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Silver to Barley Ratio
The silver to barley ratio is 0.5657 — Silver at $68.96 per Troy Ounce divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Silver to Barley ratio
1.000 T.oz of silver = 0.5657 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/XAG): 1.768 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much silver.
Silver
$68.96
per Troy Ounce
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of barley per Troy Ounce of silver. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:50 GMT.
Silver to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the XAG/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Silver / Barley price chart below.
XAG/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one T.oz of Silver buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for XAG/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
XAG/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the XAG/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for XAG/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Silver and Barley prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the silver to barley ratio
Silver to Barley ratio = Silver price per Troy Ounce ÷ Barley price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of barley per Troy Ounce of silver — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $68.96 ÷ $121.90 = 0.5657. The inverse is 1.768.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the silver to barley ratio today?
The silver to barley ratio is 0.5657 — Silver at $68.96 per Troy Ounce divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the silver to barley ratio?
Divide the silver price per Troy Ounce by the barley 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 barley per Troy Ounce of silver.
What is the inverse of the silver to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to silver, is 1.768 — how many Troy Ounces of silver one Metric Ton of barley buys.