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Soda Ash to Cotton Ratio
The soda ash to cotton ratio is 1170 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soda Ash to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of soda ash = 1,170.5 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/SODASH): 0.0008544 — one Pound of cotton buys that much soda ash.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of soda ash. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:25 GMT.
1Y average
1683
median 1770
1Y low
1144
Aug 20, 2026
1Y high
1997
Dec 16, 2025
Normal band
1466–1900
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.36σ
248 observations
Soda Ash to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SODASH/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soda Ash / Cotton price chart below.
SODASH/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Soda Ash buys, over 1Y.
SODASH/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SODASH/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soda Ash 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 soda ash to cotton ratio
Soda Ash to Cotton ratio = Soda Ash 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 soda ash — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,030.00 ÷ $0.8800 = 1170. The inverse is 0.0008544.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the soda ash to cotton ratio today?
The soda ash to cotton ratio is 1170 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soda ash to cotton ratio?
Divide the soda ash 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 soda ash.
What is the inverse of the soda ash to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to soda ash, is 0.0008544 — how many Metric Tons of soda ash one Pound of cotton buys.