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Barley to Soybean Meal Ratio
The barley to soybean meal ratio is 0.3721 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Soybean Meal at $327.61 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Barley to Soybean Meal ratio
1.000 T of barley = 0.3721 Bu of soybean meal
Inverse (ZM/NBLC1): 2.688 — one Bushel of soybean meal buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Soybean Meal
$327.61
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybean meal per Metric Ton of barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:11 GMT.
Barley to Soybean Meal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/ZM ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Soybean Meal price chart below.
NBLC1/ZM ratio line
How many Bu of Soybean Meal one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/ZM over 1Y. Try a longer range.
NBLC1/ZM ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/ZM ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Barley 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 barley to soybean meal ratio
Barley to Soybean Meal ratio = Barley price per Metric Ton ÷ Soybean Meal price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybean meal per Metric Ton of barley — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $327.61 = 0.3721. The inverse is 2.688.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the barley to soybean meal ratio today?
The barley to soybean meal ratio is 0.3721 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Soybean Meal at $327.61 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to soybean meal ratio?
Divide the barley price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to soybean meal ratio?
The inverse, soybean meal to barley, is 2.688 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Bushel of soybean meal buys.