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Tin to Cotton Ratio
The tin to cotton ratio is 62799 — Tin at $55,891.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Tin to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of tin = 62,798.9 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/TIN): 0.00001592 — one Pound of cotton buys that much tin.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (38th percentile of the last 1 year)
Tin
$55,891.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of tin. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:20 GMT.
1Y average
64332
median 64808
1Y low
48348
Aug 25, 2025
1Y high
92250
Jan 29, 2026
Normal band
56012–72651
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.18σ
250 observations
Tin to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the TIN/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Tin / Cotton price chart below.
TIN/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Tin buys, over 1Y.
TIN/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the TIN/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Tin 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 tin to cotton ratio
Tin to Cotton ratio = Tin 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 tin — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $55,891.00 ÷ $0.8900 = 62799. The inverse is 0.00001592.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the tin to cotton ratio today?
The tin to cotton ratio is 62799 — Tin at $55,891.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the tin to cotton ratio?
Divide the tin 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 tin.
What is the inverse of the tin to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to tin, is 0.00001592 — how many Metric Tons of tin one Pound of cotton buys.