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Cotton to Pork Belly Ratio
The cotton to pork belly ratio is 0.9400 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Pork Belly at $1.99 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and pork belly per hundredweight, 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, 3:45 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Pork Belly ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 0.9400 kg of pork belly
Inverse (PORK-BELLY/CT): 1.064 — one kilogram of pork belly buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (91th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Pork Belly
$1.99
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 15:45:10 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and pork belly per hundredweight, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
0.6441
median 0.5778
1Y low
0.5011
Aug 13, 2026
1Y high
1.007
Sep 16, 2026
Normal band
0.4945–0.7936
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.98σ
32 observations
Cotton to Pork Belly ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PORK-BELLY ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Pork Belly price chart below.
CT/PORK-BELLY ratio line
How many kg of Pork Belly one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PORK-BELLY ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PORK-BELLY ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Pork Belly 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 pork belly ratio
Cotton to Pork Belly ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Pork Belly 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 pork belly per hundredweight, 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 ÷ $1.99 per kilogram = 0.9400. The inverse is 1.064.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to pork belly ratio today?
The cotton to pork belly ratio is 0.9400 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Pork Belly at $1.99 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to pork belly ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the pork belly 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 pork belly ratio?
The inverse, pork belly to cotton, is 1.064 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of pork belly buys.