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Barley to Lumber Futures Ratio
The barley to lumber futures ratio is 0.2124 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Barley to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of barley = 0.2124 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/NBLC1): 4.709 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:33:49 GMT.
Barley to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Lumber Futures price chart below.
NBLC1/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/LB-FUT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
NBLC1/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/LB-FUT over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Barley and Lumber Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the barley to lumber futures ratio
Barley to Lumber Futures ratio = Barley price per Metric Ton ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of barley — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $574.00 = 0.2124. The inverse is 4.709.
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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 barley to lumber futures ratio today?
The barley to lumber futures ratio is 0.2124 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the barley price per Metric Ton by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to barley, is 4.709 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.