SECTION 1. All tradings in rice and palay, not including bearded and unthreshed palay in straw and in bundles, shall be conducted on the basis of the liter, the kilogram, the sack, or the ganta. Exclusive of the weight of the containers, each sack of rice shall weigh at least fifty-six kilograms and each sack of palay at least forty-four kilograms. The ganta shall contain three liters.
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CitationCA 617 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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