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Barley to Corn Ratio
The barley to corn ratio is 23.47 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Corn at $5.19 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Barley to Corn ratio
1.000 T of barley = 23.466 Bu of corn
Inverse (CORN/NBLC1): 0.04262 — one Bushel of corn buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Corn
¢5.19
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of corn per Metric Ton of barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:10:07 GMT.
Barley to Corn ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/CORN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Corn price chart below.
NBLC1/CORN ratio line
How many Bu of Corn one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
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NBLC1/CORN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/CORN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Barley and Corn prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the barley to corn ratio
Barley to Corn ratio = Barley price per Metric Ton ÷ Corn price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of corn per Metric Ton of barley — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $5.19 = 23.47. The inverse is 0.04262.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the barley to corn ratio today?
The barley to corn ratio is 23.47 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Corn at $5.19 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to corn ratio?
Divide the barley price per Metric Ton by the corn price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of corn per Metric Ton of barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to corn ratio?
The inverse, corn to barley, is 0.04262 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Bushel of corn buys.