Crop Unit Approximate net weight 
United States 

Barley Bushel 48#'s
Corn: Ear, husked Bushel 70#'s 
Shelled Bushel 56#'s 
Hay Square Bale 40 - 50#'2 
Oats Bushel 32#'s 
Potatoes Sack 100#'s 
Rye Bushel 56#'s 
Soybeans Bushel 60#'s 
Sweetpotatoes Bushel 55#'s 
Wheat Bushel 60#'s

Vegetables: 
Asparagus Crates, 12 bunches 30# or 1,050 each 
Beans, lima Bushel 32#'s
Beans, snap Bushel 30#'s
Beets, topped Bushel 50#'s
Broccoli Crates, 12-14 bunches 21#'s 
Cabbage Crate or sack 50#'s 
Carrots, topped Bushel 50 
Cauliflower Crate 50 400 
Celery Crate, 3-4 dozen 60 
Corn, sweet Crate, 50 ears 42 
Cucumbers Bushel 55 
Eggplant 1-1/9 bushel crate 33 
Escarole, endive 1-1/9 bushel crate 25 
Lettuce, head Crate, 24 heads 50 
Onion, dry Sack 50 
Peppers, bell Bushel 30 
Spinach Bushel 25 
Tomatoes Carton 25 

Fruit and berries: 
Apples Bushel or carton 42 
Blueberries Flat, 12 pints 11 
Cranberries Barrel 100 
Peaches 3/4 bushel or carton 38 
Strawberries Crate, 16 quarts 24 
SOURCE: Fruit and Vegetable Market News Service
USDA Source

Jon Wood


