The Grain Unit Converter can change different grain quantities and units to all
other commonly used unit conversions.
In the Price / Unit section, you can easily see what the price of your grain
would be for all major units of measurement.
Price per pound (lbs)
Price per bushel (bu)
Price per hundredweight (CWT)
Price per tonne (t)
Price per metric tonne (MT)
In the Quantity / Unit section, you will see what what the amount of grain in
your original unit of measurement is equal to in all other common units of
measurement.
lbs
bu
CWT
t
MT
Bushel (bu) – A measure of capacity for grain trade. A bushel is equal to the
volume of 64 US pints or 35.2 litres. I.e. We accidentally left the auger on and
dropped about 20 bushels of wheat on the ground.
Pound (lbs) – A unit of weight equal to 0.4536 kilograms. The number of pounds
in a bushel vary by grain. I.e. there are 60 lbs in 1 bushel of wheat but only
56 lbs equal 1 of corn.
Hundredweight (CWT) – A unit of weight equal to 100 lbs or about 45.4 kilograms.
This measurement is commonly used when trading pulses or cotton.
Ton (t) – In the United States and Canada, a ton is defined to be 2,000 pounds
(907.18474 kg). Also known as ‘short ton’ and used more commonly in the US.
Metric Tonne (MT) – A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms or 2,205 lbs. Also
written as Metric Ton, the Metric Tonne is not to be confused with the Short Ton
(completely different things).