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Ethanol to Cotton Ratio
The ethanol to cotton ratio is 2.382 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Ethanol to Cotton ratio
1.000 Gal of ethanol = 2.382 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/ETHANOL): 0.4198 — one Pound of cotton buys that much ethanol.
Below its 1 year average. (16th percentile of the last 1 year)
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Gallon of ethanol. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:33 GMT.
1Y average
2.575
median 2.535
1Y low
2.193
May 11, 2026
1Y high
3.030
Sep 4, 2025
Normal band
2.386–2.763
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.02σ
250 observations
Ethanol to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ETHANOL/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Ethanol / Cotton price chart below.
ETHANOL/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one Gal of Ethanol buys, over 1Y.
ETHANOL/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ETHANOL/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Ethanol and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the ethanol to cotton ratio
Ethanol to Cotton ratio = Ethanol price per Gallon ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Gallon of ethanol — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.12 ÷ $0.8900 = 2.382. The inverse is 0.4198.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the ethanol to cotton ratio today?
The ethanol to cotton ratio is 2.382 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the ethanol to cotton ratio?
Divide the ethanol price per Gallon by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Gallon of ethanol.
What is the inverse of the ethanol to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to ethanol, is 0.4198 — how many Gallons of ethanol one Pound of cotton buys.