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