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Cotton to Shrimp Ratio
The cotton to shrimp ratio is 0.2865 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Shrimp at $6.54 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and shrimp per kilogram, 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, 1:26 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Shrimp ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 0.2865 kg of shrimp
Inverse (SHRIMP/CT): 3.490 — one kilogram of shrimp buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Shrimp
$6.54
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 13:26:13 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and shrimp per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Cotton to Shrimp ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/SHRIMP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Shrimp price chart below.
CT/SHRIMP ratio line
How many kg of Shrimp one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/SHRIMP over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/SHRIMP ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/SHRIMP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/SHRIMP over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Cotton and Shrimp 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 shrimp ratio
Cotton to Shrimp ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Shrimp 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 shrimp per kilogram, 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 ÷ $6.54 per kilogram = 0.2865. The inverse is 3.490.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4363.87 |
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| 6 | PL | 1838.47 | |
| 7 | PA | 1315.20 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to shrimp ratio today?
The cotton to shrimp ratio is 0.2865 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Shrimp at $6.54 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to shrimp ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the shrimp 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 shrimp ratio?
The inverse, shrimp to cotton, is 3.490 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of shrimp buys.