# Barley price

> Barley Grand Exchange price right now (403 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
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 6006.

Examine: “A handful of Barley.”

## Price now

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

**Barley is down 11% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 403 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 68–645 gp |
| 30-day average | 424 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -10.5% / -3.0% |
| Instant buy | 405 gp (2026-10-30 05:02 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 400 gp (2026-10-30 03:52 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 583 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 432 / 400 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 8 gp
- You receive: 397 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -3 gp
- Per buy limit: -33,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 2
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -555 gp

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

## Barley price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 205 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 448 |

Range plotted: 1 to 500 gp, over 52 points.

## Barley price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 1 gp and the highest buy average 9,999 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 850 | 659 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 432 | 400 |

Range plotted: 1 to 9,999 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Barley worth in OSRS?

About 403 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 405 gp and the last instant sell 400 gp. Over the last 24 hours 583 were traded.

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

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Barley worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 2 coins. Buying one at 405 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 555 gp loss per cast right now.

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

8 gp each at 405 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 397 gp.

Item id 6006. Prices update every five minutes.

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- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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