Cannabis, Hemp & Controlled Agriculture Processing worked example

Extraction Yield at 99% target extraction yield: a worked example

What does the result look like when target extraction yield reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when extraction yield in cannabis, hemp and controlled agriculture processing needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recovered extract weight: 8 lb (unchanged)
  • Extraction input biomass weight: 250 lb (unchanged)
  • Target extraction yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Extraction yield = recovered extract weight ÷ extraction input biomass weight × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for extraction yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for yield gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for recovered extract weight.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for extraction input biomass weight.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target extraction yield sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target extraction yield is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It is a gross weight ratio and does not account for cannabinoid potency, moisture content of the biomass, or losses in downstream winterization and distillation.

Results at a glance

  • Extraction yield: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Yield gap to target: 95.8 points
  • Recovered extract weight: 8 count
  • Extraction input biomass weight: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Extraction Yield calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.