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Cotton to Barley Ratio
The cotton to barley ratio is 0.007301 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Barley ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.007301 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/CT): 137.0 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of barley per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:14 GMT.
Cotton to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Barley price chart below.
CT/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Cotton and Barley 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 barley ratio
Cotton to Barley ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Barley price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of barley per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $121.90 = 0.007301. The inverse is 137.0.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to barley ratio today?
The cotton to barley ratio is 0.007301 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to barley ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the barley 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 barley per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to cotton, is 137.0 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of barley buys.