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Cotton to Potassium Chloride Ratio
The cotton to potassium chloride ratio is 4.843 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Potassium Chloride at $0.3869 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and potassium chloride 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 21, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Potassium Chloride ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 4.843 kg of potassium chloride
Inverse (PCL/CT): 0.2065 — one kilogram of potassium chloride buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Potassium Chloride
$0.3869
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 22:41:09 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and potassium chloride 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 Potassium Chloride ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PCL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Potassium Chloride price chart below.
CT/PCL ratio line
How many kg of Potassium Chloride one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/PCL over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/PCL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PCL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cotton and Potassium Chloride 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 potassium chloride ratio
Cotton to Potassium Chloride ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Potassium Chloride 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 potassium chloride 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 ÷ $0.3869 per kilogram = 4.843. The inverse is 0.2065.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to potassium chloride ratio today?
The cotton to potassium chloride ratio is 4.843 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Potassium Chloride at $0.3869 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to potassium chloride ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the potassium chloride 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 potassium chloride ratio?
The inverse, potassium chloride to cotton, is 0.2065 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of potassium chloride buys.