Canada Grain Regulations
SCHEDULE 3(Subsections 5(2) and 56(2))Grades of Grain
TABLE 1
Wheat, Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | ||||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Minimum Hard Vitreous Kernels % | Minimum Protein % | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CWRS | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | 65.0 | 10.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.75 | 2.3 |
No. 2 CWRS | 72.0 | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | 35.0 | No minimum | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
No. 3 CWRS | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
No. 4 CWRS | 68.0 | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
TABLE 2
Wheat, Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | ||||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Minimum Hard Vitreous Kernels % | Minimum Protein % | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CWRW | 78.0 | Any variety of the class CWRW designated as such by order of the Commission | 50.0 | 9.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
No. 2 CWRW | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CWRW designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
TABLE 3
Wheat, Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | |||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Minimum Protein % | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CWES | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CWES designated as such by order of the Commission | 10.0 | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
No. 2 CWES | 73.0 | Any variety of the class CWES designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
TABLE 4
Wheat, Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | |||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties % |
No. 1 CWSWS | 76.0 | Any variety of the class CWSWS designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
No. 2 CWSWS | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CWSWS designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
No. 3 CWSWS | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CWSWS designated as such by order of the Commission | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 5
Wheat, Canada Western Feed (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
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Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL) | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Amber Durum % |
CW Feed | 65.0 | Any class or variety of wheat excluding amber durum | Reasonably sweet, excluded from other grades of wheat on account of damaged kernels | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 6
Wheat, Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | ||||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Minimum Hard Vitreous Kernels % | Minimum Protein % | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Other Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CWAD | 79.0 | Any variety of the class CWAD designated as such by order of the Commission | 80.0 | 9.5 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
No. 2 CWAD | 77.0 | Any variety of the class CWAD designated as such by order of the Commission | 60.0 | No minimum | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
No. 3 CWAD | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CWAD designated as such by order of the Commission | 40.0 | No minimum | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 11.0 |
No. 4 CWAD | 71.0 | Any variety of the class CWAD designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 49.0 |
No. 5 CWAD | No minimum | Any variety of amber durum wheat | No minimum | No minimum | Reasonably sweet, excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged kernels | 1.0 | 10.0 | 49.0 | No limit |
TABLE 7
Oats, Canada Western (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||||||
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Damage | Foreign Material | ||||||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Frost % | Total % | Barley % | Cereal Grains Other Than Wheat or Barley % | Large Seeds % | Wheat % | Wild Oats % | Total Damage and Foreign Material % |
No. 1 CW | 56.0 | Good colour, 98.0% of groats must be sound | Nil | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.75 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
No. 2 CW | 53.0 | Good colour, 96.0% of groats must be sound | 0.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
No. 3 CW | 51.0 | Fair colour, 94.0% of groats must be sound | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
No. 4 CW | 48.0 | 92.0% of groats must be sound | 1.0* | *No limit | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
*Not included in total damage.
TABLE 8
Barley, Canada Western Malting (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Barley of Other Types % | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild Oats % | Total % |
Special Select CW Two-row | 63.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western Malting Two-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-stained, not severely discoloured | 1.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Special Select CW Six-row | 62.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western Malting Six-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-stained, not severely discoloured | 1.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Select CW Two-row | 61.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western Malting Two-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 3.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Select CW Six-row | 60.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western Malting Six-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 3.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Standard Select CW Two-row or Six-row | No minimum | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western Malting Two-Row or Barley, Canada Western malting Six-Roy, designated as such by order of the Commission | Excluded from other grades of malt quality barley on account of weather-staining or discoloration | No limit | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | No limit | No limit | No limit |
Note: Barley not selected for malting will be graded according to quality into the “General Purpose” grades.
