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Cotton to Hides Ratio

The cotton to hides ratio is 1.499 Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Hides at $1.25 per kilogram.

Cotton is quoted per pound and hides per pound, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.

Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
HIDE · US Cents per Pound

Cotton to Hides ratio

1.499

1.000 kg of cotton = 1.499 kg of hides

Inverse (HIDE/CT): 0.6669 — one kilogram of hides buys that much cotton.

Cotton

$1.87

per kilogram

Hides

$1.25

per kilogram

quoted US Cents 56.69 per Pound

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.

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Cotton is quoted per pound and hides per pound, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.

Cotton to Hides ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/HIDE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Hides price chart below.

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CT/HIDE ratio line

How many kg of Hides one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.

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CT/HIDE ratio candles

Open, high, low and close of the CT/HIDE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.

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Cotton and Hides 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 hides ratio

Cotton to Hides ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Hides 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 hides per pound, 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 ÷ $1.25 per kilogram = 1.499. The inverse is 0.6669.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to hides ratio today?

The cotton to hides ratio is 1.499 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Hides at $1.25 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.

How do you calculate the cotton to hides ratio?

Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the hides 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 hides ratio?

The inverse, hides to cotton, is 0.6669 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of hides buys.