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Polypropylene to Milk Ratio
The polypropylene to milk ratio is 487.0 — Polypropylene at $8,099.00 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Polypropylene to Milk ratio
1.000 T of polypropylene = 487.011 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/PYL): 0.002053 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much polypropylene.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (65th percentile of the last 1 year)
Polypropylene
¥8,099.00
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 polypropylene. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:29 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
452.4
median 445.7
1Y low
365.4
Nov 27, 2025
1Y high
604.1
Mar 30, 2026
Normal band
392.2–512.5
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.58σ
341 observations
Polypropylene to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PYL/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Polypropylene / Milk price chart below.
PYL/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one T of Polypropylene buys, over 1Y.
PYL/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PYL/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Polypropylene 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 polypropylene to milk ratio
Polypropylene to Milk ratio = Polypropylene 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 polypropylene — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $8,099.00 ÷ $16.63 = 487.0. The inverse is 0.002053.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the polypropylene to milk ratio today?
The polypropylene to milk ratio is 487.0 — Polypropylene at $8,099.00 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the polypropylene to milk ratio?
Divide the polypropylene 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 polypropylene.
What is the inverse of the polypropylene to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to polypropylene, is 0.002053 — how many Metric Tons of polypropylene one Hundredweight of milk buys.