Ever hear someone quoting you products in a bushel? How many pounds is that?
Recently I had the opportunity to buy some new wheat and corn from a granary. The problem was the price was being quoted by the bushel and the salespeople were not interested in taking the time to teach a knuckle head like me. I can't say I blame them as they were used to Mack Trucks with huge cargo trailers and here I was in line with my puny Dodge Ram pickup with a 3/4 bed.
Well I got tired of hearing "it depends on what your buying" so I searched the internet to find out a more definitive answer.
Then I decided that maybe everybody else would be interested in the neat tables I found that defines how many pounds of product are in a bushel. That way next time you can convert the cost per bushel to cost per pound to see if you are getting a good deal or not.
U.S. Commercial Grain
Bushel Sizes
Commodity |
Weight per bushel |
|
Commodity |
Weight per bushel |
Alfalfa |
60 lb |
Grass,
Orchard |
14 lb |
|
Barley |
48 lb |
Grass,
Redtop |
14 lb |
|
Clover,
Alsike |
60 lb |
Grass,
Timothy |
45 lb |
|
Clover,
Crimson |
60 lb |
Lespedeza |
40-50 lb |
|
Clover,
Ladino |
60 lb |
Millet |
50 lb |
|
Clover,
White |
60 lb |
Oats |
32 lb |
|
Clover,
Red |
60 lb |
Rape |
60 lb |
|
Clover
Sweet |
60 lb |
Rye |
56 lb |
|
Corn,
shelled |
56 lb |
Sorghum,
forage |
50 lb |
|
Corn,
ear |
70 lb |
Sorghum,
grain |
56 lb |
|
Cotton |
32 lb |
Soybeans |
60 lb |
|
Cowpeas |
60 lb |
Sudan
grass |
28 lb |
|
Flax |
60 lb |
|
Sunflower
(oil type) |
24-32 lb |
Grass,
Brome (smooth) |
14 lb |
|
Trefoil,
Birdsfoot |
60 lb |
Grass,
Blue |
14 lb |
|
Vetch |
60 lb |
Grass,
Fescue (tall) |
14 lb |
|
Wheat |
60 lb |
Data from the University of Missouri's Agricultural Publication G4020, by William J. Murphy, Department of Agronomy.
U.S. Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Bushel
Sizes
Commodity |
Weight per bushel |
|
Commodity |
Weight per bushel |
Apples |
48 lbs. |
Mustard Greens |
18 lbs. |
|
Lima Beans (unshelled) |
30 lbs. |
Onions |
57 lbs. |
|
Pole Beans |
28 lbs. |
Peaches |
50 lbs. |
|
Snap Beans |
30 lbs. |
Field Peas |
25 lbs. |
|
Shelled Corn |
56 lbs. |
Sweet Potatoes (green) |
55 lbs. |
|
Corn (in ear) |
70 lbs. |
Sweet Potatoes (dry) |
50 lbs. |
|
Cowpeas |
60 lbs. |
Spinach |
20 lbs. |
|
Cucumbers |
48 lbs. |
Tomatoes |
53 lbs. |
|
Eggplant |
33 lbs. |
Turnips (without tops) |
54 lbs. |
|
English Peas (in hull) |
30 lbs. |
Turnip Greens (dry) |
16 lbs. |
|
Muscadines |
50 lbs. |
Turnip Greens (wet) |
18 lbs. |
|
Okra |
26 lbs. |
|
|
Data from the Georgia Farm Bureau, which states, "These weights are based on federal standards and can be used as general guidelines when purchasing these commodities in bushel quantities."
Well there you have it, happy canning!!
Sitkastan
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