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Cotton to Ethanol Ratio
The cotton to ethanol ratio is 0.4198 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
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 Ethanol ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.4198 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/CT): 2.382 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (84th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:36 GMT.
1Y average
0.3904
median 0.3945
1Y low
0.3300
Sep 4, 2025
1Y high
0.4560
May 11, 2026
Normal band
0.3626–0.4182
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.06σ
250 observations
Cotton to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Ethanol price chart below.
CT/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Ethanol 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 ethanol ratio
Cotton to Ethanol ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $2.12 = 0.4198. The inverse is 2.382.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to ethanol ratio today?
The cotton to ethanol ratio is 0.4198 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to ethanol ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to cotton, is 2.382 — how many Pounds of cotton one Gallon of ethanol buys.