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Milk to Corn Ratio
The milk to corn ratio is 3.195 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Milk to Corn ratio
1.000 Cwt of milk = 3.195 Bu of corn
Inverse (CORN/MILK): 0.3130 — one Bushel of corn buys that much milk.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of corn per Hundredweight of milk. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:43:26 GMT.
1Y average
3.683
median 3.635
1Y low
3.262
Jan 12, 2026
1Y high
4.308
Sep 4, 2025
Normal band
3.439–3.926
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.00σ
253 observations
Milk to Corn ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MILK/CORN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Milk / Corn price chart below.
MILK/CORN ratio line
How many Bu of Corn one Cwt of Milk buys, over 1Y.
MILK/CORN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MILK/CORN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Milk and Corn 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 corn ratio
Milk to Corn ratio = Milk price per Hundredweight ÷ Corn price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of corn per Hundredweight of milk — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $16.63 ÷ $5.20 = 3.195. The inverse is 0.3130.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the milk to corn ratio today?
The milk to corn ratio is 3.195 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the milk to corn ratio?
Divide the milk price per Hundredweight by the corn price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of corn per Hundredweight of milk.
What is the inverse of the milk to corn ratio?
The inverse, corn to milk, is 0.3130 — how many Hundredweights of milk one Bushel of corn buys.