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Soda Ash to Lumber Futures Ratio
The soda ash to lumber futures ratio is 1.796 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soda Ash to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of soda ash = 1.796 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/SODASH): 0.5568 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much soda ash.
Below its 1 year average. (10th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$573.54
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 soda ash. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:19:41 GMT.
1Y average
2.044
median 2.036
1Y low
1.687
Jul 23, 2026
1Y high
2.445
Nov 9, 2025
Normal band
1.877–2.212
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.48σ
314 observations
Soda Ash to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SODASH/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soda Ash / Lumber Futures price chart below.
SODASH/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Soda Ash buys, over 1Y.
SODASH/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SODASH/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soda Ash 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 soda ash to lumber futures ratio
Soda Ash to Lumber Futures ratio = Soda Ash 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 soda ash — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,030.00 ÷ $573.54 = 1.796. The inverse is 0.5568.
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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 soda ash to lumber futures ratio today?
The soda ash to lumber futures ratio is 1.796 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soda ash to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the soda ash 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 soda ash.
What is the inverse of the soda ash to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to soda ash, is 0.5568 — how many Metric Tons of soda ash one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.