M.A.T.G.A ★ USA — One Textile Co.
Global Cotton Benchmark Price
Cost buildup from raw US cotton to finished 30/1 yarn — across Open-End, Ring-Spun, and Pima lanes
Cost Buildup: Farm Gate to US Consumer
Three representative yarn pathways show how raw cotton value compounds through ginning, international spinning, freight, tariffs, and distribution to arrive at the final US landed price per pound.
| Cost Stage (per lb) | Open-End Yarn Upland / Rotor-Spun |
Ring-Spun Yarn Upland / Ring-Spun |
Pima Ring-Spun Supima / Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Raw Cotton (US Farm Gate) | $0.65 | $0.65 | $1.75 |
| 2 Ginning, Classing & Baling | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.10 |
| 3 Domestic Transport to Port | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 4 Ocean Freight (US → Asia) | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 5 Foreign Spinning (Labor + Overhead) | $0.40 | $0.80 | $1.00 |
| 6 Spinning Waste / Fiber Loss | 12% → +$0.15 | 15% → +$0.25 | 18% → +$0.53 |
| 7 Return Freight (Yarn → US) | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 8 US Import Duties & Tariffs | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.12 |
| 9 US Warehousing & Distribution | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| = Landed Yarn Cost | ~$1.59 | ~$2.13 | ~$3.85 |
| 10 Distributor Margin | 20% | 22% | 15% |
| = Final US Consumer Price | ~$1.90 | ~$2.59 | ~$4.42 |
Value Chain Markup Analysis
Where the money goes — from raw fiber to final consumer price.
Open-End Yarn
Upland / Rotor-Spun
Total Markup (Final ÷ Raw)
2.9×
Foreign Value-Add per lb
$0.68
Foreign VA as % of Final
35.5%
Ring-Spun Yarn
Upland / Ring-Spun
Total Markup (Final ÷ Raw)
4.0×
Foreign Value-Add per lb
$1.20
Foreign VA as % of Final
46.1%
Pima Ring-Spun
Supima / Luxury
Total Markup (Final ÷ Raw)
2.5×
Foreign Value-Add per lb
$1.76
Foreign VA as % of Final
39.7%
Keep American Value in America
If 30/1 Pima yarn is spun domestically (Yuma, AZ), the foreign value-add of ~$1.76/lb stays in the US economy. FIRSTSPUN represents a fully domestic path from Supima cotton to premium ring-spun yarn — eliminating round-trip ocean freight, reducing lead times, and reinvesting spinning labor into American communities.
Data Sources & References
- USDA AMS Weekly Cotton Market Review, March 2026 — Upland spot ~$0.65/lb
- USDA Cotton Outlook, Feb 2026 — farm price forecast $0.63/lb
- Fibre2Fashion / TexPro — Pima (Supima) ~$3.80/kg CFR Far East
- Textile Exchange CFMB Fiber Conversion Methodology
- FRED PPI: Spun Cotton Yarns (WPU032601), Nov 2025
- Industry benchmark: 30/1 Pima ring-spun US price $4.50/lb