This Grain Moisture Calculator can be used to calculate the weight loss associated with drying one tonne of cereals.
Simply enter the 'Initial moisture' and 'Final moisture' values from representative samples of grain.
Alternatively, use the look-up table for a range of specific values.
Weight loss (kg) when drying 1 tonne of grain
 | Final Moisture % | |||||||||||
| 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 125.0 | 135.8 | 146.3 | 156.6 | 166.7 | 176.5 | 186.0 | 195.4 | 204.5 | 213.5 | 222.2 | |
| 29 | 112.5 | 123.5 | 134.1 | 144.6 | 154.8 | 164.7 | 174.4 | 183.9 | 193.2 | 202.2 | 211.1 | |
| 28 | 100.0 | 111.1 | 122.0 | 132.5 | 142.9 | 152.9 | 162.8 | 172.4 | 181.8 | 191.0 | 200.0 | |
| 27 | 87.5 | 98.8 | 109.8 | 120.5 | 131.0 | 141.2 | 151.2 | 160.9 | 170.5 | 179.8 | 188.9 | |
| 26 | 75.0 | 86.4 | 97.6 | 108.4 | 119.0 | 129.4 | 139.5 | 149.4 | 159.1 | 168.5 | 177.8 | |
| 25 | 62.5 | 74.1 | 85.4 | 96.4 | 107.1 | 117.6 | 127.9 | 137.9 | 147.7 | 157.3 | 166.7 | |
| 24 | 50.0 | 61.7 | 73.2 | 84.3 | 95.2 | 105.9 | 116.3 | 126.4 | 136.4 | 146.1 | 155.6 | |
| 23 | 37.5 | 49.4 | 61.0 | 72.3 | 83.3 | 94.1 | 104.7 | 114.9 | 125.0 | 134.8 | 144.4 | |
| 22 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 48.8 | 60.2 | 71.4 | 82.4 | 93.0 | 103.4 | 113.6 | 123.6 | 133.3 | |
| 21 | 12.5 | 24.7 | 36.6 | 48.2 | 59.5 | 70.6 | 81.4 | 92.0 | 102.3 | 112.4 | 122.2 | |
| 20 | 12.3 | 24.4 | 36.1 | 47.6 | 58.8 | 69.8 | 80.5 | 90.9 | 101.1 | 111.1 | ||
| 19 | 12.2 | 24.1 | 35.7 | 47.1 | 58.1 | 69.0 | 79.5 | 89.9 | 100.0 | |||
| 18 | 12.0 | 23.8 | 35.3 | 46.5 | 57.5 | 68.2 | 78.7 | 88.9 | ||||
| 17 | 11.9 | 23.5 | 34.9 | 46.0 | 56.8 | 67.4 | 77.8 | |||||
| 16 | 11.8 | 23.3 | 34.5 | 45.5 | 56.2 | 66.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 11.6 | 23.0 | 34.1 | 44.9 | 55.6 | |||||||
| 14 | 11.5 | 22.7 | 33.7 | 44.4 | ||||||||
| 13 | 11.4 | 22.5 | 33.3 | |||||||||
| 12 | 11.2 | 22.2 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 11.1 | |||||||||||
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Final weight of 1 tonne after drying (kg)
| Final Moisture % | |||||||||||
| 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 30.0 | 875.0 | 864.2 | 853.7 | 843.4 | 833.3 | 823.5 | 814.0 | 804.6 | 795.5 | 786.5 | 777.8 | |
| 29.0 | 887.5 | 876.5 | 865.9 | 855.4 | 845.2 | 835.3 | 825.6 | 816.1 | 806.8 | 797.8 | 788.9 | |
| 28.0 | 900.0 | 888.9 | 878.0 | 867.5 | 857.1 | 847.1 | 837.2 | 827.6 | 818.2 | 809.0 | 800.0 | |
| 27.0 | 912.5 | 901.2 | 890.2 | 879.5 | 869.0 | 858.8 | 848.8 | 839.1 | 829.5 | 820.2 | 811.1 | |
| 26.0 | 925.0 | 913.6 | 902.4 | 891.6 | 881.0 | 870.6 | 860.5 | 850.6 | 840.9 | 831.5 | 822.2 | |
| 25.0 | 937.5 | 925.9 | 914.6 | 903.6 | 892.9 | 882.4 | 872.1 | 862.1 | 852.3 | 842.7 | 833.3 | |
| 24.0 | 950.0 | 938.3 | 926.8 | 915.7 | 904.8 | 894.1 | 883.7 | 873.6 | 863.6 | 853.9 | 844.4 | |
| 23.0 | 962.5 | 950.6 | 939.0 | 927.7 | 916.7 | 905.9 | 895.3 | 885.1 | 875.0 | 865.2 | 855.6 | |
| 22.0 | 975.0 | 963.0 | 951.2 | 939.8 | 928.6 | 917.6 | 907.0 | 896.6 | 886.4 | 876.4 | 866.7 | |
| 21.0 | 987.5 | 975.3 | 963.4 | 951.8 | 940.5 | 929.4 | 918.6 | 908.0 | 897.7 | 887.6 | 877.8 | |
| 20.0 | 987.7 | 975.6 | 963.9 | 952.4 | 941.2 | 930.2 | 919.5 | 909.1 | 898.9 | 888.9 | ||
| 19.0 | 987.8 | 975.9 | 964.3 | 952.9 | 941.9 | 931.0 | 920.5 | 910.1 | 900.0 | |||
| 18.0 | 988.0 | 976.2 | 964.7 | 953.5 | 942.5 | 931.8 | 921.3 | 911.1 | ||||
| 17.0 | 988.1 | 976.5 | 965.1 | 954.0 | 943.2 | 932.6 | 922.2 | |||||
| 16.0 | 988.2 | 976.7 | 965.5 | 954.5 | 943.8 | 933.3 | ||||||
| 15.0 | 988.4 | 977.0 | 965.9 | 955.1 | 944.4 | |||||||
| 14.0 | 988.5 | 977.3 | 966.3 | 955.6 | ||||||||
| 13.0 | 988.6 | 977.5 | 966.7 | |||||||||
| 12.0 | 988.8 | 977.8 | ||||||||||
| 11.0 | 988.9 | |||||||||||
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