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Cotton to Corn Ratio
The cotton to corn ratio is 0.1713 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Corn at $5.19 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Corn ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.1713 Bu of corn
Inverse (CORN/CT): 5.837 — one Bushel of corn buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (69th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Corn
¢5.19
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of corn per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:44 GMT.
1Y average
0.1605
median 0.1562
1Y low
0.1360
Mar 9, 2026
1Y high
0.1933
Jun 17, 2026
Normal band
0.1459–0.1751
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.74σ
252 observations
Cotton to Corn ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/CORN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Corn price chart below.
CT/CORN ratio line
How many Bu of Corn one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/CORN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/CORN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Corn 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 corn ratio
Cotton to Corn ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Corn price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of corn per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $5.19 = 0.1713. The inverse is 5.837.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to corn ratio today?
The cotton to corn ratio is 0.1713 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Corn at $5.19 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to corn ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the corn price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of corn per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to corn ratio?
The inverse, corn to cotton, is 5.837 — how many Pounds of cotton one Bushel of corn buys.