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Butter to Cotton Ratio
The butter to cotton ratio is 4888 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of butter = 4,887.6 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/BUTTER): 0.0002046 — one Pound of cotton buys that much butter.
Below its 1 year average. (15th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:24 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (EUR and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
6490
median 6385
1Y low
4475
May 11, 2026
1Y high
10066
Aug 27, 2025
Normal band
5067–7913
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.13σ
250 observations
Butter to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Cotton price chart below.
BUTTER/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the butter to cotton ratio
Butter to Cotton ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $0.8900 = 4888. The inverse is 0.0002046.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to cotton ratio today?
The butter to cotton ratio is 4888 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to cotton ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to butter, is 0.0002046 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Pound of cotton buys.