Cannabis, Hemp & Controlled Agriculture Processing worked example

Extraction Yield at 68% target extraction yield: a worked example

This worked example runs the extraction yield numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target extraction yield instead of the typical 95%. Calculate regulated extraction yield as recovered extract weight compared with the compliant biomass input weight, without prescribing any processing method or chemical procedure.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recovered extract weight: 8 lb (held at the documented default)
  • Extraction input biomass weight: 250 lb (held at the documented default)
  • Target extraction yield: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Extraction yield = recovered extract weight ÷ extraction input biomass weight × 100.
  • Extraction yield works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Yield gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
  • Recovered extract weight works out to 8 count at these inputs.
  • Extraction input biomass weight works out to 250 count at these inputs.

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 %.
  • Use it after each extraction run, when comparing equipment or solvent performance, and when reconciling mass balance for compliance reporting. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Extraction yield: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Yield gap to target: 64.8 points
  • Recovered extract weight: 8 count
  • Extraction input biomass weight: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Extraction Yield calculator, set target extraction yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.