Bushels are British units of capacity and weight, which are often used in Britain and the United States. Mainly used to measure the weight of dry goods, especially agricultural products. Usually, 1 bushel is equal to 8 gallons (about 36.37 liters), but different agricultural products have different definitions of bushel. In the American agricultural futures market, "cents/bushel" will be used as the price unit. Different agricultural products define bushels: oats 1 bushel = 32 pounds (about 14.52 kg); 1 bushel malt = 34 pounds (about 15.42 kg); 1 bushel barley = 48 pounds (about 2 1.77 kg); 1 bushel of corn = 56 pounds (about 25.40 kilograms); 1 bushel of wheat or soybean = 60 pounds (about 27.22 kilograms).