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Corn to Milk Ratio
The corn to milk ratio is 0.3124 — Corn at $5.19 per Bushel divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
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 Milk ratio
1.000 Bu of corn = 0.3124 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/CORN): 3.201 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much corn.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Corn
¢5.19
per Bushel
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of milk per Bushel of corn. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:00 GMT.
1Y average
0.2727
median 0.2751
1Y low
0.2321
Sep 4, 2025
1Y high
0.3066
Jan 12, 2026
Normal band
0.2552–0.2902
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.26σ
253 observations
Corn to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CORN/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Corn / Milk price chart below.
CORN/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one Bu of Corn buys, over 1Y.
CORN/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CORN/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Corn and Milk 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 milk ratio
Corn to Milk ratio = Corn price per Bushel ÷ Milk price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of milk per Bushel of corn — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.19 ÷ $16.63 = 0.3124. The inverse is 3.201.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the corn to milk ratio today?
The corn to milk ratio is 0.3124 — Corn at $5.19 per Bushel divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the corn to milk ratio?
Divide the corn price per Bushel by the milk price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of milk per Bushel of corn.
What is the inverse of the corn to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to corn, is 3.201 — how many Bushels of corn one Hundredweight of milk buys.