The bushel in the grain silo is an important unit of measurement, mainly used to measure the weight and volume of dry goods, especially agricultural products. The following is a detailed explanation of the bushel in the grain silo:
Definition and conversion
Definition
Bushel is a unit of measurement, which is a quantitative unit, like the old units of measurement such as dou and liter in my country. 1 bushel in the UK is equal to 8 gallons, 4 pecks, 2 cannings (British volume measurement unit), and 36.3688 liters. In the United States, 1 bushel is equivalent to 35.238 liters.
Bushel is a British unit of capacity and weight, commonly used in the UK and the United States, mainly used to measure the weight of dry goods, especially agricultural products. Different agricultural products have different definitions of bushels. In the US futures market for agricultural products, “cents/bushel” is used as the price unit.
The conversion between bushels and kilograms is different in different countries and between different agricultural products. For soybeans and wheat, the UK, the United States, Canada and Australia are all the same. One bushel is equal to 27.216 kg. In terms of corn, although the four countries are the same, the proportion is different, and one bushel is only 25.401 kg.
But in terms of barley, not only the proportion is different, but also the weight conversion is different. In terms of rye, the UK, the US and Canada are the same, but Australia is different. It can be seen that this is a very complicated issue. In foreign trade, be careful.
Conversion
The conversion of bushels to kilograms depends on the specific type of agricultural products. The common standards are as follows:
Wheat, soybeans
In major producing countries such as the UK, the US, Canada and Australia, the standard weight of 1 bushel is 27.216 kg. This value is widely used in international agricultural product transactions.
Corn
The standard conversion of bushels to kilograms for corn is 25.401 kg, which also applies to the above major countries.
Other agricultural products
Barley: about 21.772~22.680 kg (slightly different by country)
Oats: 14.515~17.690 kg
Rye: 25.401 kg (UK, US and Canada) or separately (Australia).
Note:
Bushel is a unit of volume. Due to the different densities of agricultural products, there are differences in weight under the same volume.
In futures trading and international trade, the bushel weight standards of different varieties are clearly distinguished and need to be used in combination with specific trading scenarios.
Application scenarios
Futures market
In the US agricultural futures market, such as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), futures and options contracts for agricultural products such as corn, soybeans, and wheat are usually quoted in bushels. The trading unit of one lot is usually set at 5,000 bushels.
Trade and production
In the traditional agricultural product market, bushel wooden baskets are still an important container, which facilitates standardized transportation and warehousing. Farmers also often use baskets of the same size (such as a 1-bushel cylindrical wooden basket) to load different crops in production.
Notes
International differences: Different countries may have different definitions of bushel weight for the same agricultural product.
Actual trade: In trade settlement, actual weight is usually used rather than fixed volume conversion values.
