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Milk to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The milk to natural gas, us ratio is 5.961 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Milk to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 Cwt of milk = 5.961 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/MILK): 0.1678 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys that much milk.
Above its 1 year average. (77th percentile of the last 1 year)
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Natural Gas, US
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Hundredweight of milk. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:46 GMT.
1Y average
5.636
median 5.710
1Y low
4.626
Jul 1, 2026
1Y high
6.570
Aug 7, 2026
Normal band
5.140–6.131
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.66σ
35 observations
Milk to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MILK/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Milk / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
MILK/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one Cwt of Milk buys, over 1Y.
MILK/NG-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MILK/NG-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Milk and Natural Gas, US 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 natural gas, us ratio
Milk to Natural Gas, US ratio = Milk price per Hundredweight ÷ Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Hundredweight of milk — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $16.63 ÷ $2.79 = 5.961. The inverse is 0.1678.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the milk to natural gas, us ratio today?
The milk to natural gas, us ratio is 5.961 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the milk to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the milk price per Hundredweight by the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Hundredweight of milk.
What is the inverse of the milk to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to milk, is 0.1678 — how many Hundredweights of milk one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.