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Cotton to Hides Ratio
The cotton to hides ratio is 0.01517 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Hides at $56.69 per Pound.
Prices as of Sep 16, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Hides ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.01517 lbs of hides
Inverse (HIDE/CT): 65.92 — one Pound of hides buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$0.8600
per Pound
Hides
¢56.69
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ US Cents per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of hides per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:19:25 GMT.
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These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and US Cents). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
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 lbs of Hides one Lb 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 per Pound ÷ Hides price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of hides per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ ¢56.69 = 0.01517. The inverse is 65.92.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to hides ratio today?
The cotton to hides ratio is 0.01517 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Hides at ¢56.69 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to hides ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the hides price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of hides per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to hides ratio?
The inverse, hides to cotton, is 65.92 — how many Pounds of cotton one Pound of hides buys.