Greenhouse, Indoor Farming & Agri-Processing worked example

Yield per Square Foot with harvested fresh weight of 4 lb: a worked example

This worked example runs the yield per square foot numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: harvested fresh weight of 4 lb instead of the typical 8 lb. Calculate harvested yield per square foot of canopy and the gap to your target so growers can benchmark a crop, room, or rack against the production plan and decide whether climate, light, nutrient, or genetics changes are needed.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Harvested fresh weight: 4 lb (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 8)
  • Productive canopy area harvested: 250 sq ft (held at the documented default)
  • Target yield per square foot: 3.5 lb / 100 sq ft (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Achieved yield per 100 sq ft = harvested fresh weight ÷ productive canopy area harvested × 100.
  • Achieved yield per 100 sq ft works out to 1.6 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to target yield works out to 1.9 points at these inputs.
  • Harvested fresh weight works out to 4 count at these inputs.
  • Productive canopy area harvested works out to 250 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where harvested fresh weight sits at 8 lb and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 1.6 %.
  • Use it after each harvest cycle to benchmark a crop, room, or cultivar against your yield target and against other production blocks. 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

  • Achieved yield per 100 sq ft: 1.6 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target yield: 1.9 points
  • Harvested fresh weight: 4 count
  • Productive canopy area harvested: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Yield per Square Foot calculator, set harvested fresh weight to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.