Yield & Revenue Estimator

Chapter 14's core question in a single tool: sell fresh or cure for dry? Enter your expected yield, the variety's dry recovery and the two prices you can actually get — the estimator compares the revenue paths.

Product yields along the ginger value chain, on a logarithmic percentage scalePowder 95 to 98 percent of dried mass, dried ginger 19 to 24 percent of fresh, oleoresin 5 to 14 percent of dry mass, volatile oil 1.5 to 3 percent.Ground powder (of dried)95%–98%hammer or pin mill, screened to specDried ginger (of fresh)19%–24%the basis for all pricingOleoresin (of dry mass)5%–14%solvent extraction or CO₂Volatile oil (of dry mass)1.5%–3%steam distillation, 3–5 h runs1%2%5%10%20%50%100%
Data table
Yields along the value chain
ProductYieldNotes
Ground powder (of dried)95–98%hammer or pin mill, screened to spec
Dried ginger (of fresh)19–24%the basis for all pricing
Oleoresin (of dry mass)5–14%solvent extraction or CO₂
Volatile oil (of dry mass)1.5–3%steam distillation, 3–5 h runs
Yields along the value chain, on a log scale. Note the different bases: powder, oil and oleoresin are shares of dried ginger, while dried ginger itself is a share of fresh.

1.00 ha = 2.47 acres

t/ha

Smallholder average 10–15 · good 20–30

%

Typical 19–24% (Chapter 12)

/kg

Local currency, your real buyer price

/kg

Local currency, your real buyer price

/kg dried

Labor + fuel + bags for curing

Fresh weight—
Dried weight—
Fresh revenue—
Dried revenue (net)—
Dried minus fresh—

Rule of thumb from Chapter 14: dried wins when dried price × recovery ÷ 100 exceeds the fresh price by more than the curing cost per kg of fresh rhizome. The estimator shows you the gap with your own numbers.