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Soybean Oil to Cotton Ratio
The soybean oil to cotton ratio is 0.7645 — Soybean Oil at $0.6804 per Pound 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.
Soybean Oil to Cotton ratio
1.000 Lb of soybean oil = 0.7645 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/ZL): 1.308 — one Pound of cotton buys that much soybean oil.
Below its 1 year average. (15th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Oil
¢0.6804
per Pound
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Pound of soybean oil. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:25:15 GMT.
1Y average
0.8445
median 0.8349
1Y low
0.7219
Sep 23, 2025
1Y high
1.074
Mar 9, 2026
Normal band
0.7710–0.9181
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.09σ
251 observations
Soybean Oil to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZL/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Oil / Cotton price chart below.
ZL/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one Lb of Soybean Oil buys, over 1Y.
ZL/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZL/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Oil 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 soybean oil to cotton ratio
Soybean Oil to Cotton ratio = Soybean Oil price per Pound ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Pound of soybean oil — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.6804 ÷ $0.8900 = 0.7645. The inverse is 1.308.
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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 soybean oil to cotton ratio today?
The soybean oil to cotton ratio is 0.7645 — Soybean Oil at $0.6804 per Pound divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean oil to cotton ratio?
Divide the soybean oil price per Pound 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 Pound of soybean oil.
What is the inverse of the soybean oil to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to soybean oil, is 1.308 — how many Pounds of soybean oil one Pound of cotton buys.