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Corn to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The corn to natural gas, us ratio is 1.862 — Corn at $5.19 per Bushel divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Corn to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 Bu of corn = 1.862 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/CORN): 0.5371 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us 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
Natural Gas, US
$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, us per Bushel of corn. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:17:34 GMT.
1Y average
1.609
median 1.648
1Y low
1.217
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
1.831
Jul 29, 2026
Normal band
1.457–1.761
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.66σ
35 observations
Corn to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CORN/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Corn / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
CORN/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one Bu of Corn buys, over 1Y.
CORN/NG-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CORN/NG-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Corn and Natural Gas, US 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, us ratio
Corn to Natural Gas, US ratio = Corn price per Bushel ÷ Natural Gas, US 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, us per Bushel of corn — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.19 ÷ $2.79 = 1.862. The inverse is 0.5371.
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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, us ratio today?
The corn to natural gas, us ratio is 1.862 — Corn at $5.19 per Bushel divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the corn to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the corn price per Bushel by the natural gas, us 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, us per Bushel of corn.
What is the inverse of the corn to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to corn, is 0.5371 — how many Bushels of corn one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.