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HOW TO CONVERT MILK VOLUMES AND PRICES TO THOSE IN THE U.S. Typical Dairy Cows in Malawi (In the U.S., dairy farmers are paid per 100 lb of milk; 1 cwt = 100 lb) Raw milk doesn't weigh the same as water because of the solids content of milk, so you can't do a straight conversion of mass to volume: Milk weighs 8.6 lb/gallon (U.S. gallon) There are 3.7854 liters/U.S. gallon Therefore: 8.6 lb/ 3.7854 liters = 2.272 lb/liter of milk Therefore: 100 lb/2.272 lb = 44.01 liters/cwt milk (i.e., there are 44 liters/cwt milk) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If milk price is $25/cwt in the U.S., this converts to a price of US$25/44 = US$.5680/liter If milk price in $20/cwt in the U.S., this converts to a price of US$20/44 = US$.4544/liter If milk price is $17/cwt in the U.S., this converts to a price of US$17/44 = US$.3862/liter If milk price in $15/cwt in the U.S., this converts to a price of US$15/44 = US$.3408/liter If milk price in $12/cwt in the U.S., this converts to a price of US$12/44 = US$.2726/liter (i.e., divide US$/cwt by 44 to get US$/liter) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If milk price is $.60/liter, this converts to a price of $26.41/cwt in the U.S. If milk price is $.50/liter, this converts to a price of $22.00/cwt in the U.S. If milk price is $.40/liter, this converts to a price of $17.61/cwt in the U.S. If milk price is $.30/liter, this converts to a price of $13.20/cwt in the U.S. If milk price is $.25/liter, this converts to a price of $11.00/cwt in the U.S. (i.e., multiply US$/liter by 44 to get US$/cwt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 liters of milk = 11.36 lb 10 lb of milk = 4.40 liters 7.5 liters of milk = 17.04 lb 15 lb of milk = 6.60 liters 10 liters of milk = 22.72 lb 20 lb of milk = 8.80 liters 15 liters of milk = 34.08 lb 30 lb of milk = 13.20 liters 20 liters of milk = 45.44 lb 40 lb of milk = 17.60 liters 25 liters of milk = 56.80 lb 50 lb of milk = 22.01 liters 30 liters of milk = 68.16 lb 60 lb of milk = 26.40 liters |
