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Ethanol to Corn Ratio
The ethanol to corn ratio is 0.4073 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Ethanol to Corn ratio
1.000 Gal of ethanol = 0.4073 Bu of corn
Inverse (CORN/ETHANOL): 2.455 — one Bushel of corn buys that much ethanol.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (39th percentile of the last 1 year)
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of corn per Gallon of ethanol. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:16 GMT.
1Y average
0.4117
median 0.4170
1Y low
0.3460
Dec 23, 2025
1Y high
0.4880
Sep 4, 2025
Normal band
0.3795–0.4439
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.14σ
252 observations
Ethanol to Corn ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ETHANOL/CORN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Ethanol / Corn price chart below.
ETHANOL/CORN ratio line
How many Bu of Corn one Gal of Ethanol buys, over 1Y.
ETHANOL/CORN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ETHANOL/CORN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Ethanol and Corn prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the ethanol to corn ratio
Ethanol to Corn ratio = Ethanol price per Gallon ÷ Corn price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of corn per Gallon of ethanol — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.12 ÷ $5.20 = 0.4073. The inverse is 2.455.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the ethanol to corn ratio today?
The ethanol to corn ratio is 0.4073 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the ethanol to corn ratio?
Divide the ethanol price per Gallon by the corn price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of corn per Gallon of ethanol.
What is the inverse of the ethanol to corn ratio?
The inverse, corn to ethanol, is 2.455 — how many Gallons of ethanol one Bushel of corn buys.