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Cocoa to Polyethylene Ratio
The cocoa to polyethylene ratio is 0.7521 — Cocoa at $5,908.68 per Metric Ton divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cocoa to Polyethylene ratio
1.000 T of cocoa = 0.7521 T of polyethylene
Inverse (POL/CC): 1.330 — one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys that much cocoa.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (54th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cocoa
$5,908.68
per Metric Ton
Polyethylene
¥7,856.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Metric Ton of cocoa. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:07 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.6921
median 0.7357
1Y low
0.0001339
Nov 25, 2025
1Y high
1.089
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.4752–0.9089
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.28σ
336 observations
Cocoa to Polyethylene ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CC/POL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cocoa / Polyethylene price chart below.
CC/POL ratio line
How many T of Polyethylene one T of Cocoa buys, over 1Y.
CC/POL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CC/POL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cocoa and Polyethylene prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cocoa to polyethylene ratio
Cocoa to Polyethylene ratio = Cocoa price per Metric Ton ÷ Polyethylene price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polyethylene per Metric Ton of cocoa — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5,908.68 ÷ $7,856.00 = 0.7521. The inverse is 1.330.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cocoa to polyethylene ratio today?
The cocoa to polyethylene ratio is 0.7521 — Cocoa at $5,908.68 per Metric Ton divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cocoa to polyethylene ratio?
Divide the cocoa price per Metric Ton by the polyethylene price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Metric Ton of cocoa.
What is the inverse of the cocoa to polyethylene ratio?
The inverse, polyethylene to cocoa, is 1.330 — how many Metric Tons of cocoa one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys.