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Cotton to RBOB Los Angeles Ratio
The cotton to rbob los angeles ratio is 0.2038 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by RBOB Los Angeles at $4.17 per gallon.
Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to RBOB Los Angeles ratio
1.000 lb of cotton = 0.2038 gal of rbob los angeles
Inverse (RBOB-LA/CT): 4.906 — one gallon of rbob los angeles buys that much cotton.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8500
per pound
RBOB Los Angeles
$4.17
per gallon
Unit basis: USD per pound ÷ USD per gallon. The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per gallon — so the result is a rate: gallons of rbob los angeles per pound of cotton, not a plain count. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:50:01 GMT.
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1Y average
0.2370
median 0.2368
1Y low
0.2038
Sep 15, 2026
1Y high
0.2658
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.2225–0.2516
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.28σ
54 observations
Cotton to RBOB Los Angeles ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/RBOB-LA ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / RBOB Los Angeles price chart below.
CT/RBOB-LA ratio line
How many gal of RBOB Los Angeles one lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/RBOB-LA ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/RBOB-LA ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and RBOB Los Angeles 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 rbob los angeles ratio
Cotton to RBOB Los Angeles ratio = Cotton price in USD per pound ÷ RBOB Los Angeles price in USD per gallon
The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per gallon — so the result is a rate: gallons of rbob los angeles per pound of cotton, not a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8500 per pound ÷ $4.17 per gallon = 0.2038. The inverse is 4.906.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to rbob los angeles ratio today?
The cotton to rbob los angeles ratio is 0.2038 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by RBOB Los Angeles at $4.17 per gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to rbob los angeles ratio?
Divide the cotton price per pound by the rbob los angeles price per gallon. The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per gallon — so the result is a rate: gallons of rbob los angeles per pound of cotton, not a plain count.
What is the inverse of the cotton to rbob los angeles ratio?
The inverse, rbob los angeles to cotton, is 4.906 — how many pounds of cotton one gallon of rbob los angeles buys.