The A-Index of world cotton prices (the red line) generally parallels ICE cotton futures (the green line) at a premium.  China’s internal cotton price (the blue line) is usually higher than world prices, and this has been the case in recent months with the uptrend in Chinese prices.  For the week ending April 16, Chinese cotton prices declined at first before rising, while the A-Index of world cotton prices rose, reset, and leveled off.