Bushel

A bushel is a traditional unit of dry volume commonly used in U.S. agriculture to measure grain and oilseed crops. One bushel equals approximately 35.24 liters or 1.244 cubic feet. However, because commodities are traded by weight, a bushel's weight varies by crop — for example, a bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds, wheat 60 pounds, and soybeans 60 pounds. These standard weights are set by the USDA and are critical for pricing, storage, and transportation calculations. Understanding bushel conversions is fundamental for grain marketing and farm record-keeping.