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Butter to Copper Futures Ratio
The butter to copper futures ratio is 660.1 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Copper Futures ratio
1.000 T of butter = 660.091 Lb of copper futures
Inverse (HG-FUT/BUTTER): 0.001515 — one Pound of copper futures buys that much butter.
Below its 1 year average. (29th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Copper Futures
$6.59
per Pound
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:25 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
790.7
median 729.3
1Y low
593.1
May 12, 2026
1Y high
1573
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
605.4–975.9
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.70σ
331 observations
Butter to Copper Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/HG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Copper Futures price chart below.
BUTTER/HG-FUT ratio line
How many Lb of Copper Futures one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/HG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/HG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Copper Futures 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 copper futures ratio
Butter to Copper Futures ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Copper Futures price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $6.59 = 660.1. The inverse is 0.001515.
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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 butter to copper futures ratio today?
The butter to copper futures ratio is 660.1 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to copper futures ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the copper futures price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to copper futures ratio?
The inverse, copper futures to butter, is 0.001515 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Pound of copper futures buys.