Commodity ratio · live
Corn to Butter Ratio
The corn to butter ratio is 0.001194 — Corn at $5.19 per Bushel divided by Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Corn to Butter ratio
1.000 Bu of corn = 0.001194 T of butter
Inverse (BUTTER/CORN): 837.4 — one Metric Ton of butter buys that much corn.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (96th percentile of the last 1 year)
Corn
¢5.19
per Bushel
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ EUR per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of butter per Bushel of corn. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:45 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (US Cent and EUR). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.001001
median 0.001061
1Y low
0.0006005
Aug 25, 2025
1Y high
0.001246
May 5, 2026
Normal band
0.0008491–0.001152
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.28σ
252 observations
Corn to Butter ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CORN/BUTTER ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Corn / Butter price chart below.
CORN/BUTTER ratio line
How many T of Butter one Bu of Corn buys, over 1Y.
CORN/BUTTER ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CORN/BUTTER ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Corn and Butter prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the corn to butter ratio
Corn to Butter ratio = Corn price per Bushel ÷ Butter price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of butter per Bushel of corn — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.19 ÷ $4,350.00 = 0.001194. The inverse is 837.4.
The flagship commodity ratios
Each of these has its own dedicated page with live pricing, a full year of history and range statistics.
Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the corn to butter ratio today?
The corn to butter ratio is 0.001194 — Corn at $5.19 per Bushel divided by Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the corn to butter ratio?
Divide the corn price per Bushel by the butter 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 butter per Bushel of corn.
What is the inverse of the corn to butter ratio?
The inverse, butter to corn, is 837.4 — how many Bushels of corn one Metric Ton of butter buys.