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Corn to Ethanol Ratio
The corn to ethanol ratio is 2.455 — Corn at $5.20 per Bushel divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Corn to Ethanol ratio
1.000 Bu of corn = 2.455 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/CORN): 0.4073 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much corn.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (61th percentile of the last 1 year)
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Bushel of corn. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:16 GMT.
1Y average
2.444
median 2.398
1Y low
2.049
Sep 4, 2025
1Y high
2.890
Dec 23, 2025
Normal band
2.248–2.641
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.06σ
252 observations
Corn to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CORN/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Corn / Ethanol price chart below.
CORN/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one Bu of Corn buys, over 1Y.
CORN/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CORN/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Corn and Ethanol 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 ethanol ratio
Corn to Ethanol ratio = Corn price per Bushel ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Bushel of corn — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.20 ÷ $2.12 = 2.455. The inverse is 0.4073.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the corn to ethanol ratio today?
The corn to ethanol ratio is 2.455 — Corn at $5.20 per Bushel divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the corn to ethanol ratio?
Divide the corn price per Bushel by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Bushel of corn.
What is the inverse of the corn to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to corn, is 0.4073 — how many Bushels of corn one Gallon of ethanol buys.