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Chicken to Steel Ratio
The chicken to steel ratio is 0.0004142 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Chicken to Steel ratio
1.000 kg of chicken = 0.0004142 T of steel
Inverse (STEEL/CHKN): 2414 — one Metric Ton of steel buys that much chicken.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Steel
¥3,066.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of steel per Kilogram of chicken. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:28:11 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.0004205
median 0.0004208
1Y low
0.0004133
Jul 27, 2026
1Y high
0.0004273
Aug 3, 2026
Normal band
0.0004172–0.0004238
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.88σ
5 observations
Chicken to Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHKN/STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Chicken / Steel price chart below.
CHKN/STEEL ratio line
How many T of Steel one kg of Chicken buys, over 1Y.
CHKN/STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHKN/STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Chicken and Steel 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 steel ratio
Chicken to Steel ratio = Chicken price per Kilogram ÷ Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of steel per Kilogram of chicken — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.27 ÷ $3,066.00 = 0.0004142. The inverse is 2414.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the chicken to steel ratio today?
The chicken to steel ratio is 0.0004142 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the chicken to steel ratio?
Divide the chicken price per Kilogram by the steel 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 steel per Kilogram of chicken.
What is the inverse of the chicken to steel ratio?
The inverse, steel to chicken, is 2414 — how many Kilograms of chicken one Metric Ton of steel buys.