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Milk to Methanol Ratio
The milk to methanol ratio is 0.005813 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Milk to Methanol ratio
1.000 Cwt of milk = 0.005813 T of methanol
Inverse (METH/MILK): 172.0 — one Metric Ton of methanol buys that much milk.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (30th percentile of the last 1 year)
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Methanol
$2,861.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of methanol per Hundredweight of milk. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:59:11 GMT.
1Y average
0.006651
median 0.006585
1Y low
0.004465
Mar 30, 2026
1Y high
0.008835
Nov 20, 2025
Normal band
0.005607–0.007694
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.80σ
356 observations
Milk to Methanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MILK/METH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Milk / Methanol price chart below.
MILK/METH ratio line
How many T of Methanol one Cwt of Milk buys, over 1Y.
MILK/METH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MILK/METH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Milk and Methanol 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 methanol ratio
Milk to Methanol ratio = Milk price per Hundredweight ÷ Methanol price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of methanol per Hundredweight of milk — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $16.63 ÷ $2,861.00 = 0.005813. The inverse is 172.0.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the milk to methanol ratio today?
The milk to methanol ratio is 0.005813 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Methanol at $2,861.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the milk to methanol ratio?
Divide the milk price per Hundredweight by the methanol 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 methanol per Hundredweight of milk.
What is the inverse of the milk to methanol ratio?
The inverse, methanol to milk, is 172.0 — how many Hundredweights of milk one Metric Ton of methanol buys.