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Iron Ore to Lumber Futures Ratio
The iron ore to lumber futures ratio is 0.1771 — Iron Ore at $101.60 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Iron Ore to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of iron ore = 0.1771 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/IORECR): 5.645 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much iron ore.
Iron Ore
$101.60
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of iron ore. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:30:45 GMT.
Iron Ore to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the IORECR/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Iron Ore / Lumber Futures price chart below.
IORECR/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Iron Ore buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for IORECR/LB-FUT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
IORECR/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the IORECR/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for IORECR/LB-FUT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Iron Ore and Lumber Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the iron ore to lumber futures ratio
Iron Ore to Lumber Futures ratio = Iron Ore price per Metric Ton ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of iron ore — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $101.60 ÷ $573.54 = 0.1771. The inverse is 5.645.
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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 iron ore to lumber futures ratio today?
The iron ore to lumber futures ratio is 0.1771 — Iron Ore at $101.60 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the iron ore to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the iron ore price per Metric Ton by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of iron ore.
What is the inverse of the iron ore to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to iron ore, is 5.645 — how many Metric Tons of iron ore one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.