,778 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Myanmar: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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Myanmar cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Myanmar exported 5,454 tonnes of cotton. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Myanmar cotton (processed category) has escalated, with a change of 100.073 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports decreased by -12.39% earning the exporter US$18.78m for the year 2019. Myanmar's cotton exports are categorised as:
- Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
- Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
- Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
- Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
- Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
- Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
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Myanmar cotton export values
In 2019, Myanmar exported cotton with a value of 18.78m USD, an increment of 110.92% from 2018's total cotton export of 8.904m USD. The yearly growth in value of Myanmar cotton between 2017 to 2018 was -35.258%.
The per year variation in the volume of Myanmar's cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -12.39 pc when compared to a variation of 100.073% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Myanmar's share of the world's total cotton's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Myanmar holds number 19 in world exports of cotton.
Export markets for Myanmar cotton ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Myanmar is a net exporter of cotton. The annual growth of Myanmar cotton in value between 2015 to 2019 was -30%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -20%, per annum.
Myanmar bought 1,643 tonnes of cotton in 2019.