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Soybean Meal to Chicken Ratio
The soybean meal to chicken ratio is 258.1 — Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybean Meal to Chicken ratio
1.000 Bu of soybean meal = 258.079 kg of chicken
Inverse (CHKN/ZM): 0.003875 — one Kilogram of chicken buys that much soybean meal.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Meal
$327.76
per Bushel
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Bushel ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of chicken per Bushel of soybean meal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:45 GMT.
1Y average
251.5
median 252.5
1Y low
245.3
Aug 10, 2026
1Y high
264.6
Jul 27, 2026
Normal band
248.3–254.8
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.01σ
5 observations
Soybean Meal to Chicken ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZM/CHKN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Meal / Chicken price chart below.
ZM/CHKN ratio line
How many kg of Chicken one Bu of Soybean Meal buys, over 1Y.
ZM/CHKN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZM/CHKN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Meal and Chicken prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the soybean meal to chicken ratio
Soybean Meal to Chicken ratio = Soybean Meal price per Bushel ÷ Chicken price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of chicken per Bushel of soybean meal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $327.76 ÷ $1.27 = 258.1. The inverse is 0.003875.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the soybean meal to chicken ratio today?
The soybean meal to chicken ratio is 258.1 — Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean meal to chicken ratio?
Divide the soybean meal price per Bushel by the chicken price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of chicken per Bushel of soybean meal.
What is the inverse of the soybean meal to chicken ratio?
The inverse, chicken to soybean meal, is 0.003875 — how many Bushels of soybean meal one Kilogram of chicken buys.