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Cotton to Butter Ratio
The cotton to butter ratio is 0.0002046 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Butter ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0002046 T of butter
Inverse (BUTTER/CT): 4888 — one Metric Ton of butter buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (86th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ EUR per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of butter per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:25 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and EUR). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.0001614
median 0.0001566
1Y low
0.00009935
Aug 27, 2025
1Y high
0.0002235
May 11, 2026
Normal band
0.0001273–0.0001956
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.26σ
250 observations
Cotton to Butter ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/BUTTER ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Butter price chart below.
CT/BUTTER ratio line
How many T of Butter one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/BUTTER ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/BUTTER ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Butter 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 butter ratio
Cotton to Butter ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Butter price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of butter per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $4,350.00 = 0.0002046. The inverse is 4888.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to butter ratio today?
The cotton to butter ratio is 0.0002046 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to butter ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the butter 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 butter per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to butter ratio?
The inverse, butter to cotton, is 4888 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of butter buys.