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Chicken to Lumber Futures Ratio
The chicken to lumber futures ratio is 0.002214 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Chicken to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 kg of chicken = 0.002214 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/CHKN): 451.6 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much chicken.
Above its 1 year average. (80th percentile of the last 1 year)
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Kilogram of chicken. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:06:09 GMT.
1Y average
0.002094
median 0.002113
1Y low
0.001954
Jul 27, 2026
1Y high
0.002242
Aug 17, 2026
Normal band
0.001988–0.002200
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.14σ
5 observations
Chicken to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHKN/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Chicken / Lumber Futures price chart below.
CHKN/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one kg of Chicken buys, over 1Y.
CHKN/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHKN/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Chicken and Lumber Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the chicken to lumber futures ratio
Chicken to Lumber Futures ratio = Chicken price per Kilogram ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Kilogram of chicken — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.27 ÷ $573.54 = 0.002214. The inverse is 451.6.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the chicken to lumber futures ratio today?
The chicken to lumber futures ratio is 0.002214 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the chicken to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the chicken price per Kilogram by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Kilogram of chicken.
What is the inverse of the chicken to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to chicken, is 451.6 — how many Kilograms of chicken one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.