# Barley seed price

> Barley seed Grand Exchange price right now (6 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/barley-seed
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 5305.

Examine: “A barley seed - plant in a hops patch.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Barley seed is 14% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 6 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 3–12 gp |
| 30-day average | 7 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -62.5% / 0.0% / -60.0% |
| Instant buy | 7 gp (2026-10-30 08:27 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 4 gp (2026-10-30 08:06 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,078,658 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 4 / 2 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 5 / 3 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 2,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 7 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 3 gp
- Per buy limit: 6,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 1
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -158 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Barley seed price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 7 | 6 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 4 | 2 |

Range plotted: 1 to 12 gp, over 83 points.

## Barley seed price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 1 gp and the highest buy average 14 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 9 | 7 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 5 | 3 |

Range plotted: 1 to 14 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Barley seed worth in OSRS?

About 6 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 7 gp and the last instant sell 4 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,078,658 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Barley seed?

2,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Barley seed worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 1 coins. Buying one at 7 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 158 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Barley seed?

0 gp each at 7 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 7 gp.

Item id 5305. Prices update every five minutes.

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