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Cotton to Soybeans Futures Ratio
The cotton to soybeans futures ratio is 0.07273 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Soybeans Futures at $12.24 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Soybeans Futures ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.07273 Bu of soybeans futures
Inverse (SOYBEAN-FUT/CT): 13.75 — one Bushel of soybeans futures buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (98th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Soybeans Futures
¢12.24
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybeans futures per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:39 GMT.
1Y average
0.06378
median 0.06449
1Y low
0.05371
Mar 10, 2026
1Y high
0.07446
Aug 10, 2026
Normal band
0.05881–0.06875
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.80σ
251 observations
Cotton to Soybeans Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Soybeans Futures price chart below.
CT/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio line
How many Bu of Soybeans Futures one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Soybeans Futures 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 soybeans futures ratio
Cotton to Soybeans Futures ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Soybeans Futures price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybeans futures per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $12.24 = 0.07273. The inverse is 13.75.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to soybeans futures ratio today?
The cotton to soybeans futures ratio is 0.07273 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Soybeans Futures at $12.24 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to soybeans futures ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the soybeans futures price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of soybeans futures per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to soybeans futures ratio?
The inverse, soybeans futures to cotton, is 13.75 — how many Pounds of cotton one Bushel of soybeans futures buys.