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Coffee Arabica to Cotton Ratio
The coffee arabica to cotton ratio is 3.652 — Coffee Arabica at $3.25 per Pound divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coffee Arabica to Cotton ratio
1.000 Lb of coffee arabica = 3.652 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/CA): 0.2738 — one Pound of cotton buys that much coffee arabica.
Below its 1 year average. (19th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coffee Arabica
$3.25
per Pound
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Pound of coffee arabica. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:34 GMT.
1Y average
4.626
median 4.492
1Y low
3.023
May 11, 2026
1Y high
6.477
Oct 23, 2025
Normal band
3.680–5.571
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.03σ
251 observations
Coffee Arabica to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CA/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coffee Arabica / Cotton price chart below.
CA/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one Lb of Coffee Arabica buys, over 1Y.
CA/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CA/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coffee Arabica 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 coffee arabica to cotton ratio
Coffee Arabica to Cotton ratio = Coffee Arabica price per Pound ÷ Cotton price per Pound
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $3.25 ÷ $0.8900 = 3.652. The inverse is 0.2738.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the coffee arabica to cotton ratio today?
The coffee arabica to cotton ratio is 3.652 — Coffee Arabica at $3.25 per Pound divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coffee arabica to cotton ratio?
Divide the coffee arabica price per Pound 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 Pound of coffee arabica.
What is the inverse of the coffee arabica to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to coffee arabica, is 0.2738 — how many Pounds of coffee arabica one Pound of cotton buys.