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Cotton to Soybean Oil Ratio
The cotton to soybean oil ratio is 1.213 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Soybean Oil at $0.7089 per Pound.
Prices as of Sep 16, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Soybean Oil ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 1.213 Lb of soybean oil
Inverse (ZL/CT): 0.8243 — one Pound of soybean oil buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (53th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8600
per Pound
Soybean Oil
¢0.7089
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of soybean oil per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:29:53 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
1.192
median 1.198
1Y low
0.9308
Mar 9, 2026
1Y high
1.408
Aug 27, 2026
Normal band
1.091–1.292
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.21σ
251 observations
Cotton to Soybean Oil ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/ZL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Soybean Oil price chart below.
CT/ZL ratio line
How many Lb of Soybean Oil one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/ZL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/ZL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Soybean Oil 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 soybean oil ratio
Cotton to Soybean Oil ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Soybean Oil price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of soybean oil per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ ¢0.7089 = 1.213. The inverse is 0.8243.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4297.52 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 63.77 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 102.06 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 105.65 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.89 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1775.01 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1299.20 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to soybean oil ratio today?
The cotton to soybean oil ratio is 1.213 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Soybean Oil at ¢0.7089 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to soybean oil ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the soybean oil price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of soybean oil per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to soybean oil ratio?
The inverse, soybean oil to cotton, is 0.8243 — how many Pounds of cotton one Pound of soybean oil buys.