Recovery rate is the percentage of harvested biomass that leaves post-harvest as A-grade or B-grade sellable flower. In commercial operations it typically ranges 65%–80% for hand-trim and 45%–70% for typical hybrid configurations.

Why it matters

A 5-point recovery improvement on the same harvest produces 7.1% more sellable flower — not 5% — because the gain is a ratio applied to the same base. On a 5,000 lb/month greenhouse operation, five points of recovery is roughly $1.4M/year in additional revenue.

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