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Gold to Barley Ratio
The gold to barley ratio is 38.09 — Gold at $4,642.67 per Troy Ounce divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Gold to Barley ratio
1.000 T.oz of gold = 38.086 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/XAU): 0.02626 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much gold.
Gold
$4,642.67
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 gold. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:27:40 GMT.
Gold to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the XAU/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Gold / Barley price chart below.
XAU/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one T.oz of Gold buys, over 1Y.
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XAU/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the XAU/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Gold and Barley prices
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How to calculate the gold to barley ratio
Gold to Barley ratio = Gold 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 gold — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,642.67 ÷ $121.90 = 38.09. The inverse is 0.02626.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 gold to barley ratio today?
The gold to barley ratio is 38.09 — Gold at $4,642.67 per Troy Ounce divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the gold to barley ratio?
Divide the gold 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 gold.
What is the inverse of the gold to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to gold, is 0.02626 — how many Troy Ounces of gold one Metric Ton of barley buys.