Loss: where the crop went

Where the crop went

Everything received — harvested or bought — and where it went. Processing batches are listed separately, because a conversion changes what a kilogram is and is not a loss.

Loss by stage

Value lost, in chain order.

Loss by cause

What the losses were attributed to.

Drying: why the obvious number is wrong

Comparing weight in against weight out treats evaporated water as lost crop. Every quantity is recorded with its moisture reading, so loss is compared on dry matter.

Mass balance by batch

Inputs against outputs plus declared loss. A residual that is not water is stock nobody has accounted for.