TABLE 9
Barley, Canada Western General Purpose (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild Oats % | Total % |
No. 1 CW | 63.0 | Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
No. 2 CW | 57.0 | Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
TABLE 10
Barley, Canada Western Hulless (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | ||||||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Varieties with Adhered Hulls % | Other Hulless Varieties % | Total Adhered Hulls % | Degree of Soundness | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild Oats % | Total % |
Select CW Two-row Hulless | 75.0 | Considered as other cereal grains | 5.0 | 5.0 | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Select CW Six-row Hulless | 74.0 | Considered as other cereal grains | 5.0 | 5.0 | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Standard CW Hulless | 72.0 | 15.0 | No limit | 15.0 | Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
TABLE 11
Rye, Canada Western (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Cereal Grains Other Than Wheat % | Ergot % | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % |
No. 1 CW | 72.0 | Well matured, practically free from weather-damaged kernels | 1.5 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
No. 2 CW | 69.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from weather-damaged kernels | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
No. 3 CW | 63.0 | Excluded from higher grades on account of damaged kernels | 10.0 | 0.33 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 12
Flaxseed, Canada Western (CW)
Standard of Quality | Standard of Cleanliness | Maximum Limits of Damage | ||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Commercially Pure Seed % | Heated % | Total % |
No. 1 CW | 65.0 | Any variety of the class Flaxseed, Canada Western designated as such by order of the Commission | Mature and sweet | Not more than 1.0% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage | 0.05 | 12.5 |
No. 2 CW | 62.0 | Any variety of the class Flaxseed, Canada Western designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured and sweet | Not more than 1.5% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage | 0.2 | 25.0 |
No. 3 CW | No minimum | Any variety of flaxseed | Excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged seeds, may have the natural odour associated with low quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | Not more than 2.0% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage | 10.0 | No limit |
TABLE 13
Solin, Canada Western (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Damage | ||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Total % |
No. 1 CW | 65.0 | Any variety of the class Solin, Canada Western designated as such by order of the Commission | Mature and sweet, good natural colour | 0.05 | 5.0 |
No. 2 CW | 62.0 | Any variety of the class Solin, Canada Western designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured and sweet, reasonably good natural colour | 0.2 | 10.0 |
No. 3 CW | No minimum | Any variety of solin | Excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged seeds, may have the natural odour associated with low quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 1.0 | 20.0 |
TABLE 14
Corn, Canada Western Yellow, White or Mixed (CW)
Grade Name | Composition | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material % |
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Mixed Grain, CW Wheat | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, wheat predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CW Rye | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, rye predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CW Barley | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, barley predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CW Oats | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, oats predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CW Triticale | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, triticale predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CW | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, no single grain predominating | 2.0 |
TABLE 15
Corn, Canada Western Yellow, White or Mixed (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Damage | ||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL) | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Total % | Cracked Corn and Foreign Material % |
No. 1 CW | 68.0 | Cool and sweet, uniform size | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
No. 2 CW | 66.0 | Cool and sweet | 0.2 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CW | 64.0 | Cool and sweet | 0.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
No. 4 CW | 62.0 | Cool and sweet | 1.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 |
No. 5 CW | 58.0 | May have a slight odour, not sour or musty | 3.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
Note: The colour is added to the grade name.
