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Soybeans Futures to Cotton Ratio
The soybeans futures to cotton ratio is 13.75 — Soybeans Futures at $12.24 per Bushel divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybeans Futures to Cotton ratio
1.000 Bu of soybeans futures = 13.749 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/SOYBEAN-FUT): 0.07273 — one Pound of cotton buys that much soybeans futures.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybeans Futures
¢12.24
per Bushel
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Bushel of soybeans futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:40 GMT.
1Y average
15.78
median 15.51
1Y low
13.43
Aug 10, 2026
1Y high
18.62
Mar 10, 2026
Normal band
14.53–17.02
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.62σ
251 observations
Soybeans Futures to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SOYBEAN-FUT/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybeans Futures / Cotton price chart below.
SOYBEAN-FUT/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one Bu of Soybeans Futures buys, over 1Y.
SOYBEAN-FUT/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SOYBEAN-FUT/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybeans Futures 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 soybeans futures to cotton ratio
Soybeans Futures to Cotton ratio = Soybeans Futures price per Bushel ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Bushel of soybeans futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $12.24 ÷ $0.8900 = 13.75. The inverse is 0.07273.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the soybeans futures to cotton ratio today?
The soybeans futures to cotton ratio is 13.75 — Soybeans Futures at $12.24 per Bushel divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybeans futures to cotton ratio?
Divide the soybeans futures price per Bushel 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 Bushel of soybeans futures.
What is the inverse of the soybeans futures to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to soybeans futures, is 0.07273 — how many Bushels of soybeans futures one Pound of cotton buys.