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Lumber Futures to Barley Ratio
The lumber futures to barley ratio is 4.709 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Barley ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 4.709 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/LB-FUT): 0.2124 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much lumber futures.
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of barley per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:33:48 GMT.
Lumber Futures to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Barley price chart below.
LB-FUT/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for LB-FUT/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
LB-FUT/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for LB-FUT/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Lumber Futures and Barley 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 barley ratio
Lumber Futures to Barley ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Barley price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of barley per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $574.00 ÷ $121.90 = 4.709. The inverse is 0.2124.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the lumber futures to barley ratio today?
The lumber futures to barley ratio is 4.709 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to barley ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the barley 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 barley per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to lumber futures, is 0.2124 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of barley buys.