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Cattle:
Measured in Arrobas.
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One arroba live cattle = 15 kg =
33 pounds.
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Cotton:
Measured in Arrobas.
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1 Arroba = 15 kgs = 33
pounds |
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1 US bale = 218 kgs = 480
pounds |
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1 US bale = 14.54 arrobas
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Multiply pre-ginned cotton
bales by .38% to get clean, ginned cotton bales.
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Grains:
Usually measured in "sacks' per
Hectare.
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1 sack = 60 kgs = 132 lbs.= 2.2 Bushes (Bu)
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1 bushel = 27.2 kgs
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Land:
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Hectare (ha): 1 Ha = 2.47 Acres
widely used for
crop land and ranch land depending on the region.
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Acre (ac): = .4
hectares
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Alqueires (alq):
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Baianos = 9.68 hectares
Goiano = 4.87 Ha or 12.02 Acres - mostly for ranch land.
Mineiros = 4.84 ha
Paulistas = 2.42 ha
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Metric/Brazilian Measures to US Measures
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1 kilometer = 0.62 miles |
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1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds |
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1 metric ton (mt) = 2205 pounds |
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1 metric ton of soybeans = 36.75 bushels |
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1 liter = .2641 gallons |
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1 barrel oil = 158.98 liters = 41.08
gallons |
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1 cubic meter = 264.172
gallons |
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100 mm = 3.93 inches |
US Measures to Metric/Brazilian Measures
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1 mile = 1.6 kilometers |
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1 acre = 0.40 hectares |
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1 pound = 0.45 kilograms |
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1 ton (2000 pounds) = 909 kilograms |
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1 bushel of soybeans = 27.2 kilograms |
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1 gallon US = 3.785 liters |
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100 inches = 2540 mm |
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100 inches = 254 cm |
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