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Cotton to Iron Ore Ratio
The cotton to iron ore ratio is 18.44 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Iron Ore at $0.1016 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and iron ore 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 22, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Iron Ore ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 18.444 kg of iron ore
Inverse (IORECR/CT): 0.05422 — one kilogram of iron ore buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Iron Ore
$0.1016
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 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:10:45 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and iron ore per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Cotton to Iron Ore ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/IORECR ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Iron Ore price chart below.
CT/IORECR ratio line
How many kg of Iron Ore one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
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CT/IORECR ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/IORECR ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cotton and Iron Ore 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 iron ore ratio
Cotton to Iron Ore ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Iron Ore 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 iron ore 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 ÷ $0.1016 per kilogram = 18.44. The inverse is 0.05422.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to iron ore ratio today?
The cotton to iron ore ratio is 18.44 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Iron Ore at $0.1016 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to iron ore ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the iron ore 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 iron ore ratio?
The inverse, iron ore to cotton, is 0.05422 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of iron ore buys.