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Cheese to Maize Ratio
The cheese to maize ratio is 0.007448 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Maize at $216.17 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cheese to Maize ratio
1.000 Lb of cheese = 0.007448 T of maize
Inverse (MAIZE/CHE): 134.3 — one Metric Ton of maize buys that much cheese.
Cheese
$1.61
per Pound
Maize
$216.17
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of maize per Pound of cheese. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:22:59 GMT.
Cheese to Maize ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHE/MAIZE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cheese / Maize price chart below.
CHE/MAIZE ratio line
How many T of Maize one Lb of Cheese buys, over 1Y.
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CHE/MAIZE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHE/MAIZE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cheese and Maize prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cheese to maize ratio
Cheese to Maize ratio = Cheese price per Pound ÷ Maize price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of maize per Pound of cheese — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.61 ÷ $216.17 = 0.007448. The inverse is 134.3.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheese to maize ratio today?
The cheese to maize ratio is 0.007448 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Maize at $216.17 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cheese to maize ratio?
Divide the cheese price per Pound by the maize 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 maize per Pound of cheese.
What is the inverse of the cheese to maize ratio?
The inverse, maize to cheese, is 134.3 — how many Pounds of cheese one Metric Ton of maize buys.