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Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 Ratio
The cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio is 0.001685 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by UK Sugar No 5 at $528.11 per Metric Ton.
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 UK Sugar No 5 ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.001685 T of uk sugar no 5
Inverse (LS/CT): 593.4 — one Metric Ton of uk sugar no 5 buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (68th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
UK Sugar No 5
$528.11
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of uk sugar no 5 per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:07 GMT.
1Y average
0.001623
median 0.001582
1Y low
0.001379
Sep 2, 2025
1Y high
0.002051
May 11, 2026
Normal band
0.001484–0.001763
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.44σ
247 observations
Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/LS ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / UK Sugar No 5 price chart below.
CT/LS ratio line
How many T of UK Sugar No 5 one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/LS ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/LS ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and UK Sugar No 5 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 uk sugar no 5 ratio
Cotton to UK Sugar No 5 ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ UK Sugar No 5 price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of uk sugar no 5 per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $528.11 = 0.001685. The inverse is 593.4.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio today?
The cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio is 0.001685 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by UK Sugar No 5 at $528.11 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the uk sugar no 5 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 uk sugar no 5 per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to uk sugar no 5 ratio?
The inverse, uk sugar no 5 to cotton, is 593.4 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of uk sugar no 5 buys.