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Butter to Ethanol Ratio
The butter to ethanol ratio is 2052 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Ethanol ratio
1.000 T of butter = 2,051.9 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/BUTTER): 0.0004874 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much butter.
Below its 1 year average. (17th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:11 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
2504
median 2553
1Y low
1901
May 1, 2026
1Y high
3777
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
2076–2932
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.06σ
363 observations
Butter to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Ethanol price chart below.
BUTTER/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Ethanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the butter to ethanol ratio
Butter to Ethanol ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $2.12 = 2052. The inverse is 0.0004874.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to ethanol ratio today?
The butter to ethanol ratio is 2052 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to ethanol ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to butter, is 0.0004874 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Gallon of ethanol buys.