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Coal to Corn Ratio
The coal to corn ratio is 25.28 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Corn ratio
1.000 T of coal = 25.277 Bu of corn
Inverse (CORN/COAL): 0.03956 — one Bushel of corn buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (35th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of corn per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:02 GMT.
1Y average
27.33
median 26.79
1Y low
23.25
Sep 12, 2025
1Y high
36.43
Jun 11, 2026
Normal band
24.34–30.31
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.69σ
252 observations
Coal to Corn ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/CORN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Corn price chart below.
COAL/CORN ratio line
How many Bu of Corn one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/CORN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/CORN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Corn prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the coal to corn ratio
Coal to Corn ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Corn price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of corn per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $5.20 = 25.28. The inverse is 0.03956.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to corn ratio today?
The coal to corn ratio is 25.28 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to corn ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the corn price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of corn per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to corn ratio?
The inverse, corn to coal, is 0.03956 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Bushel of corn buys.