Alas, not all USDA pages were this metric, but here are some barley
interesting ones.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRAIN INSPECTION HANDBOOK
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS BOOK II
ADMINISTRATION BARLEY FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE 6/1/97
"If requested, convert the pounds per bushel (lbs./bu) result to
kilograms per hectoliter (kg/hl) using the following formula: lbs./bu x
1.287 = kg/hl and record in the "Remarks" section in whole and tenths."
http://www.usda.gov/gipsa/reference-library/handbooks/grain-insp/grbook2/bk2ch2.pdf
NAFTA tariff agreements. Uses kilograms and metric tons.
http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/policy/nafta/barley.html
US growing areas, yields in metric tons and metric tons per hectare:
http://www.usda.gov/agency/oce/waob/jawf/profiles/html/usa/usabar.html
Ditto for UK:
http://www.usda.gov/agency/oce/waob/jawf/profiles/html/eur/ukgbar.html
Jim
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