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Coal to Oats Future Ratio
The coal to oats future ratio is 0.4003 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Oats Future at $328.51 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Oats Future ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.4003 Bu of oats future
Inverse (OAT-FUT/COAL): 2.498 — one Bushel of oats future buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (67th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Oats Future
$328.51
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of oats future per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:44 GMT.
1Y average
0.3903
median 0.3806
1Y low
0.3105
Sep 14, 2025
1Y high
0.5954
Jun 29, 2026
Normal band
0.3492–0.4314
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.24σ
327 observations
Coal to Oats Future ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/OAT-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Oats Future price chart below.
COAL/OAT-FUT ratio line
How many Bu of Oats Future one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/OAT-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/OAT-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Oats Future 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 oats future ratio
Coal to Oats Future ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Oats Future price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of oats future per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $328.51 = 0.4003. The inverse is 2.498.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to oats future ratio today?
The coal to oats future ratio is 0.4003 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Oats Future at $328.51 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to oats future ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the oats future price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of oats future per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to oats future ratio?
The inverse, oats future to coal, is 2.498 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Bushel of oats future buys.