Various units of mass used in the coffee trade, 20th century:
| Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru | 69 kilograms, approximately 152.1 pounds av. (UN 1966) |
| Colombia, the saco de café
Technical Factors..., 1972, page 134. |
= ½ carga = 62.5 kilograms, approximately 137.8 pounds |
| Cuba | 90 kilograms, approximately 198.42 pounds av. (UN 1966) |
| the Dominican Republic | 75 kilograms, approximately 165.35 pounds av. (UN 1966) |
In Angola, 20th century, a unit of mass, (UN 1966) the value depending on commodity:
| coffee | 50 kilograms |
| beans | 50 or 90 kilograms |
| maize | 90 or 95 kilograms |
| rice | 71 kilograms |
In Venezuela, 20th century, a unit of mass, varying from 20 to 60 kilograms. (UN 1966)
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