Commodity ratio · live
Cotton to Chicken Ratio
The cotton to chicken ratio is 0.7008 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Chicken ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.7008 kg of chicken
Inverse (CHKN/CT): 1.427 — one Kilogram of chicken 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
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of chicken per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:23 GMT.
1Y average
0.6494
median 0.6535
1Y low
0.6172
Jul 20, 2026
1Y high
0.6772
Aug 17, 2026
Normal band
0.6289–0.6699
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.50σ
5 observations
Cotton to Chicken ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/CHKN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Chicken price chart below.
CT/CHKN ratio line
How many kg of Chicken one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/CHKN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/CHKN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Chicken 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 chicken ratio
Cotton to Chicken ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Chicken price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of chicken per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $1.27 = 0.7008. The inverse is 1.427.
The flagship commodity ratios
Each of these has its own dedicated page with live pricing, a full year of history and range statistics.
Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to chicken ratio today?
The cotton to chicken ratio is 0.7008 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to chicken ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the chicken price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of chicken per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to chicken ratio?
The inverse, chicken to cotton, is 1.427 — how many Pounds of cotton one Kilogram of chicken buys.