Crop Yield and Harvest Loss
Yield bu/acre adjusted to standard moisture, plus optional ground-loss percent.
Example
You enter
- Crop corn
- Rows per pass 2
- Row spacing (in) 30
- Measured length (ft) 50
- Weight in strip (lb) 8
- Current moisture % 18
You get
- Yield (bu/acre, std moisture) 24.2
- Standard moisture 15.5 %
Checked against published worked examples from: USDA NASS yield-strip identity (project bundled).
Details, formula, and sources
Formula or tableAdjusted yield = field_yield × (1 − moisture_field) / (1 − moisture_standard). Standard moisture: corn 15.5%, soybean 13.0%, wheat 13.5% (USDA standard).
Source and editionUSDA Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) standard moisture grades by name.
Free accessFree at usda.gov / ams.usda.gov.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field namescrop, rows_per_pass, row_spacing_in, measured_length_ft, weight_in_strip_lb, current_moisture_pct, yield_bu_per_acre, std_moisture_pct
- Standard moisture corn 15.5% / soy 13.0% / wheat 13.5%USDA FGIS