TABLE 16
Safflower Seed, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Damage | Foreign Material | Hulls | |||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Total % | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Empty Hulls % | Dehulled Seeds % |
No. 1 Canada | Well matured, good natural colour | Nil | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
No. 2 Canada | Reasonably well matured, may be moderately weather-stained | Nil | 10.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
No. 3 Canada | Excluded from higher grades on account of weather-stained, may have the odour associated with low-quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty or rancid | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
TABLE 17
Wheat, Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CPSR | 77.0 | Any variety of the class CPSR designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
No. 2 CPSR | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CPSR designated as such by order of the Commission | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 18
Wheat, Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CPSW | 77.0 | Any variety of the class CPSW designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
No. 2 CPSW | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CPSW designated as such by order of the Commission | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 19
Canola, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Standard of Cleanliness | Maximum Limits of Damage | |||
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Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Commercially Pure Seed | Distinctly Green % | Heated % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | Reasonably well matured, sweet, good natural colour | Not more than 1.0% of other seeds that are conspicuous and that are not readily separable from canola, to be assessed as dockage | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
No. 2 Canada | Fairly well matured, sweet, reasonably good natural colour | Not more than 1.5% of other seeds that are conspicuous and that are not readily separable from canola, to be assessed as dockage | 6.0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
No. 3 Canada | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid, or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | Not more than 2.0% of other seeds that are conspicuous and that are not readily separable from canola, to be assessed as dockage | 20.0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
TABLE 20
Sunflower Seed, Canada Confectionery (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Damage | |||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL) | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Insect Damage % | Total % | Dehulled Seeds % |
No. 1 Canada | 31.0 | Well matured and sweet | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
No. 2 Canada | 29.0 | Reasonably well matured and sweet | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
TABLE 21
Sunflower Seed, Canada Oil (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Damage | |||||
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Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL) | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Insect Damage % | Total % | Dehulled Seeds % |
No. 1 Canada | 35.0 | Well matured and sweet | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
No. 2 Canada | 31.0 | Reasonably well matured and sweet | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
TABLE 22
Buckwheat, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
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Damage | Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Dehulled % | Immature % | Total % | Cereal Grains % | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | 58.0 | Cool and sweet | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
No. 2 Canada | 55.0 | Cool and sweet | 2.0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
No. 3 Canada | No minimum | May have a ground or grassy odour, not musty or sour | 5.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
TABLE 23
Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
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Damage | Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Splits % | Other Colours or Bicoloured Other Than for Mixed Soybeans % | Heat Damaged or Moldy % | Total Damage % | Foreign Material Other Than Grain % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | 70.0 | Cool, natural odour, uniform in size, good natural colour | 10.0 | 2.0 | Nil | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
No. 2 Canada | 68.0 | Cool, natural odour, slightly stained | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
No. 3 Canada | 66.0 | Cool, natural odour, may be stained | 20.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
No. 4 Canada | 63.0 | Cool, may be badly stained | 30.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
No. 5 Canada | 59.0 | Cool, may be badly stained | 40.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
Note : The colour is added to the grade name.
TABLE 24
Peas, Canada Other Than Green (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Damage | |||||||||
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Grade Name | Colour | Peas of Other Colours % | Foreign Material % | Cracked Seed Coats Including Splits % | Shrivelled % | Splits % | Heated % | Insect Damage % | Other Damage % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | Good natural colour | 1.0 | Trace | 5.0 | 3,0 | 1.0 | Nil | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
No. 2 Canada | Fair colour | 2.0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.05 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Extra No. 3 Canada | Fair colour | 2.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.05 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 |
No. 3 Canada | Off-colour | 3.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Note: The variety or colour is added to the grade name.
TABLE 25
Peas, Canada Green (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||||||
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Other Classes and Bleached | Damage | |||||||||||
Grade Name | Colour | Other Classes % | Bleached % | Total % | Foreign Material % | Cracked Seed Coats Including Splits % | Heated % | Insect Damage % | Other Damage % | Shrivelled % | Splits % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | Good natural colour | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | — | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
No. 2 Canada | Fair colour | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
No. 3 Canada | Off-colour | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 |
Note: The variety or colour is added to the grade name.
