Prices Received by Farmers, Cotton, US Year Month Cotton 1997 Jan 0.679 Feb 0.681 Mar 0.693 Apr 0.676 May 0.683 Jun 0.671 Jul 0.675 Aug 0.671 Sept 0.694 Oct 0.694 Nov 0.679 Dec 0.638 1998 Jan 0.611 Feb 0.625 Mar 0.639 Apr 0.636 May 0.635 Jun 0.697 Jul 0.680 Aug 0.662 Sept 0.659 Oct 0.664 Nov 0.646 Dec 0.606 1999 Jan 0.581 Feb 0.556 Mar 0.551 Apr 0.556 May 0.550 Jun 0.546 Jul 0.538 Aug 0.530 Sep 0.462 Oct 0.463 Nov 0.443 Dec 0.428 2000 Jan 0.431 Feb 0.468 Mar 0.477 Apr 0.454 May 0.476 Jun 0.451 Jul 0.488 Aug 0.513 Sep 0.506 Oct 0.555 Nov 0.580 Dec 0.578 2001 Jan 0.521 Feb 0.485 Mar 0.411 Apr 0.426 May 0.409 Jun 0.392 Jul 0.389 Aug 0.360 Sep 0.385 Oct 0.307 Nov 0.278 Dec 0.308 2002 Jan 0.273 Feb 0.280 Mar 0.284 Apr 0.272 May 0.267 Jun 0.337 Jul 0.353 Aug 0.345 Sep 0.358 Oct 0.394 Nov 0.430 Dec 0.443 2003 Jan 0.455 Feb 0.465 Mar 0.486 Apr 0.454 May 0.459 Jun 0.455 Jul 0.463 Aug 0.463 Sep 0.557 Oct 0.678 Nov 0.630 Dec 0.633 2004 Jan 0.622 Feb 0.619 Mar 0.616 Apr 0.603 May 0.597 Jun 0.599 Jul 0.538 Aug 0.486 Sep 0.506 Oct 0.506 Nov 0.432 Dec 0.393 2005 Jan 0.385 Feb 0.383 Mar 0.403 Apr 0.414 May 0.396 Jun 0.419 Jul 0.411 Aug 0.421 Sep 0.441 Oct 0.485 Nov 0.485 Dec 0.480 2006 Jan 0.486 Feb 0.489 Mar 0.500 Apr 0.485 May 0.464 Jun 0.474 Jul 0.468 Aug 0.442 Sep 0.473 Oct 0.459 Nov 0.474 Dec 0.490 2007 Jan 0.494 Feb 0.474 Mar 0.464 Apr 0.463 May 0.440 Jun 0.454 Jul 0.452 Aug 0.510 Sep 0.520 Oct 0.555 Nov 0.574 Dec 0.596 2008 Jan 0.615 Feb 0.630 Mar 0.630 Apr 0.655 May 0.646 Jun 0.640 Jul 0.662 Aug 0.537 Sep 0.611 Oct 0.588 Nov 0.548 Dec 0.533 2009 Jan 0.460 Feb 0.412 Mar 0.404 Apr 0.447 May 0.449 Jun 0.450 Jul 0.436 Aug 0.477 Sep 0.550 Oct 0.526