In the United States, a bushel is primarily a measure of for dry goods, while in the UK, it is used for both liquid and dry items.
: A bushel consists of 4 pecks or 32 dry quarts . Weight Equivalents by Commodity bushel
Because commodities vary in density, the agricultural industry uses to define a bushel for trading purposes. Bushel - Encyclopedia.com In the United States, a bushel is primarily