(しゅうかくりょう)

しゅうかくりょう
noun
harvest yield; crop volume
quantity
1. harvest yield; amount of crop harvested
The quantity of a crop gathered in a harvest, measured by weight, volume, or area. Used when discussing farming output, the effects of weather, or year-on-year changes in production.
今年(ことし)(こめ)収穫量(しゅうかくりょう)(おお)
The rice yield is high this year.
天候(てんこう)(わる)収穫量(しゅうかくりょう)()った
The weather was bad, so the harvest yield fell.
By introducing a new variety, they greatly increased the harvest yield.

Compound of 収穫(しゅうかく) (harvest) + (りょう) (quantity, amount). An agricultural term.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 生産量(せいさんりょう): production volume — output of goods generally, not limited to crops
  • 収穫高(しゅうかくだか): harvest yield — near-synonym, often expressed as a monetary or total figure

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