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Potato to Cotton Ratio
The potato to cotton ratio is 1.573 — Potato at $1.40 per 100 Kilogram divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Potato to Cotton ratio
1.000 100 Kg of potato = 1.573 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/POTATO): 0.6357 — one Pound of cotton buys that much potato.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Potato
€1.40
per 100 Kilogram
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: EUR per 100 Kilogram ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per 100 Kilogram of potato. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:25:04 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (EUR and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
9.949
median 10.16
1Y low
1.750
Jun 3, 2026
1Y high
24.03
May 27, 2026
Normal band
4.340–15.56
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.49σ
199 observations
Potato to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the POTATO/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Potato / Cotton price chart below.
POTATO/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one 100 Kg of Potato buys, over 1Y.
POTATO/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the POTATO/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Potato 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 potato to cotton ratio
Potato to Cotton ratio = Potato price per 100 Kilogram ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per 100 Kilogram of potato — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.40 ÷ $0.8900 = 1.573. The inverse is 0.6357.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the potato to cotton ratio today?
The potato to cotton ratio is 1.573 — Potato at $1.40 per 100 Kilogram divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the potato to cotton ratio?
Divide the potato price per 100 Kilogram 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 100 Kilogram of potato.
What is the inverse of the potato to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to potato, is 0.6357 — how many 100 Kilograms of potato one Pound of cotton buys.