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Barley to Silicon Ratio
The barley to silicon ratio is 0.06336 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Silicon at $1,923.91 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Barley to Silicon ratio
1.000 T of barley = 0.06336 T of silicon
Inverse (SILLUMP/NBLC1): 15.78 — one Metric Ton of silicon buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Silicon
$1,923.91
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of silicon per Metric Ton of barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:16:46 GMT.
Barley to Silicon ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/SILLUMP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Silicon price chart below.
NBLC1/SILLUMP ratio line
How many T of Silicon one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
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NBLC1/SILLUMP ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/SILLUMP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Barley and Silicon 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 silicon ratio
Barley to Silicon ratio = Barley price per Metric Ton ÷ Silicon price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $1,923.91 = 0.06336. The inverse is 15.78.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the barley to silicon ratio today?
The barley to silicon ratio is 0.06336 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Silicon at $1,923.91 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to silicon ratio?
Divide the barley price per Metric Ton by the silicon 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 silicon per Metric Ton of barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to silicon ratio?
The inverse, silicon to barley, is 15.78 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Metric Ton of silicon buys.