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Lumber Futures to Soda Ash Ratio
The lumber futures to soda ash ratio is 0.5568 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Soda Ash ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.5568 T of soda ash
Inverse (SODASH/LB-FUT): 1.796 — one Metric Ton of soda ash buys that much lumber futures.
Above its 1 year average. (90th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of soda ash per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:19:41 GMT.
1Y average
0.4925
median 0.4912
1Y low
0.4090
Nov 9, 2025
1Y high
0.5929
Jul 23, 2026
Normal band
0.4513–0.5338
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.56σ
314 observations
Lumber Futures to Soda Ash ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/SODASH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Soda Ash price chart below.
LB-FUT/SODASH ratio line
How many T of Soda Ash one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/SODASH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/SODASH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Soda Ash 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 soda ash ratio
Lumber Futures to Soda Ash ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Soda Ash price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of soda ash per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $573.54 ÷ $1,030.00 = 0.5568. The inverse is 1.796.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the lumber futures to soda ash ratio today?
The lumber futures to soda ash ratio is 0.5568 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to soda ash ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the soda ash 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 soda ash per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to soda ash ratio?
The inverse, soda ash to lumber futures, is 1.796 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of soda ash buys.