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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.
Cotton to Soybean Oil ratio
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.
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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.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4327.68 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 65.83 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 91.60 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 100.24 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.93 |
| 6 | PL | 1818.18 | |
| 7 | PA | 1295.40 |
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.