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Cotton to Potato Ratio
The cotton to potato ratio is 0.6357 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Potato at $1.40 per 100 Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Potato ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.6357 100 Kg of potato
Inverse (POTATO/CT): 1.573 — one 100 Kilogram of potato buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Potato
€1.40
per 100 Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ EUR per 100 Kilogram. The ratio reads as 100 Kilograms of potato per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:25:02 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and EUR). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.1492
median 0.09846
1Y low
0.04162
May 27, 2026
1Y high
0.5714
Jun 3, 2026
Normal band
0.03849–0.2600
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+4.39σ
199 observations
Cotton to Potato ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/POTATO ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Potato price chart below.
CT/POTATO ratio line
How many 100 Kg of Potato one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/POTATO ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/POTATO ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Potato 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 potato ratio
Cotton to Potato ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Potato price per 100 Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — 100 Kilograms of potato per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $1.40 = 0.6357. The inverse is 1.573.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to potato ratio today?
The cotton to potato ratio is 0.6357 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Potato at $1.40 per 100 Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to potato ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the potato price per 100 Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as 100 Kilograms of potato per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to potato ratio?
The inverse, potato to cotton, is 1.573 — how many Pounds of cotton one 100 Kilogram of potato buys.