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Cheese to Iron Ore Ratio
The cheese to iron ore ratio is 0.01585 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Iron Ore at $101.60 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cheese to Iron Ore ratio
1.000 Lb of cheese = 0.01585 T of iron ore
Inverse (IORECR/CHE): 63.11 — one Metric Ton of iron ore buys that much cheese.
Cheese
$1.61
per Pound
Iron Ore
$101.60
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of iron ore per Pound of cheese. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:12:46 GMT.
Cheese to Iron Ore ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHE/IORECR ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cheese / Iron Ore price chart below.
CHE/IORECR ratio line
How many T of Iron Ore one Lb of Cheese buys, over 1Y.
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CHE/IORECR ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHE/IORECR ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cheese and Iron Ore prices
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How to calculate the cheese to iron ore ratio
Cheese to Iron Ore ratio = Cheese price per Pound ÷ Iron Ore price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of iron ore per Pound of cheese — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.61 ÷ $101.60 = 0.01585. The inverse is 63.11.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheese to iron ore ratio today?
The cheese to iron ore ratio is 0.01585 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Iron Ore at $101.60 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cheese to iron ore ratio?
Divide the cheese price per Pound by the iron ore 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 iron ore per Pound of cheese.
What is the inverse of the cheese to iron ore ratio?
The inverse, iron ore to cheese, is 63.11 — how many Pounds of cheese one Metric Ton of iron ore buys.