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Methanol to Milk Ratio
The methanol to milk ratio is 172.0 — Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Methanol to Milk ratio
1.000 T of methanol = 172.038 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/METH): 0.005813 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much methanol.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (70th percentile of the last 1 year)
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of methanol. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:47 GMT.
1Y average
154.2
median 151.9
1Y low
113.2
Nov 20, 2025
1Y high
223.9
Mar 30, 2026
Normal band
129.7–178.6
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.73σ
356 observations
Methanol to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the METH/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Methanol / Milk price chart below.
METH/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one T of Methanol buys, over 1Y.
METH/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the METH/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Methanol and Milk 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 milk ratio
Methanol to Milk ratio = Methanol price per Metric Ton ÷ Milk price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of methanol — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2,861.00 ÷ $16.63 = 172.0. The inverse is 0.005813.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the methanol to milk ratio today?
The methanol to milk ratio is 172.0 — Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the methanol to milk ratio?
Divide the methanol price per Metric Ton by the milk price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of methanol.
What is the inverse of the methanol to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to methanol, is 0.005813 — how many Metric Tons of methanol one Hundredweight of milk buys.