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Cotton to Tea Ratio
The cotton to tea ratio is 0.8749 — Cotton at $1.85 per kilogram divided by Tea at $2.12 per kilogram.
Tea is quoted in INR, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing; cotton is quoted per pound and tea per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 23, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Tea ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 0.8749 kg of tea
Inverse (TEA/CT): 1.143 — one kilogram of tea buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$1.85
per kilogram
Tea
$2.12
per kilogram
quoted INR 202.51 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 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:32:45 GMT.
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Tea is quoted in INR, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing; cotton is quoted per pound and tea per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
The chart and range statistics need a daily INR to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
Cotton to Tea ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/TEA ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Tea price chart below.
CT/TEA ratio line
How many kg of Tea one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily INR to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
CT/TEA ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/TEA ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily INR to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
Cotton and Tea prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily INR to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
How to calculate the cotton to tea ratio
Cotton to Tea ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Tea 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.
Tea is quoted in INR, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing; cotton is quoted per pound and tea per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.85 per kilogram ÷ $2.12 per kilogram = 0.8749. The inverse is 1.143.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to tea ratio today?
The cotton to tea ratio is 0.8749 — Cotton at $1.85 per kilogram divided by Tea at $2.12 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram, converted at the live mid-market FX rate.
How do you calculate the cotton to tea ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the tea 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 tea ratio?
The inverse, tea to cotton, is 1.143 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of tea buys.