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Cotton to Soda Ash Ratio
The cotton to soda ash ratio is 1.785 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Soda Ash at $1.05 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and soda ash 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, 5:47 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Soda Ash ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 1.785 kg of soda ash
Inverse (SODASH/CT): 0.5603 — one kilogram of soda ash buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (88th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Soda Ash
$1.05
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 17:47:00 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and soda ash per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
1.383
median 1.255
1Y low
1.104
Dec 16, 2025
1Y high
2.014
Aug 31, 2026
Normal band
1.144–1.622
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.68σ
248 observations
Cotton to Soda Ash ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/SODASH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Soda Ash price chart below.
CT/SODASH ratio line
How many kg of Soda Ash one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/SODASH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/SODASH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Soda Ash 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 soda ash ratio
Cotton to Soda Ash ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Soda Ash 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 soda ash 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 ÷ $1.05 per kilogram = 1.785. The inverse is 0.5603.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to soda ash ratio today?
The cotton to soda ash ratio is 1.785 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Soda Ash at $1.05 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to soda ash ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the soda ash 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 soda ash ratio?
The inverse, soda ash to cotton, is 0.5603 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of soda ash buys.