Currency

Banished doesn't use any type of money for trading, however, each resource has a certain value and can be traded in for others, whichever are offered by a merchant.

Ordering resources increases their base cost by 25%, any values after the comma are truncated.

Resources

Firewood is possibly the most efficient trade good for selling, given that it's an infinite resource with high value.

Resource	Value	Custom order
Logs	2	2
Firewood	4	5
Iron	5	6
Wool	5	6
Coal	6	7
Stone	7	8
Leather	10	12

Clothing and tools

There is one caveat: Steel tools cost more in production (2 + 5 + 6 = 13), if produced by an uneducated blacksmith.

Resource	Value	Custom order
Iron tools	8	10
Steel tools	10	12
Hide coat	15	18
Warm coat	15	18

Food and consumables

Ordering food explicitly does not increase the cost, due to the above mentioned rounding.

Resource	Value	Custom order
Crops	1	1
Fruit	1	1
Eggs	2	2
Meat	3	3
Herbs	4	5
Ale	8	10

Livestock

Livestock can be purchased from livestock merchants, which is a requirement for pastures.

Resource	Value	Custom order
Cattle	800	1000
Chicken	400	500
Sheep	600	750

Seeds

Seeds are required to grow crops on crop fields. There is no point in buying each seed more than once. Once purchased, the seeds can be used infinitely. The available seeds can also be checked in the town hall.

Resource	Value	Custom order
Seeds	2500	3125