Losses on insured crops are based on production and quality. When one looks at a sales slip, it doesn’t indicate the weight per bushel the producer is not selling bushels, they are selling tonnes. They are not calculating how many bushels were delivered and converting using a pound measurement. To expand on the example, we recognize that a buyer may be using 48 pounds as a standard for 1CW barley or 34 pounds for 3CW oats when grading, but ultimately the buyers are paying the producer for their net weight after dockage based on the truck scale. To get lb/bu from kg/hL you multiply by 0.801 and then round off to the nearest whole number: We’ll look at barley and oats as examples – Canada West (CW) being the standard for Alberta: AFSC uses the Canadian Grain Commission Grade Determinate Table as a standard for the designated grade for each crop, then converts that from kg/hl to lb/bu for the HPR, in order to ensure that every client is treated the same. Q: What role does grade play in determining potential losses?ĭesignated grade is the grade established by the Canada Grain Commission (CGC), and assigned by AFSC for each insurable crop. Once the calculations are completed, the total weight harvested is compared to the weight the producer is insured for, in order to calculate potential claims and future coverage. In the fall, the calculations to adjust reported production for weight and dockage are solely to determine the total weight the producer has harvested. Q: Why does AFSC adjust reported production for weight and dockage? You can see on the statement of coverage and premium example below that the coverage is in kg/acre.īecause most producers recognize their production in bushels, AFSC converts kilograms to bushels on the producer’s estimate, and asks for bushels on the Harvested Production Report (HPR). AFSC sets a designated grade for each crop we insure, and sets our spring prices based on the market values of those designated grades to calculate a dollar value on the insurance. Insurance coverage is offered based on a weight measurement using kg/acre from a producer’s historic yields, or the area normal if they are a newer client. Agricultural Commodities by Bushel Weightīelow you will find the bushel weights for various agricultural commodities, in pounds and kilograms.Q: Why does AFSC use a kilograms and tonnes to measure grain, while most producers use bushels?įor annual crops, Canada uses metric (kilograms and tonnes) for marketing of agricultural products, and AFSC provides and receives data from the federal government and industry in kilograms. If we were to fill a container with the equivalent volume of a commodity, we could measure a bushel by how much it weighs, depending on the type of commodity. Although the measurement for the volume of a bushel has changed slightly over time, it is generally understood today that a bushel is equal to 8 imperial gallons, or 36.37 metric liters in volume. What Exactly is a Bushel?Ī bushel is a unit of volume that can be used to measure the amount of a crop that has been harvested. Thankfully, there are some standard weights that can be used to describe the amount of a commodity in a bushel. Since most agricultural commodities are priced by the bushel, it’s important to know exactly how much a bushel represents. In agriculture we often use the word “bushel” to describe a quantity of a harvested crop, but just how much is in a bushel? Is a bushel the same weight for each type of commodity?
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