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Barley to Milk Ratio
The barley to milk ratio is 7.330 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Barley to Milk ratio
1.000 T of barley = 7.330 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/NBLC1): 0.1364 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
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 barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:30:07 GMT.
Barley to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Milk price chart below.
NBLC1/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
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NBLC1/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Barley 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 barley to milk ratio
Barley to Milk ratio = Barley 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 barley — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $16.63 = 7.330. The inverse is 0.1364.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the barley to milk ratio today?
The barley to milk ratio is 7.330 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to milk ratio?
Divide the barley 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 barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to barley, is 0.1364 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Hundredweight of milk buys.