Description
Return sum(yield*price) and grossValue/area.
Agricultural value and energy contributions require explicit quantity, area and conversion bases. A price-weighted harvest total differs from profit, while an energy input differs from net energy or a life-cycle impact. Supplied coefficients define only the stated component.
Return sum(yield*price) and grossValue/area.
When to use this tool
Use Polyculture Price Weighted Yield Term when checking the stated gross-value or energy contribution.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter yields, prices, area. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read grossValue, valuePerArea. Use the output convention below.
Require aligned nonnegative yield quantities and per-yield prices, plus positive area. Return sum(yield*price) and grossValue/area.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| yields | Nonnegative harvested quantities, not automatically yield per area. | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| prices | Currency per matching harvested quantity unit. | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| area | Area | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| grossValue | Gross Value | Required. Finite number. |
| valuePerArea | Value Per Area | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"yields": [
3,
4
],
"prices": [
10,
5
],
"area": 2
},
"output": {
"grossValue": 50,
"valuePerArea": 25
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Yields are supplied amounts, not automatically per-area rates; costs, risk and ecological outcomes are omitted.
- 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 a complete verified farm budget or life-cycle inventory with consistent boundaries and uncertainty for financial or environmental comparisons.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Crop Yield Price Weight Gap
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- Crop Yield Price One Sensitivity Term
Return their product, area*yield as priceDerivative and area*price as yieldDerivative.