Description
Conserve dry matter for moisture-adjusted weight, then multiply by 1-handlingLoss; shrink=original-sale weight.
Agribusiness budgets distinguish capacity, elapsed time, person-nights, physical losses, usable pack contents and moisture-normalized mass. A nominal unit cost differs from total profitability, and a cold-storage fee says nothing about actual preservation conditions. The reporting basis must match the supplied quantities.
Conserve dry matter for moisture-adjusted weight, then multiply by 1-handlingLoss; shrink=original-sale weight.
When to use this tool
Use Crop Purchase Moisture Shrink Term when checking the stated business quantity, resource, unit-cost or material-basis convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter wetWeight, measuredMoisture, targetMoisture, handlingLossFraction. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read moistureAdjustedWeight, saleWeight, shrink. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative wet mass, measured/target wet-basis moisture in [0,1) and handling loss in [0,1]. Conserve dry matter for moisture-adjusted weight, then multiply by 1-handlingLoss; shrink=original-sale weight.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| wetWeight | Wet Weight | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| measuredMoisture | Measured Moisture | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; strictly below 1. |
| targetMoisture | Target Moisture | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; strictly below 1. |
| handlingLossFraction | Handling Loss Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| moistureAdjustedWeight | Moisture Adjusted Weight | Required. Finite number. |
| saleWeight | Sale Weight | Required. Finite number. |
| shrink | Original wet weight minus sale weight; can be negative when standardized moisture raises equivalent mass. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"wetWeight": 1000,
"measuredMoisture": 0.2,
"targetMoisture": 0.1,
"handlingLossFraction": 0.01
},
"output": {
"moistureAdjustedWeight": 888.8888888888889,
"saleWeight": 880,
"shrink": 120
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Handling loss is applied after moisture normalization; negative shrink is possible when target moisture raises equivalent mass.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified operating and contract records and a complete suitable budget or material assessment for actual financial, logistical or quality decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Crop Delivery Weight Deduction Factor
Return gross*(1-fraction) and gross*fraction.
- Contract Delivery Moisture Adjustment
Dry mass=wet*(1-deliveredWater); contract-equivalent mass divides by 1-contractWater.