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Cotton to Cheese Ratio
The cotton to cheese ratio is 0.5528 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Cheese at $1.61 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Cheese ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.5528 Lb of cheese
Inverse (CHE/CT): 1.809 — one Pound of cheese buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Cheese
$1.61
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cheese per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:15 GMT.
1Y average
0.4371
median 0.4286
1Y low
0.3600
Nov 21, 2025
1Y high
0.5625
Aug 21, 2026
Normal band
0.3868–0.4874
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.30σ
251 observations
Cotton to Cheese ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/CHE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Cheese price chart below.
CT/CHE ratio line
How many Lb of Cheese one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/CHE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/CHE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Cheese 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 cheese ratio
Cotton to Cheese ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Cheese price per Pound
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $1.61 = 0.5528. The inverse is 1.809.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to cheese ratio today?
The cotton to cheese ratio is 0.5528 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Cheese at $1.61 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to cheese ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the cheese price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cheese per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to cheese ratio?
The inverse, cheese to cotton, is 1.809 — how many Pounds of cotton one Pound of cheese buys.