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Butter to Zinc Ratio
The butter to zinc ratio is 1.131 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Zinc at $3,845.60 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Zinc ratio
1.000 T of butter = 1.131 T of zinc
Inverse (ZINC/BUTTER): 0.8840 — one Metric Ton of zinc buys that much butter.
Below its 1 year average. (22th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Zinc
$3,845.60
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of zinc per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:28:13 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
1.409
median 1.321
1Y low
1.054
Aug 7, 2026
1Y high
2.492
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
1.094–1.723
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.88σ
360 observations
Butter to Zinc ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/ZINC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Zinc price chart below.
BUTTER/ZINC ratio line
How many T of Zinc one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/ZINC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/ZINC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Zinc 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 zinc ratio
Butter to Zinc ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Zinc price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of zinc per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $3,845.60 = 1.131. The inverse is 0.8840.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to zinc ratio today?
The butter to zinc ratio is 1.131 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Zinc at $3,845.60 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to zinc ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the zinc price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of zinc per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to zinc ratio?
The inverse, zinc to butter, is 0.8840 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of zinc buys.