Select a crop and enter the additional information to calculate the actual harvest yield.

Harvest Yield Calculator

Calculate moisture-adjusted grain yield, total market bushels, and a quick pre-harvest estimate.
Actual Harvest Yield
Bushel Converter
Pre-Harvest Estimate
Use this when you know harvested weight, harvested area, and measured grain moisture. The calculator adjusts yield to the crop’s standard market moisture.
Enter crop, harvested weight, harvested area, and moisture, then press Calculate.
Quick crop-specific conversion between harvested weight and bushels. If you also enter area, the calculator shows bushels per acre.
Enter either weight or bushels, then press Calculate.
Simple corn-style pre-harvest estimate using a 1/1000 acre sample. Count ears in the sample, estimate average kernels per ear, and press Calculate.
Enter ears per 1/1000 acre sample and kernels per ear, then press Calculate.

Harvest Yield Formula

The following formula is used to calculate a harvest yield. 

HY = A / B / C
  • Where HY is the harvest yield (bushels/acre)
  • A is the total weight of the harvest (lbs)
  • B is the lbs/bushel of the crop
  • C is the total number of acres

To calculate the harvest yield, divide the weight by the weight per unit, then divide by the number of acres. This provides the harvest yield in units per acre.

What is a harvest yield?

Definition:

A harvest yield, also known as crop yield, is a measure of the total amount of crop a given area of land yields per harvest. In other words, how much crop you get per area.

How to calculate harvest yield?

Example Problem:

The following example outlines how to calculate the harvest yield of a given crop.

First, determine the total weight of the harvest. In this example, the total weight is 1000 lbs.

Next, determine the total amount of lbs per unit or bushel. In this case, the units are bushels, and the weight is 60 lbs per bushel.

Next, determine the total area of land the crop was harvested from. In this case, the land was 10 acres.

Finally, calculate the harvest yield using the formula above:

HY = A / B / C

HY = 1000/60/10

HY = 1.666 bushels per acre