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Cheese to Methanol Ratio
The cheese to methanol ratio is 0.0005627 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cheese to Methanol ratio
1.000 Lb of cheese = 0.0005627 T of methanol
Inverse (METH/CHE): 1777 — one Metric Ton of methanol buys that much cheese.
Below its 1 year average. (26th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cheese
$1.61
per Pound
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of methanol per Pound of cheese. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:00 GMT.
1Y average
0.0006652
median 0.0006543
1Y low
0.0004618
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
0.0008979
Nov 20, 2025
Normal band
0.0005558–0.0007746
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.94σ
350 observations
Cheese to Methanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHE/METH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cheese / Methanol price chart below.
CHE/METH ratio line
How many T of Methanol one Lb of Cheese buys, over 1Y.
CHE/METH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHE/METH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cheese and Methanol 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 methanol ratio
Cheese to Methanol ratio = Cheese price per Pound ÷ Methanol price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of methanol per Pound of cheese — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.61 ÷ $2,861.00 = 0.0005627. The inverse is 1777.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheese to methanol ratio today?
The cheese to methanol ratio is 0.0005627 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cheese to methanol ratio?
Divide the cheese price per Pound by the methanol 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 methanol per Pound of cheese.
What is the inverse of the cheese to methanol ratio?
The inverse, methanol to cheese, is 1777 — how many Pounds of cheese one Metric Ton of methanol buys.