What is a "quintal"?

[snoozer]

Came across this in the DR1 news and had never heard of a quintal.

when the government purchased 43,000 quintals of onions, but the sector lost 250,000 quintals because of a market surplus

[NotLurking]

Originally Posted by snoozer

Came across this in the DR1 news and had never heard of a quintal.

when the government purchased 43,000 quintals of onions, but the sector lost 250,000 quintals because of a market surplus

quintal = 100 lbs (100 pounds)


NotLurking

[snoozer]

Thanks for that.

[A.Hidalgo]

Originally Posted by NotLurking

quintal = 100 lbs (100 pounds)


NotLurking

This fella is one of the most helpful members on this board. Nice job. We need more like you.

[Hillbilly]

Very old Spanish measurement. Weight, not volume. Sign is "qq" and is often talked about at the same time as a "fanega" which is 100kgs or 220 lbs.

Just part of the system in agriculture.

HB