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Maize to Cotton Ratio
The maize to cotton ratio is 242.9 — Maize at $216.17 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Maize to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of maize = 242.888 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/MAIZE): 0.004117 — one Pound of cotton buys that much maize.
Maize
$216.17
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 maize. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:51 GMT.
Maize to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MAIZE/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Maize / Cotton price chart below.
MAIZE/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Maize buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for MAIZE/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
MAIZE/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MAIZE/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for MAIZE/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Maize 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 maize to cotton ratio
Maize to Cotton ratio = Maize 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 maize — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $216.17 ÷ $0.8900 = 242.9. The inverse is 0.004117.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maize to cotton ratio today?
The maize to cotton ratio is 242.9 — Maize at $216.17 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the maize to cotton ratio?
Divide the maize 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 maize.
What is the inverse of the maize to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to maize, is 0.004117 — how many Metric Tons of maize one Pound of cotton buys.