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Cheese to Soybean Meal Ratio
The cheese to soybean meal ratio is 0.004912 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cheese to Soybean Meal ratio
1.000 Lb of cheese = 0.004912 Bu of soybean meal
Inverse (ZM/CHE): 203.6 — one Bushel of soybean meal buys that much cheese.
Below its 1 year average. (14th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cheese
$1.61
per Pound
Soybean Meal
$327.76
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybean meal per Pound of cheese. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:11:19 GMT.
1Y average
0.005329
median 0.005211
1Y low
0.004617
Jan 26, 2026
1Y high
0.006589
Sep 26, 2025
Normal band
0.004851–0.005807
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.87σ
251 observations
Cheese to Soybean Meal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHE/ZM ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cheese / Soybean Meal price chart below.
CHE/ZM ratio line
How many Bu of Soybean Meal one Lb of Cheese buys, over 1Y.
CHE/ZM ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHE/ZM ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cheese and Soybean Meal 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 soybean meal ratio
Cheese to Soybean Meal ratio = Cheese price per Pound ÷ Soybean Meal price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybean meal per Pound of cheese — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.61 ÷ $327.76 = 0.004912. The inverse is 203.6.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheese to soybean meal ratio today?
The cheese to soybean meal ratio is 0.004912 — Cheese at $1.61 per Pound divided by Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cheese to soybean meal ratio?
Divide the cheese price per Pound by the soybean meal price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of soybean meal per Pound of cheese.
What is the inverse of the cheese to soybean meal ratio?
The inverse, soybean meal to cheese, is 203.6 — how many Pounds of cheese one Bushel of soybean meal buys.