What is the Grain Moisture Loss (Shrink) Calculator?
Freshly harvested grain holds a lot of water. As it dries, it gets lighter. This loss of weight is called shrink. It matters when you decide to sell wet grain now or dry it first.
Enter the weight, the moisture now, the target moisture and your price for dry grain. We show the final weight, water removed, shrink percentage and value. We also show the price per quintal of wet grain that would give you the same money as selling dry grain.
How to use it
- Enter the grain weight at harvest.
- Enter the moisture now and after drying.
- Add handling loss and the price for dry grain.
- Compare the wet-grain equal price with trader offers.
Why people like this tool
Correct formula
Uses dry matter, not a simple percent cut.
Shrink percent
Total weight loss from drying and handling.
Wet vs dry price
Know the fair price for wet grain.
Any unit
Kilogram, quintal or tonne.
