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Lumber Futures to Methanol Ratio
The lumber futures to methanol ratio is 0.2005 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Methanol ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.2005 T of methanol
Inverse (METH/LB-FUT): 4.988 — one Metric Ton of methanol buys that much lumber futures.
Below its 1 year average. (27th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of methanol per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:15 GMT.
1Y average
0.2346
median 0.2439
1Y low
0.1605
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
0.2945
Feb 11, 2026
Normal band
0.2018–0.2674
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.04σ
332 observations
Lumber Futures to Methanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/METH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Methanol price chart below.
LB-FUT/METH ratio line
How many T of Methanol one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/METH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/METH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Methanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lumber futures to methanol ratio
Lumber Futures to Methanol ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Methanol price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of methanol per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $573.54 ÷ $2,861.00 = 0.2005. The inverse is 4.988.
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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 lumber futures to methanol ratio today?
The lumber futures to methanol ratio is 0.2005 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to methanol ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the methanol price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of methanol per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to methanol ratio?
The inverse, methanol to lumber futures, is 4.988 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of methanol buys.