Continuous weighing of a pile of poplar wood chips - A comparison of methods to determine the dry matter losses during storage

DM losses of 23.3% and 22.7% were determined using methods M1 and M2, respectively. The DM losses calculated using M3 and M4 were considerably lower at 13.9% and 16.6%, respectively. The M2 method proved to be the most suitable for periodic determination of storage losses in a similar experimental design.