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Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 Ratio
The cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio is 0.001625 — Cotton at $0.8300 per Pound divided by UK Sugar No 5 at $510.84 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 20, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.001625 T of uk sugar no 5
Inverse (LS/CT): 615.5 — one Metric Ton of uk sugar no 5 buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (53th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8300
per Pound
UK Sugar No 5
$510.84
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of uk sugar no 5 per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:53:53 GMT.
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1Y average
0.001641
median 0.001616
1Y low
0.001411
Oct 8, 2025
1Y high
0.002051
May 11, 2026
Normal band
0.001510–0.001772
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.12σ
247 observations
Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/LS ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / UK Sugar No 5 price chart below.
CT/LS ratio line
How many T of UK Sugar No 5 one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/LS ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/LS ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and UK Sugar No 5 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 uk sugar no 5 ratio
Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ UK Sugar No 5 price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of uk sugar no 5 per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8300 ÷ $510.84 = 0.001625. The inverse is 615.5.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio today?
The cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio is 0.001625 — Cotton at $0.8300 per Pound divided by UK Sugar No 5 at $510.84 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the uk sugar no 5 price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of uk sugar no 5 per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio?
The inverse, uk sugar no 5 to cotton, is 615.5 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of uk sugar no 5 buys.