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Soybeans Futures to Ethanol Ratio
The soybeans futures to ethanol ratio is 5.768 — Soybeans Futures at $12.23 per Bushel divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybeans Futures to Ethanol ratio
1.000 Bu of soybeans futures = 5.768 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/SOYBEAN-FUT): 0.1734 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much soybeans futures.
Below its 1 year average. (14th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybeans Futures
¢12.23
per Bushel
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Bushel of soybeans futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:33:33 GMT.
1Y average
6.163
median 6.116
1Y low
4.927
Aug 31, 2025
1Y high
7.134
Dec 4, 2025
Normal band
5.707–6.619
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.87σ
356 observations
Soybeans Futures to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SOYBEAN-FUT/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybeans Futures / Ethanol price chart below.
SOYBEAN-FUT/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one Bu of Soybeans Futures buys, over 1Y.
SOYBEAN-FUT/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SOYBEAN-FUT/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybeans Futures and Ethanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the soybeans futures to ethanol ratio
Soybeans Futures to Ethanol ratio = Soybeans Futures price per Bushel ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Bushel of soybeans futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $12.23 ÷ $2.12 = 5.768. The inverse is 0.1734.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the soybeans futures to ethanol ratio today?
The soybeans futures to ethanol ratio is 5.768 — Soybeans Futures at $12.23 per Bushel divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybeans futures to ethanol ratio?
Divide the soybeans futures price per Bushel by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Bushel of soybeans futures.
What is the inverse of the soybeans futures to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to soybeans futures, is 0.1734 — how many Bushels of soybeans futures one Gallon of ethanol buys.