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Cotton to Soybean Oil Ratio

The cotton to soybean oil ratio is 1.231 Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by Soybean Oil at $0.6904 per pound.

Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
ZL · US Cent per Pound

Cotton to Soybean Oil ratio

1.231-8.49% / 1Y

1.000 lb of cotton = 1.231 lb of soybean oil

Inverse (ZL/CT): 0.8122 — one pound of soybean oil buys that much cotton.

Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (57th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8500

per pound

Soybean Oil

$0.6904

per pound

quoted US Cent 69.05 per Pound

Unit basis: USD per pound ÷ USD per pound. Both legs are priced in US dollars per pound, so the dollars and the pounds cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:57:02 GMT.

Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.

1Y average

1.191

median 1.198

1Y low

0.9308

Mar 9, 2026

1Y high

1.408

Aug 27, 2026

Normal band

1.091–1.290

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

+0.41σ

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 in USD per pound ÷ Soybean Oil price in USD per pound

Both legs are priced in US dollars per pound, so the dollars and the pounds cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.

Worked example, live prices: $0.8500 per pound ÷ $0.6904 per pound = 1.231. The inverse is 0.8122.

Live prices behind the ratio

#SymbolNameRate (USD)
1XAUGold4327.68
2XAGSilver65.83
3WTIOIL-FUTCrude Oil WTI Futures91.60
4BRENTOIL-FUTCrude Oil Brent Futures100.24
5NG-FUTNatural Gas Futures2.93
6PL1818.18
7PA1295.40

Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to soybean oil ratio today?

The cotton to soybean oil ratio is 1.231 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by Soybean Oil at $0.6904 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. Both legs are priced in US dollars per pound, so the dollars and the pounds cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.

What is the inverse of the cotton to soybean oil ratio?

The inverse, soybean oil to cotton, is 0.8122 — how many pounds of cotton one pound of soybean oil buys.