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Cotton to Sorgum Ratio
The cotton to sorgum ratio is 0.2160 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Sorgum at $4.12 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 Sorgum ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.2160 T of sorgum
Inverse (SORG/CT): 4.629 — one Metric Ton of sorgum buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (62th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Sorgum
$4.12
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of sorgum per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:09:06 GMT.
1Y average
0.2134
median 0.2114
1Y low
0.1963
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
0.2316
Aug 11, 2026
Normal band
0.2073–0.2195
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.42σ
13 observations
Cotton to Sorgum ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/SORG ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Sorgum price chart below.
CT/SORG ratio line
How many T of Sorgum one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/SORG ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/SORG ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Sorgum 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 sorgum ratio
Cotton to Sorgum ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Sorgum price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of sorgum per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $4.12 = 0.2160. The inverse is 4.629.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to sorgum ratio today?
The cotton to sorgum ratio is 0.2160 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Sorgum at $4.12 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to sorgum ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the sorgum 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 sorgum per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to sorgum ratio?
The inverse, sorgum to cotton, is 4.629 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of sorgum buys.