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Palm Oil to Cotton Ratio
The palm oil to cotton ratio is 5558 — Palm Oil at $4,947.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Palm Oil to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of palm oil = 5,558.4 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/PO): 0.0001799 — one Pound of cotton buys that much palm oil.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (8th percentile of the last 1 year)
Palm Oil
MYR4,947.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: MYR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of palm oil. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:00 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (MYR and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
6194
median 6266
1Y low
5023
May 13, 2026
1Y high
7403
Mar 9, 2026
Normal band
5754–6634
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.44σ
247 observations
Palm Oil to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PO/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Palm Oil / Cotton price chart below.
PO/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Palm Oil buys, over 1Y.
PO/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PO/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Palm Oil 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 palm oil to cotton ratio
Palm Oil to Cotton ratio = Palm Oil 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 palm oil — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,947.00 ÷ $0.8900 = 5558. The inverse is 0.0001799.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the palm oil to cotton ratio today?
The palm oil to cotton ratio is 5558 — Palm Oil at $4,947.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the palm oil to cotton ratio?
Divide the palm oil 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 palm oil.
What is the inverse of the palm oil to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to palm oil, is 0.0001799 — how many Metric Tons of palm oil one Pound of cotton buys.