Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 29, 2004 00:59
19 yrs ago
English term
maithe
KGMS
English
Bus/Financial
Agriculture
The average cost of milk production has increased from $1.57/KGMS to $2.55/KGMS
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| 5 +1 | kilograms of milksolids |
Ltemes
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| 5 +2 | kilogram of milksolids |
Tsogt Gombosuren
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| 5 +2 | per kilogram of milk solids |
Charlesp
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| 3 +1 | FYI |
chica nueva
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kilograms of milksolids
May 03 SONZAF update - 2.5 Dairy
... including milk used on farms and in the domestic liquid milk market) is estimated
at approximately 1,179 million kilograms of milksolids (kgMS) (around 13.8 ...
www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/statistics-and-forecasts/ sonzaf/may-03-update/may-03-sonzaf-update-07.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages
... including milk used on farms and in the domestic liquid milk market) is estimated
at approximately 1,179 million kilograms of milksolids (kgMS) (around 13.8 ...
www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/statistics-and-forecasts/ sonzaf/may-03-update/may-03-sonzaf-update-07.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages
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Balaban Cerit
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Thanks, Balaban.
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Charlesp
: according to the text, in the singular, ie "per" kilogram, so to say "one dollar per kilograms of milk solids" sounds odd
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Indeed it is singular in the context. My answer is still correct since the asker is requesting the general meaning of the acronym.
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Mark Xiang
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias"
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Tsogt Gombosuren
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kilogram of milksolids
Fonterra Co-operative recently released its annual financial report. Highlights of the report include: a record turnover of $13.9 billion with total assets of $11.8 million, a record payout to shareholders of $5.33 per kilogram of milksolids (kgms), and merger benefits of $74 million.
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Charlesp
: according to the text, in the singular, ie "per" kilogram
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I mean it. Thanks a lot, Charles! :-)
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DGK T-I
: Orchuulga,Charles,& Lesley agree (& so do I :-) Kgms/KgMS/etc = 'Kg of milk solids' (and 'Kg milk solids' -same thing) Obviously "/" means 'per' - the Asker,Maithe, hasn't asked what "/" means - the Asker will understand everything from Orchuulga's answer
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Yes, singular. Thanks a lot, Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili! :-)
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chica nueva
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English
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FYI
I guess kg milksolids is correct. The old measure used to be kg milkfat.
Here are some examples of how it works FYI.
2-1: Understanding Milksolids
... available Add milkfat kg to protein kg, for example: Total farm production:
20,000kg milkfat + 15,000kg protein = 35,000kg milksolids Production per cow: 150kg ...
www.dexcel.co.nz/farmfacts/view_farmfact.cfm?id=2_1 - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Irrigation And Pasture Quality
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... A farmlet study run at Ruakura from 1972 to 1975 (Hutton 1975) showed an average
increase to irrigation of 1.1 tonne of DM/ha and 90 kg milkfat/ha. ...
www.dexcel.co.nz/pdf_files/rfc_1996/rfc96_tho.pdf - Similar pages
[ More results from www.dexcel.co.nz ]
Fonterra.com - The Dairy Industry
... Summary of per cow production for the 2003/04 Season: Average kg milkfat per cow,
Average kg protein per cow, Average kg milksolids per cow, 184, 138, 322, ...
www.fonterra.com/content/ dairyingnz/thedairyindustry/default.jsp - 67k - 27 Dec 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
Here are some examples of how it works FYI.
2-1: Understanding Milksolids
... available Add milkfat kg to protein kg, for example: Total farm production:
20,000kg milkfat + 15,000kg protein = 35,000kg milksolids Production per cow: 150kg ...
www.dexcel.co.nz/farmfacts/view_farmfact.cfm?id=2_1 - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Irrigation And Pasture Quality
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... A farmlet study run at Ruakura from 1972 to 1975 (Hutton 1975) showed an average
increase to irrigation of 1.1 tonne of DM/ha and 90 kg milkfat/ha. ...
www.dexcel.co.nz/pdf_files/rfc_1996/rfc96_tho.pdf - Similar pages
[ More results from www.dexcel.co.nz ]
Fonterra.com - The Dairy Industry
... Summary of per cow production for the 2003/04 Season: Average kg milkfat per cow,
Average kg protein per cow, Average kg milksolids per cow, 184, 138, 322, ...
www.fonterra.com/content/ dairyingnz/thedairyindustry/default.jsp - 67k - 27 Dec 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
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per kilogram of milk solids
according to the text, in the singular, so "per" kilogram
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