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Barley to Cotton Ratio
The barley to cotton ratio is 137.0 — Barley at $121.90 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.
Barley to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of barley = 136.966 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/NBLC1): 0.007301 — one Pound of cotton buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
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 barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:12 GMT.
Barley to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Cotton price chart below.
NBLC1/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
NBLC1/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/CT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Barley 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 barley to cotton ratio
Barley to Cotton ratio = Barley 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 barley — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $0.8900 = 137.0. The inverse is 0.007301.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the barley to cotton ratio today?
The barley to cotton ratio is 137.0 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to cotton ratio?
Divide the barley 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 barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to barley, is 0.007301 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Pound of cotton buys.