Imperial/US

Boisseau

Définition

Une unité de volume sec pour les produits agricoles : le boisseau américain vaut 35,2391 litres ; le boisseau britannique vaut 36,3687 litres.

Explication

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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