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Polyethylene to Pork Belly Ratio
The polyethylene to pork belly ratio is 49.94 — Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton divided by Pork Belly at $157.30 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Polyethylene to Pork Belly ratio
1.000 T of polyethylene = 49.943 cwt of pork belly
Inverse (PORK-BELLY/POL): 0.02002 — one Hundredweight of pork belly buys that much polyethylene.
Above its 1 year average. (77th percentile of the last 1 year)
Polyethylene
¥7,856.00
per Metric Ton
Pork Belly
$157.30
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of pork belly per Metric Ton of polyethylene. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:27:01 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
48.47
median 47.76
1Y low
46.06
Aug 5, 2026
1Y high
52.58
Aug 17, 2026
Normal band
46.50–50.44
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.75σ
13 observations
Polyethylene to Pork Belly ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the POL/PORK-BELLY ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Polyethylene / Pork Belly price chart below.
POL/PORK-BELLY ratio line
How many cwt of Pork Belly one T of Polyethylene buys, over 1Y.
POL/PORK-BELLY ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the POL/PORK-BELLY ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Polyethylene and Pork Belly 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 pork belly ratio
Polyethylene to Pork Belly ratio = Polyethylene price per Metric Ton ÷ Pork Belly price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of pork belly per Metric Ton of polyethylene — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $7,856.00 ÷ $157.30 = 49.94. The inverse is 0.02002.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the polyethylene to pork belly ratio today?
The polyethylene to pork belly ratio is 49.94 — Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton divided by Pork Belly at $157.30 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the polyethylene to pork belly ratio?
Divide the polyethylene price per Metric Ton by the pork belly price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of pork belly per Metric Ton of polyethylene.
What is the inverse of the polyethylene to pork belly ratio?
The inverse, pork belly to polyethylene, is 0.02002 — how many Metric Tons of polyethylene one Hundredweight of pork belly buys.