Rhubarb in Stardew Valley: Price, Seeds & Profit

Rhubarb is a Spring fruit crop. Buy Rhubarb Seeds from Sandy at the Oasis for 100g; after 13 days, each crop sells for 220g.

Crops Fruit Spring

Base Sell Price

220g

Takes 13 Days

Rhubarb at a glance

Rhubarb is a non-regrowing Spring crop sold as seeds by Sandy at the Oasis. It pays 220g at normal quality, so it is most useful when you can afford the 100g seed cost and have time for its full 13-day growth cycle.

For surplus Rhubarb, a Keg makes Wine worth 660g, while a Preserves Jar makes Jelly worth 490g with faster turnover.

Rhubarb seed cost, growth time, and processing values
Rhubarb fact	Value
Seeds	Oasis (Sandy) — 100g
Season and growth	Spring — 13 days, no regrowth
Normal sell price	220g
Processing	Wine: 660g (6.25 days); Jelly: 490g (2.5 days)

Structured decision guide

Get, sell, process, or keep Rhubarb

Verified for 1.6.15 · 2026-08-09

Get

Seed purchase: Oasis · 100g

Season: Spring

Sell

220g

Normal quality; higher quality can increase the raw value. Tiller adds 10%.

Process

Keg → Wine

660g per 1-item batch

Compare machine time in the full table below; highest value is not always highest throughput.

Gift

No exact individual Loved or Liked relationship is recorded; universal tastes and exceptions are not inferred here.

Uses & collections

Rhubarb Pie · Recipe · 1

Required for the Shipping Collection

Keep

Ship one once for the Shipping Collection.
Keep recipe inputs for Rhubarb Pie when you plan to cook them.
Process surplus in a Keg when machine capacity is available.

Shipping Prices

Tiller: Inactive

Quality	Sell Price	Multiplier
Normal	220g	1.0x
Silver	275g	1.25x
Gold	330g	1.5x
Iridium	440g	2.0x

Sell vs Process Decision for Rhubarb

If you are deciding whether to sell Rhubarb raw or process it first, compare each input batch, total value, and machine time. The highest-value processed option is Wine from a Keg.

Highest total value

660g

Keg: Wine

Best gain per day

90g/day

Preserves Jar: Jelly

Sell raw versus processed value and machine time for Rhubarb
Method	Inputs	Output	Sell Value	Gain vs Raw	Machine Time	Gain/Day
Sell raw	1 × Rhubarb	Rhubarb	220g	0g	None	N/A
Keg	1 × Rhubarb	Wine	660g	440g	7 days	62.9g/day
Preserves Jar	1 × Rhubarb	Jelly	490g	270g	3 days	90g/day

Use total value when

You have enough machines and want maximum gold per input batch, especially for premium Wine, Juice, Oil, or Caviar.

Use gain/day when

Your Kegs or Jars are the bottleneck and faster processing keeps your farm cash flow moving.

Dehydrator Formula for Rhubarb

Stardew Valley 1.6 Dehydrator products are variable-price goods, so this page calculates the value from the input item instead of storing one fixed price.

Artisan: Inactive

Output

Dried Rhubarb

5 x Rhubarb

Formula

floor(base price x 7.5 + 25)

Base output: 1,675g

Sell Value

1,675g

575g vs selling 5 raw

Dehydrator price uses the base item price and ignores input quality. See the public formula audit for source links and known limits.