What is a bushel?


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What is a bushel?

In agriculture, a bushel of something is a unit of measurement, by volume
(not weight). To find the average weight, you can weigh a few different bushels. This is helpful when wanting to sell a crop to a market or when purchasing crops in bulk. The common abbreviation for bushel is bu. or  bus.

Here are some examples of common foods and their bushel weight-

Tomatoes: 50 – 60 lbs / bu.

Snap Beans: 30 lbs / bu.

Kale: 40 lbs / bu.

Chard / Collards: 12 lbs / bu.

Carrots: 50 lbs / bu.

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