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Cotton to Potassium Chloride Ratio
The cotton to potassium chloride ratio is 0.002198 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Potassium Chloride at $405.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Potassium Chloride ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002198 T of potassium chloride
Inverse (PCL/CT): 455.1 — one Metric Ton of potassium chloride buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Potassium Chloride
$405.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of potassium chloride per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:09:16 GMT.
Cotton to Potassium Chloride ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PCL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Potassium Chloride price chart below.
CT/PCL ratio line
How many T of Potassium Chloride one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/PCL over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/PCL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PCL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cotton and Potassium Chloride 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 potassium chloride ratio
Cotton to Potassium Chloride ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Potassium Chloride price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of potassium chloride per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $405.00 = 0.002198. The inverse is 455.1.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to potassium chloride ratio today?
The cotton to potassium chloride ratio is 0.002198 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Potassium Chloride at $405.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to potassium chloride ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the potassium chloride 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 potassium chloride per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to potassium chloride ratio?
The inverse, potassium chloride to cotton, is 455.1 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of potassium chloride buys.