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