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Cotton to Plywood Ratio
The cotton to plywood ratio is 0.002577 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Plywood at $345.34 per Sheets.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Plywood ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002577 sheets of plywood
Inverse (PLYWOOD/CT): 388.0 — one Sheets of plywood buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Plywood
$345.34
per Sheets
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Sheets. The ratio reads as Sheetss of plywood per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:27:03 GMT.
Cotton to Plywood ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PLYWOOD ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Plywood price chart below.
CT/PLYWOOD ratio line
How many sheets of Plywood one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/PLYWOOD over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/PLYWOOD ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PLYWOOD ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cotton and Plywood 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 plywood ratio
Cotton to Plywood ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Plywood price per Sheets
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Sheetss of plywood per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $345.34 = 0.002577. The inverse is 388.0.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to plywood ratio today?
The cotton to plywood ratio is 0.002577 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Plywood at $345.34 per Sheets, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to plywood ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the plywood price per Sheets. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Sheetss of plywood per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to plywood ratio?
The inverse, plywood to cotton, is 388.0 — how many Pounds of cotton one Sheets of plywood buys.