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Cotton to Pork Rib Ratio
The cotton to pork rib ratio is 0.005595 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Pork Rib at $159.06 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Pork Rib ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.005595 cwt of pork rib
Inverse (PORK-RIB/CT): 178.7 — one Hundredweight of pork rib buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (92th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Pork Rib
$159.06
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of pork rib per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:23:55 GMT.
1Y average
0.005430
median 0.005407
1Y low
0.005174
Aug 5, 2026
1Y high
0.005681
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
0.005324–0.005535
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.57σ
13 observations
Cotton to Pork Rib ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PORK-RIB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Pork Rib price chart below.
CT/PORK-RIB ratio line
How many cwt of Pork Rib one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PORK-RIB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PORK-RIB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Pork Rib 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 rib ratio
Cotton to Pork Rib ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Pork Rib price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of pork rib per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $159.06 = 0.005595. The inverse is 178.7.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to pork rib ratio today?
The cotton to pork rib ratio is 0.005595 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Pork Rib at $159.06 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to pork rib ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the pork rib price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of pork rib per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to pork rib ratio?
The inverse, pork rib to cotton, is 178.7 — how many Pounds of cotton one Hundredweight of pork rib buys.