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Cotton to Coffee Arabica Ratio
The cotton to coffee arabica ratio is 0.3102 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by Coffee Arabica at $2.74 per pound.
Prices as of Sep 21, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Coffee Arabica ratio
1.000 lb of cotton = 0.3102 lb of coffee arabica
Inverse (CA/CT): 3.224 — one pound of coffee arabica buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (96th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8500
per pound
Coffee Arabica
$2.74
per pound
Unit basis: USD per pound ÷ USD per pound. Both legs are priced in US dollars per pound, so the dollars and the pounds cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:56:16 GMT.
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1Y average
0.2349
median 0.2366
1Y low
0.1544
Oct 23, 2025
1Y high
0.3308
May 11, 2026
Normal band
0.1856–0.2842
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.53σ
251 observations
Cotton to Coffee Arabica ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/CA ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Coffee Arabica price chart below.
CT/CA ratio line
How many lb of Coffee Arabica one lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/CA ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/CA ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Coffee Arabica prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cotton to coffee arabica ratio
Cotton to Coffee Arabica ratio = Cotton price in USD per pound ÷ Coffee Arabica price in USD per pound
Both legs are priced in US dollars per pound, so the dollars and the pounds cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8500 per pound ÷ $2.74 per pound = 0.3102. The inverse is 3.224.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to coffee arabica ratio today?
The cotton to coffee arabica ratio is 0.3102 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by Coffee Arabica at $2.74 per pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to coffee arabica ratio?
Divide the cotton price per pound by the coffee arabica price per pound. Both legs are priced in US dollars per pound, so the dollars and the pounds cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the cotton to coffee arabica ratio?
The inverse, coffee arabica to cotton, is 3.224 — how many pounds of cotton one pound of coffee arabica buys.