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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.
Cotton to Hides ratio
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.
CT/HIDE ratio line
How many kg of Hides one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/HIDE over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/HIDE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/HIDE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/HIDE over 1Y. Try a longer range.
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.