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Hides to Cotton Ratio
The hides to cotton ratio is 63.70 — Hides at $56.69 per Pound divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Hides to Cotton ratio
1.000 lbs of hides = 63.697 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/HIDE): 0.01570 — one Pound of cotton buys that much hides.
Hides
¢56.69
per Pound
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cents per Pound ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Pound of hides. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:41 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (US Cents and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
Hides to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HIDE/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Hides / Cotton price chart below.
HIDE/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one lbs of Hides buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for HIDE/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
HIDE/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HIDE/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for HIDE/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Hides 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 hides to cotton ratio
Hides to Cotton ratio = Hides price per Pound ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Pound of hides — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $56.69 ÷ $0.8900 = 63.70. The inverse is 0.01570.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the hides to cotton ratio today?
The hides to cotton ratio is 63.70 — Hides at $56.69 per Pound divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the hides to cotton ratio?
Divide the hides price per Pound 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 Pound of hides.
What is the inverse of the hides to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to hides, is 0.01570 — how many Pounds of hides one Pound of cotton buys.