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Zinc to Milk Ratio
The zinc to milk ratio is 231.0 — Zinc at $3,841.40 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Zinc to Milk ratio
1.000 T of zinc = 230.992 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/ZINC): 0.004329 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much zinc.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (97th percentile of the last 1 year)
Zinc
$3,841.40
per Metric Ton
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of milk per Metric Ton of zinc. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:23 GMT.
1Y average
201.1
median 202.7
1Y low
157.6
Aug 31, 2025
1Y high
237.2
Jan 27, 2026
Normal band
179.6–222.5
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.40σ
361 observations
Zinc to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZINC/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Zinc / Milk price chart below.
ZINC/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one T of Zinc buys, over 1Y.
ZINC/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZINC/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Zinc 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 zinc to milk ratio
Zinc to Milk ratio = Zinc 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 zinc — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,841.40 ÷ $16.63 = 231.0. The inverse is 0.004329.
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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 milk ratio today?
The zinc to milk ratio is 231.0 — Zinc at $3,841.40 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the zinc to milk ratio?
Divide the zinc 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 zinc.
What is the inverse of the zinc to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to zinc, is 0.004329 — how many Metric Tons of zinc one Hundredweight of milk buys.