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Polyethylene to Milk Ratio
The polyethylene to milk ratio is 470.1 — Polyethylene at $7,818.00 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Polyethylene to Milk ratio
1.000 T of polyethylene = 470.114 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/POL): 0.002127 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much polyethylene.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (66th percentile of the last 1 year)
Polyethylene
¥7,818.00
per Metric Ton
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of polyethylene. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:11:57 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
447.9
median 443.7
1Y low
390.1
Nov 2, 2025
1Y high
571.5
Mar 30, 2026
Normal band
407.5–488.4
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.55σ
340 observations
Polyethylene to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the POL/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Polyethylene / Milk price chart below.
POL/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one T of Polyethylene buys, over 1Y.
POL/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the POL/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Polyethylene and Milk prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the polyethylene to milk ratio
Polyethylene to Milk ratio = Polyethylene price per Metric Ton ÷ Milk price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of polyethylene — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $7,818.00 ÷ $16.63 = 470.1. The inverse is 0.002127.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the polyethylene to milk ratio today?
The polyethylene to milk ratio is 470.1 — Polyethylene at $7,818.00 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the polyethylene to milk ratio?
Divide the polyethylene price per Metric Ton by the milk price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of polyethylene.
What is the inverse of the polyethylene to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to polyethylene, is 0.002127 — how many Metric Tons of polyethylene one Hundredweight of milk buys.