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Lumber Futures to Zinc Ratio
The lumber futures to zinc ratio is 0.1495 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Zinc at $3,838.95 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Zinc ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.1495 T of zinc
Inverse (ZINC/LB-FUT): 6.688 — one Metric Ton of zinc buys that much lumber futures.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Zinc
$3,838.95
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of zinc per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:28 GMT.
1Y average
0.1781
median 0.1764
1Y low
0.1479
Aug 15, 2026
1Y high
0.2192
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.1654–0.1908
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.24σ
337 observations
Lumber Futures to Zinc ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/ZINC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Zinc price chart below.
LB-FUT/ZINC ratio line
How many T of Zinc one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/ZINC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/ZINC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Zinc 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 zinc ratio
Lumber Futures to Zinc ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Zinc price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of zinc per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $574.00 ÷ $3,838.95 = 0.1495. The inverse is 6.688.
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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 zinc ratio today?
The lumber futures to zinc ratio is 0.1495 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Zinc at $3,838.95 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to zinc ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the zinc 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 zinc per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to zinc ratio?
The inverse, zinc to lumber futures, is 6.688 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of zinc buys.