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Chicken to Barley Ratio
The chicken to barley ratio is 0.01042 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Chicken to Barley ratio
1.000 kg of chicken = 0.01042 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/CHKN): 95.98 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much chicken.
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of barley per Kilogram of chicken. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:35 GMT.
Chicken to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHKN/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Chicken / Barley price chart below.
CHKN/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one kg of Chicken buys, over 1Y.
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CHKN/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHKN/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Chicken and Barley prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the chicken to barley ratio
Chicken to Barley ratio = Chicken price per Kilogram ÷ Barley price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of barley per Kilogram of chicken — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.27 ÷ $121.90 = 0.01042. The inverse is 95.98.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the chicken to barley ratio today?
The chicken to barley ratio is 0.01042 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the chicken to barley ratio?
Divide the chicken price per Kilogram by the barley price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of barley per Kilogram of chicken.
What is the inverse of the chicken to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to chicken, is 95.98 — how many Kilograms of chicken one Metric Ton of barley buys.