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This table is meant to help buyers make the conversion between common retail weights and pounds.  This information was gathered from the University of Georgia's publication Weights and Processed Yields of Fruits and Vegetables in Retail Containers.

 

PRODUCT

RETAIL  VOLUME NET WEIGHT (LBS)
Apples bushel (bu) 42 to 48
  1/2 bushel bag 24
  peck 10 to 14
Blackberries gallon 5 to 6 
  quart 1.25 to 1.5
Blueberries gallon 6 to 8
  quart 1.5 to 2
Peaches bushel 48 to 52
  1/2 bushel bag 24
  peck 12 to 14
Pears bushel 48 to 50
  peck 12 to 14
Strawberries quart 1.25 to 1.5
  4-qt basket 6
  8-qt basket 12 to 15
Beans, Snap bushel 28 to 30
  peck 8
Beets bushel 52
Cabbage carton 53
Carrots bushel, topped 50
Collards bunch 3 plants per bunch
Corn, Sweet bushel 35
  wirebound crates 42 to 50
  5-dozen bags 60 ears
Cucumbers bushel 48 to 50
  peck 12 to 13
Eggplant bushel 33 to 35
Greens bushel 18 to 20, often sold in 1 to 1.5 lb. bunches
Kale bushel 18, often sold in 1 to 1.5 lb. bunches
Okra 12 qt. basket 15 to 18
Peppers (Green, Hot) bushel 25 to 30, 80 to 85/bu large; 110/bu small 
Pumpkins each 5 to 15, sold by count
Radishes carton of 30 12, also sold in bunches 1/2 to 3/4 lb
Squash, Summer bushel 40 to 44
Squash, Winter small each 1 to 4
  intermediate each 6 to 12
  large each 15 to 40
Sweet potatoes bushel 50
  peck 12 to 13
Tomatoes bushel 53
  paperboard box 25
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