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    This document provides various conversion factors for weights and measures related to cotton production and trade. It includes conversions between acres and hectares, meters and yards, kilograms and pounds for standard cotton bale weights in different countries, and units for large numbers. It also lists conversions for units of weight commonly used around the cotton industry, such as arrobas, candies, and maunds.

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    Conversion Factors

    weights and measures around the cotton world...



    Area

    1 acre = 0.4047 hectare
    1 feddan = 1.038 acres = 0.42 hectares
    1 hectare = 2.471 acres
    1 manzana = 1.72 acres = 0.696 hectares
    1 sq metre = 1.19603 sq yards
    1 stremma = 0.1 hectares
    15 mu = 1 hectare

    Length

    1 inch = 25.4 mm
    1 metre = 1.0935 yards

    Statistical Bale Weights

    Australia = 227 kilos
    Colombia = 233 kilos
    Egypt = 327 kilos = 720 lbs
    India/Pakistan = 170 kilos
    Mexico = 220 kilos
    Nigeria = 185 kilos
    South Africa = 200 kilos
    Sudan = 181 kilos = 400 lbs
    Tanzania = 181 kilos = 400 lbs
    Uganda = 182 kilos
    USA = 218 kilos = 480 lbs

    Units

    1 crore = 100 lakh = 10,000,000
    1 lakh = 100,000

    Weight

    1 arroba = 15 kilos
    1 candy = 355.62 kilos
    1 cantar = 50 kilos
    1 centner = 100 kilos (some European countries = 50 kilos)
    1 dan = 50 kilos
    1 Indian quintal = 2.6792 maunds = 100 kilos
    1 jin (China - seed cotton) = 0.50 kilos
    1 kilogramme = 2.20462 lbs
    1 maund = 37.3242 kilos
    1 Spanish quintal = 46 kilos
    1 tonne = 1,000 kilos

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