Pood

Pood (Пуд in Russian) or pud is a unit of mass equal to 40 funt (фунт, Russian pounds). It was approximately 16.38 kilograms (36.11 pounds). It was used in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Pood was first mentioned in a number of documents of the 12th century. Together with other units of weight of the old Russian weight measurement system, pood was abolished in the USSR in 1924. However, it may still be encountered in documents dealing with agricultural production (especially, with reference to cereals).