Oil Crop Seed Rate & Yield Calculators
Pick a crop below to plan seed rate (kg/ha), total seed volume, projected yield, gross revenue and crushable oil output. Defaults are pre-loaded per crop — adjust to your variety, agronomy and market.
How do you plan seed rate and oil output for oil crops?
For sunflower, canola, soybean, sesame, groundnut and other oil crops, seed rate is derived from target plant density, germination, field loss and thousand seed weight; oil output is expected yield multiplied by the crop's oil content.
- Seed rate (kg/ha) = seeds/ha × TSW ÷ 1,000,000, adjusted for germination and field loss.
- Oil output (t/ha) = yield (t/ha) × oil content (%); enter oil content for your variety from lab or supplier data.
- Sunflower is normally drilled at 55,000–70,000 plants/ha on 70 cm rows.
- Gross revenue = yield × area × market price per tonne, before crushing margin.
Sunflower Seed Rate & Yield Calculator
Plan your sunflower programme in minutes. This free calculator estimates seed rate (kg/ha) from thousand seed weight, target plant density, …
Canola & Rapeseed Seed Rate & Yield Calculator
Plan winter or spring canola/rapeseed programmes with confidence. Enter your target plant density, TSW, germination and field loss to get se…
Sesame Seed Rate & Yield Calculator
Sesame is a small-seeded, high-oil crop with very low seed rates per hectare. Use this free calculator to plan white, black and mixed sesame…
Safflower Seed Rate & Yield Calculator
Safflower is a drought-tolerant oil crop grown in dryland systems across India, Turkey, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Argentina and the USA. Plan your…
Soybean Seed Rate & Yield Calculator
Plan food-grade, crushing and tropical soybean programmes across MG maturity groups. Enter your target plant density, TSW and germination to…
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