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Milk to Potato Ratio
The milk to potato ratio is 11.88 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Potato at $1.40 per 100 Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Milk to Potato ratio
1.000 Cwt of milk = 11.879 100 Kg of potato
Inverse (POTATO/MILK): 0.08419 — one 100 Kilogram of potato buys that much milk.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Potato
€1.40
per 100 Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ EUR per 100 Kilogram. The ratio reads as 100 Kilograms of potato per Hundredweight of milk. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:04 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and EUR). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
3.918
median 2.426
1Y low
0.9086
Apr 28, 2026
1Y high
12.01
Aug 8, 2026
Normal band
0.9933–6.843
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.72σ
306 observations
Milk to Potato ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MILK/POTATO ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Milk / Potato price chart below.
MILK/POTATO ratio line
How many 100 Kg of Potato one Cwt of Milk buys, over 1Y.
MILK/POTATO ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MILK/POTATO ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Milk and Potato 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 potato ratio
Milk to Potato ratio = Milk price per Hundredweight ÷ Potato price per 100 Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — 100 Kilograms of potato per Hundredweight of milk — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $16.63 ÷ $1.40 = 11.88. The inverse is 0.08419.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the milk to potato ratio today?
The milk to potato ratio is 11.88 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Potato at $1.40 per 100 Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the milk to potato ratio?
Divide the milk price per Hundredweight by the potato price per 100 Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as 100 Kilograms of potato per Hundredweight of milk.
What is the inverse of the milk to potato ratio?
The inverse, potato to milk, is 0.08419 — how many Hundredweights of milk one 100 Kilogram of potato buys.