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Cotton to Diammonium Phosphate Ratio
The cotton to diammonium phosphate ratio is 2.335 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Diammonium Phosphate at $0.8025 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and diammonium phosphate per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 21, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Diammonium Phosphate ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 2.335 kg of diammonium phosphate
Inverse (DIAPH/CT): 0.4282 — one kilogram of diammonium phosphate buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (75th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Diammonium Phosphate
$0.8025
per kilogram
Unit basis: USD per kilogram ÷ USD per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:43:39 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and diammonium phosphate per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
2.242
median 2.278
1Y low
1.838
Oct 14, 2025
1Y high
2.651
Aug 31, 2026
Normal band
2.075–2.408
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.56σ
250 observations
Cotton to Diammonium Phosphate ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/DIAPH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Diammonium Phosphate price chart below.
CT/DIAPH ratio line
How many kg of Diammonium Phosphate one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/DIAPH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/DIAPH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Diammonium Phosphate 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 diammonium phosphate ratio
Cotton to Diammonium Phosphate ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Diammonium Phosphate price in USD per kilogram
Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Cotton is quoted per pound and diammonium phosphate per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.87 per kilogram ÷ $0.8025 per kilogram = 2.335. The inverse is 0.4282.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to diammonium phosphate ratio today?
The cotton to diammonium phosphate ratio is 2.335 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Diammonium Phosphate at $0.8025 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to diammonium phosphate ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the diammonium phosphate price per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the cotton to diammonium phosphate ratio?
The inverse, diammonium phosphate to cotton, is 0.4282 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of diammonium phosphate buys.