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Milk to Coal Ratio
The milk to coal ratio is 0.1265 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Milk to Coal ratio
1.000 Cwt of milk = 0.1265 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/MILK): 7.907 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much milk.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (32th percentile of the last 1 year)
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Hundredweight of milk. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:20:56 GMT.
1Y average
0.1365
median 0.1297
1Y low
0.1055
Jun 10, 2026
1Y high
0.1765
Sep 7, 2025
Normal band
0.1185–0.1546
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.56σ
361 observations
Milk to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MILK/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Milk / Coal price chart below.
MILK/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one Cwt of Milk buys, over 1Y.
MILK/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MILK/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Milk and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the milk to coal ratio
Milk to Coal ratio = Milk price per Hundredweight ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Hundredweight of milk — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $16.63 ÷ $131.50 = 0.1265. The inverse is 7.907.
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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 milk to coal ratio today?
The milk to coal ratio is 0.1265 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the milk to coal ratio?
Divide the milk price per Hundredweight by the coal 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 coal per Hundredweight of milk.
What is the inverse of the milk to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to milk, is 7.907 — how many Hundredweights of milk one Metric Ton of coal buys.