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Iron Ore to Cotton Ratio
The iron ore to cotton ratio is 114.2 — Iron Ore at $101.60 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Iron Ore to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of iron ore = 114.157 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/IORECR): 0.008760 — one Pound of cotton buys that much iron ore.
Iron Ore
$101.60
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of iron ore. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:39 GMT.
Iron Ore to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the IORECR/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Iron Ore / Cotton price chart below.
IORECR/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Iron Ore buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for IORECR/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
IORECR/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the IORECR/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for IORECR/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Iron Ore 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 iron ore to cotton ratio
Iron Ore to Cotton ratio = Iron Ore price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of iron ore — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $101.60 ÷ $0.8900 = 114.2. The inverse is 0.008760.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
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| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the iron ore to cotton ratio today?
The iron ore to cotton ratio is 114.2 — Iron Ore at $101.60 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the iron ore to cotton ratio?
Divide the iron ore price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of iron ore.
What is the inverse of the iron ore to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to iron ore, is 0.008760 — how many Metric Tons of iron ore one Pound of cotton buys.