Popular dry volume conversions
- US bushels to US pecks1 bu = 4 pk
- US bushels to liters1 bu = 35.2391 L
- US bushels to US dry quarts1 bu = 32 dry qt
- US pecks to US bushels1 pk = 0.25 bu
- US pecks to liters1 pk = 8.80977 L
- US pecks to US dry quarts1 pk = 8 dry qt
- Liters to US bushels1 L = 0.0283776 bu
- Liters to US pecks1 L = 0.11351 pk
- Liters to US dry quarts1 L = 0.908083 dry qt
- US dry quarts to US bushels1 dry qt = 0.03125 bu
- US dry quarts to US pecks1 dry qt = 0.125 pk
- US dry quarts to liters1 dry qt = 1.10122 L
About dry volume units
The US keeps a separate set of dry measures, based on the Winchester bushel of 2,150.42 cubic inches. A US dry quart is about 16% larger than a liquid quart. Bushels used in commodity markets are often converted to mass using a standard weight per bushel for each crop; this converter handles volume only.
Dry Volume unit reference
| Unit | Symbol | Value in m³ | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| US bushel | bu | 0.03523907 m³ | US customary |
| US peck | pk | 0.0088097675 m³ | US customary |
| US dry gallon | dry gal | 0.0044048838 m³ | US customary |
| US dry quart | dry qt | 0.0011012209 m³ | US customary |
| US dry pint | dry pt | 0.00055061047 m³ | US customary |
| US dry barrel | bbl dry | 0.11562712 m³ | US customary |
| Imperial bushel | bu (UK) | 0.03636872 m³ | Imperial |
| Imperial peck | pk (UK) | 0.00909218 m³ | Imperial |
| Liter | L | 0.001 m³ | Metric |
| Cubic meter | m³ | 1 m³ | SI |
| Cubic foot | ft³ | 0.028316847 m³ | US customary |
Frequently asked questions
What is the SI unit of dry volume?
This converter uses the cubic meter (m³) as its reference unit; every other unit is defined relative to it.
How many dry volume units can I convert?
11 units are supported here, across US customary, Imperial, Metric, SI systems. Every pair can be converted in both directions.
Does this dry volume converter work offline?
Yes. Once the page has loaded, every calculation runs locally in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.