Imperial/US

Bushel

Definition

Eine Trockenvolumeneinheit für landwirtschaftliche Güter: der US-Bushel entspricht 35,2391 Liter; der britische Bushel entspricht 36,3687 Liter.

Erklärung

Grain prices on commodities markets are quoted in dollars per bushel. One US bushel of wheat weighs about 60 pounds (27.2 kg); one bushel of corn weighs 56 lb (25.4 kg); soybeans weigh 60 lb per bushel. The US produces roughly 2 billion bushels of corn per year. The term derives from Old French 'boissiel', a small box used for measuring grain.

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