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Weights & Measures

Cattle - Cotton - Corn - Soybeans - Land
This page will give you the necessary information to understand Brazilian ag terms used in different ag sectors. 

Cattle:

​​Measured in Arrobas. 

One arroba live cattle = 15 kg = 33 pounds.

Cotton:

​​​Measured in Arrobas.
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1 Arroba = 15 kgs = 33 pounds
1 US bale = 218 kgs = 480 pounds​
1 US bale = 14.54 arrobas
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Grains: 

Usually measured in "sacks' per Hectare.

1 sack = 60 kgs = 132 lbs = 2.2 bu

Land:

Hectare (ha): 
1 Ha = 2.47 Acres

Acre (ac): = .4 hectares

Alqueires (alq):
Widely used for crop and ranch land. Varies depending on the region.

Baianos
(State of Bahia) = 9.68 Ha

Goiano
(State of Goias) = 4.84 Ha or 11.95 Acres - mostly for ranch land.

Mineiro
(State of Minas Gerais)  = 4.84 ha

Paulista
​(State of Sao Paulo) = 2.42 ha

US > Brazil Measurements

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
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100 inches = 254 cm
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