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Pork Belly to Cotton Ratio
The pork belly to cotton ratio is 178.8 — Pork Belly at $157.30 per Hundredweight divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Pork Belly to Cotton ratio
1.000 cwt of pork belly = 178.750 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/PORK-BELLY): 0.005594 — one Pound of cotton buys that much pork belly.
Below its 1 year average. (23th percentile of the last 1 year)
Pork Belly
$157.30
per Hundredweight
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Hundredweight of pork belly. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:19 GMT.
1Y average
188.1
median 193.2
1Y low
171.1
Aug 20, 2026
1Y high
199.6
Aug 13, 2026
Normal band
179.4–196.8
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.08σ
13 observations
Pork Belly to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PORK-BELLY/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Pork Belly / Cotton price chart below.
PORK-BELLY/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one cwt of Pork Belly buys, over 1Y.
PORK-BELLY/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PORK-BELLY/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Pork Belly 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 pork belly to cotton ratio
Pork Belly to Cotton ratio = Pork Belly price per Hundredweight ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Hundredweight of pork belly — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $157.30 ÷ $0.8800 = 178.8. The inverse is 0.005594.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the pork belly to cotton ratio today?
The pork belly to cotton ratio is 178.8 — Pork Belly at $157.30 per Hundredweight divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the pork belly to cotton ratio?
Divide the pork belly price per Hundredweight 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 Hundredweight of pork belly.
What is the inverse of the pork belly to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to pork belly, is 0.005594 — how many Hundredweights of pork belly one Pound of cotton buys.