How many kgs make a bale of cotton?

Question

How many kgs make a bale of cotton?

Answer 1

45.4 kilograms

Answer 2

Cotton bale weights are measured differently around the world, and each bale can be different due to the moisture content of the cotton at the time of compression.  The Gin Universal Density measurements are: Length at inches (mm) 54"-55" (1400mm); width at inches (mm) 20"-21" (535mm). In the United States, cotton bale weight is set by the Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee (JCIBPC) of the National Cotton Council.  

Using the JCIBPC standards, the U.S. Cotton Commodity Market measures the weight of a bale of cotton at approxiamtely 500 lbs. or **226.796 kilograms** (kgs).

Answer 3

Bale weights are measured differently around the world and each bale can be different due to the moisture content of the cotton at the time of compression.

In the U.S., a bale weight is approxiamtely 500 lbs. (226.8 kilograms; the New York Board of Trade, Cotton No. 2 Futures Contract is based on the Trading Unit of 50,000 lbs. net weight or approximately 100 bales);

in Australia, the Australian Cotton Shippers Association sets bale weight at 227 kilograms (500 lbs.; range is set at 185 to 245 kilograms);

in Egypt a bale weighs 327 kilograms (720 lbs.);

the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) sets bale weight at 170 kilograms;

in Brazil, the Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros (BF&M) sets bale weight from 180 to 250 kilograms (contract size is 12,500 kilograms).

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In the USA -

U.S. Cotton Bale Dimensions

Net Weight: 500 pounds or 226.8 kg

http://www.cotton.org/tech/bale/bale-des...

In Pakistan -

The official cotton crop estimates have always been based on an average bale weight of 170kg.

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