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Cotton to Pork Belly Ratio
The cotton to pork belly ratio is 0.005594 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Pork Belly at $157.30 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Pork Belly ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.005594 cwt of pork belly
Inverse (PORK-BELLY/CT): 178.8 — one Hundredweight of pork belly buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (77th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Pork Belly
$157.30
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of pork belly per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:17 GMT.
1Y average
0.005328
median 0.005176
1Y low
0.005011
Aug 13, 2026
1Y high
0.005845
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
0.005077–0.005579
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.06σ
13 observations
Cotton to Pork Belly ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PORK-BELLY ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Pork Belly price chart below.
CT/PORK-BELLY ratio line
How many cwt of Pork Belly one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PORK-BELLY ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PORK-BELLY ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Pork Belly 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 pork belly ratio
Cotton to Pork Belly ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Pork Belly price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of pork belly per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8800 ÷ $157.30 = 0.005594. The inverse is 178.8.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to pork belly ratio today?
The cotton to pork belly ratio is 0.005594 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Pork Belly at $157.30 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to pork belly ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the pork belly price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of pork belly per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to pork belly ratio?
The inverse, pork belly to cotton, is 178.8 — how many Pounds of cotton one Hundredweight of pork belly buys.