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Corn to Natural Gas Futures Ratio
The corn to natural gas futures ratio is 1.863 — Corn at $5.20 per Bushel divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Corn to Natural Gas Futures ratio
1.000 Bu of corn = 1.863 MMBtu of natural gas futures
Inverse (NG-FUT/CORN): 0.5368 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys that much corn.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Natural Gas Futures
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Bushel of corn. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:16 GMT.
1Y average
1.388
median 1.391
1Y low
0.7807
Jan 21, 2026
1Y high
1.908
Aug 24, 2026
Normal band
1.140–1.636
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.91σ
249 observations
Corn to Natural Gas Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CORN/NG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Corn / Natural Gas Futures price chart below.
CORN/NG-FUT ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures one Bu of Corn buys, over 1Y.
CORN/NG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CORN/NG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Corn and Natural Gas Futures 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 natural gas futures ratio
Corn to Natural Gas Futures ratio = Corn price per Bushel ÷ Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Bushel of corn — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.20 ÷ $2.79 = 1.863. The inverse is 0.5368.
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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 natural gas futures ratio today?
The corn to natural gas futures ratio is 1.863 — Corn at $5.20 per Bushel divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the corn to natural gas futures ratio?
Divide the corn price per Bushel by the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Bushel of corn.
What is the inverse of the corn to natural gas futures ratio?
The inverse, natural gas futures to corn, is 0.5368 — how many Bushels of corn one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys.