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Lithium to Lumber Futures Ratio
The lithium to lumber futures ratio is 279.6 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lithium to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of lithium = 279.617 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/LC): 0.003576 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much lithium.
Above its 1 year average. (80th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of lithium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:25 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
229.8
median 248.7
1Y low
114.7
Oct 15, 2025
1Y high
352.4
May 13, 2026
Normal band
167.3–292.3
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.80σ
338 observations
Lithium to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lithium / Lumber Futures price chart below.
LC/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Lithium buys, over 1Y.
LC/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lithium 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 lithium to lumber futures ratio
Lithium to Lumber Futures ratio = Lithium 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 lithium — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $160,500.00 ÷ $574.00 = 279.6. The inverse is 0.003576.
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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 lithium to lumber futures ratio today?
The lithium to lumber futures ratio is 279.6 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lithium to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the lithium 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 lithium.
What is the inverse of the lithium to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to lithium, is 0.003576 — how many Metric Tons of lithium one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.