as a measure of the weight of certain crops including hops for beer production. Commonly used in the Dominion (and later province) of Newfoundland up until the 1960s as a measure for of salt cod. The quintal was defined in the United States in 1866 as 100 kilograms. However, it is no longer used in the United States or by NIST, though it still appears in the statute. In France, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Indonesia and in India, it is still in daily use by farmers. In Brazil and other South American countries, it is used under its alternative spelling of . It is also used in some African countries including Angola. See also Hundredweight References Units of mass Non-SI metric units Customary units of measurement Metricated units ur:قنطار