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Methanol to Lumber Futures Ratio
The methanol to lumber futures ratio is 4.988 — Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Methanol to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of methanol = 4.988 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/METH): 0.2005 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much methanol.
Above its 1 year average. (73th percentile of the last 1 year)
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of methanol. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:15 GMT.
1Y average
4.355
median 4.101
1Y low
3.396
Feb 11, 2026
1Y high
6.231
Apr 7, 2026
Normal band
3.696–5.013
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.96σ
332 observations
Methanol to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the METH/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Methanol / Lumber Futures price chart below.
METH/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Methanol buys, over 1Y.
METH/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the METH/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Methanol 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 methanol to lumber futures ratio
Methanol to Lumber Futures ratio = Methanol 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 methanol — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2,861.00 ÷ $573.54 = 4.988. The inverse is 0.2005.
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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 methanol to lumber futures ratio today?
The methanol to lumber futures ratio is 4.988 — Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the methanol to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the methanol 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 methanol.
What is the inverse of the methanol to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to methanol, is 0.2005 — how many Metric Tons of methanol one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.