I remember reading an article a few months ago that the prices were going up due to weather conditions all over the world. Here is another article on it:
http://news.yahoo.com/spike-cotton-p...160432970.html
Unfortunately, it is the trickle down effect and like someone else said, the LQS's are not volume buyers, but even the big buyers are raising prices. That said there are still sources, especially online, that have good sales.