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Zinc to Lumber Futures Ratio
The zinc to lumber futures ratio is 6.688 — Zinc at $3,838.95 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Zinc to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of zinc = 6.688 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/ZINC): 0.1495 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much zinc.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Zinc
$3,838.95
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$574.00
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 zinc. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:28 GMT.
1Y average
5.643
median 5.668
1Y low
4.563
Aug 24, 2025
1Y high
6.760
Aug 15, 2026
Normal band
5.248–6.039
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.64σ
337 observations
Zinc to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZINC/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Zinc / Lumber Futures price chart below.
ZINC/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Zinc buys, over 1Y.
ZINC/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZINC/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Zinc 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 zinc to lumber futures ratio
Zinc to Lumber Futures ratio = Zinc 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 zinc — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,838.95 ÷ $574.00 = 6.688. The inverse is 0.1495.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the zinc to lumber futures ratio today?
The zinc to lumber futures ratio is 6.688 — Zinc at $3,838.95 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the zinc to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the zinc 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 zinc.
What is the inverse of the zinc to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to zinc, is 0.1495 — how many Metric Tons of zinc one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.