Crop yields

[morhathol]

I've been wondering if there's anything (old or new) written on how much wheat (or any other simillar crop) could one get from a certain size of field in the ancient world. Of course I'm not expecting anything universal, so something like "a farmer in Thessaly during the 5th century could grow this much wheat on this big field on a good year" would be just fine. I'm more interested in Greece (and Persia possibly), but I'd be glad for anything from Iberia to Iberia

Sorry if this topic has already been discussed here, I haven't found it.

[elagababbalus]

I have had a look around and couldn't find anything exact on yields in the ancient world. Braudel talks about crop yields but not for the ancient world and even then not in terms of x tonnes of wheat/per hectare but rather a grain payback ratio how much grain would be returned from an amount of seed. AHM Jones mentions yields as being low in late antiquity but without specifying how low, noting the yields would be low but better in Egypt and Sicily.

[Jona Lendering]

I've been wondering if there's anything (old or new) written on how much wheat (or any other simillar crop) could one get from a certain size of field in the ancient world.

See Peter Garnsey, Famine and Food Supply in the Graeco-Roman World.

[morhathol]

Thank you both for your time and replying.

Jona, the book you linked looks very interesting, I'll definitely have a look at it. Thanks!

[Vindex]

If you need any further info after reading the book let me know. We have a cereal specialist at work who is a font of knowledge and a spelt expert!