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Harvest

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounCore term

In agriculture, harvest means: The work of gathering a ripe crop from the field, the time of year when this happens, or the total amount gathered.

In Turkish: hasat, hasat dönemi, hasat etmek

How it is used

Used as a noun (the harvest, harvest time) and as a verb (harvest wheat, harvest grapes). Farmers say the harvest starts, is delayed or is in full swing; buyers ask about the size and quality of this year's harvest.

Example sentences

  1. Rain stopped the wheat harvest for three days.

  2. We usually harvest the hazelnuts in the second half of August.

  3. Buyers expect a smaller harvest after the dry spring.

Common collocations

  • harvest time
  • start the harvest
  • a good harvest
  • harvest a crop
  • post-harvest
  • cropA plant grown on a large scale for food, feed, fiber or income, such as wheat, cotton or tomatoes; also the amount of it gathered in one season.
  • yieldThe amount of crop, milk or other product obtained from a given area or animal, usually given as tonnes per hectare or kilograms per decare.
  • combine harvesterA large self-propelled machine that cuts a grain crop, separates the grain from the straw and chaff, and collects the clean grain in a tank.
  • ripeFully developed and ready to be harvested or eaten, with the right color, sugar content, softness and flavor.
  • post-harvest lossThe amount or value of a crop that is lost between harvest and sale or consumption, because of damage, decay, pests, poor handling or bad storage.

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