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Chicken to Soybean Meal Ratio
The chicken to soybean meal ratio is 0.003875 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Chicken to Soybean Meal ratio
1.000 kg of chicken = 0.003875 Bu of soybean meal
Inverse (ZM/CHKN): 258.1 — one Bushel of soybean meal 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
Soybean Meal
$327.76
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybean meal per Kilogram of chicken. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:47 GMT.
1Y average
0.003977
median 0.003961
1Y low
0.003779
Jul 27, 2026
1Y high
0.004077
Aug 10, 2026
Normal band
0.003924–0.004029
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.95σ
5 observations
Chicken to Soybean Meal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CHKN/ZM ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Chicken / Soybean Meal price chart below.
CHKN/ZM ratio line
How many Bu of Soybean Meal one kg of Chicken buys, over 1Y.
CHKN/ZM ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CHKN/ZM ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Chicken and Soybean Meal 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 soybean meal ratio
Chicken to Soybean Meal ratio = Chicken price per Kilogram ÷ Soybean Meal price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybean meal per Kilogram of chicken — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1.27 ÷ $327.76 = 0.003875. The inverse is 258.1.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the chicken to soybean meal ratio today?
The chicken to soybean meal ratio is 0.003875 — Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram divided by Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the chicken to soybean meal ratio?
Divide the chicken price per Kilogram by the soybean meal price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of soybean meal per Kilogram of chicken.
What is the inverse of the chicken to soybean meal ratio?
The inverse, soybean meal to chicken, is 258.1 — how many Kilograms of chicken one Bushel of soybean meal buys.