TABLE 26
Peas, Canada Feed (Can)
Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Grade Name | Fireburnt % | Heated and Binhurnt % | Pulses Other Than Green and Yellow Peas % | Inert Material % | Ergot % | Excreta % |
Canada Feed Peas | Nil | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
TABLE 27
Rapeseed, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Standard of Cleanliness | Maximum Limits of Damage | |||
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Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Commercially Pure Seed | Distinctly Green % | Heated % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | Reasonably well matured, sweet, good natural colour | Not more than 1.0% of other seeds that are conspicuous and that are not readily separable from rapeseed, to be assessed as dockage | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
No. 2 Canada | Fairly well matured, sweet, reasonably good natural colour | Not more than 1.5% of other seeds that are conspicuous and that are not readily separable from rapeseed, to be assessed as dockage | 6.0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
No. 3 Canada | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | Not more than 2.0% of other seeds that are conspicuous and that are not readily separable from rapeseed, to be assessed as dockage | 20.0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
TABLE 28
Domestic Mustard Seed, Brown, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Damage | Conspicuous Inseparable Seeds | ||||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Other Classes % | Distinctly Green % | Heated % | Total % | Distinctly Detrimental % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada, Brown | Reasonably well matured, sweet, good natural colour | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
No. 2 Canada, Brown | Fairly well matured, sweet, reasonably good colour | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
No. 3 Canada, Brown | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
No. 4 Canada, Brown | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
TABLE 28.1
Domestic Mustard Seed, Oriental, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Damage | Conspicuous Inseparable Seeds | ||||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Other Classes % | Distinctly Green % | Heated % | Total % | Distinctly Detrimental % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada, Oriental | Reasonably well matured, sweet, good natural colour | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
No. 2 Canada, Oriental | Fairly well matured, sweet, reasonably good colour | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
No. 3 Canada, Oriental | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
No. 4 Canada, Oriental | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
TABLE 28.2
Domestic Mustard Seed, Yellow, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
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Damage | Conspicuous Inseparable Seeds | ||||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Other Classes % | Distinctly Green % | Heated % | Total % | Distinctly Detrimental % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada, Yellow | Reasonably well matured, sweet, good natural colour | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
No. 2 Canada, Yellow | Fairly well matured, sweet, reasonably good colour | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
No. 3 Canada, Yellow | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
No. 4 Canada, Yellow | May have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
TABLE 29
Triticale, Canada
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Cereal Grains Other Than Wheat % | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | 65.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
No. 2 Canada | 62.0 | Fairly well matured, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
No. 3 Canada | No minimum | Reasonably sweet, excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged kernels | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
TABLE 30
Pea Beans, Canada (Can)
Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Standard of Quality | Other Classes That Blend % | Stones, Shale or Similar Material % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total Damage, Foreign Material and Contrasting Classes % | Total Damage, Including Splits, Foreign Material and Contrasting Classes % |
Extra No. 1 Canada | Uniform in size, good natural colour | 1.0 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No. 1 Canada | Reasonably good colour | 1.0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
No. 1 Canada Select | Fairly good colour | 1.0 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
No. 2 Canada | Fairly good colour | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
No. 3 Canada | Fairly good colour | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
No. 4 Canada | Off-colour | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
TABLE 31
Beans, Canada Cranberry, Blackeye or Yelloweye (Can)
Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Standard of Quality | Other Classes That Blend % | Stones, Shale or Similar Material % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total Damage, Foreign Material and Contrasting Classes % | Total Damage, Including Splits, Foreign Material and Contrasting Classes % |
Extra No. 1 Canada | Uniform size, good natural colour | 1.0 | Nil | 0.05 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No. 1 Canada | Reasonably good colour | 3.0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
No. 1 Canada Select | Fairly good colour | 3.0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
No. 2 Canada | Fairly good colour | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 |
No. 3 Canada | Fairly good colour | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 |
No. 4 Canada | Off-colour | 15.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
Note: The class name is added to the grade name.
TABLE 32
Beans, Canada, Other than Cranberry, Blackeye, Yelloweye or Pea Beans (Can)
Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Standard of Quality | Other Classes That Blend % | Stones, Shale or Similar Material % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total Damage, Foreign Material and Contrasting Classes % | Total Damage, Including Splits, Foreign Material and Contrasting Classes % |
Extra No. 1 Canada | Uniform size, good natural colour | 1.0 | Nil | 0.05 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No. 1 Canada | Reasonably good colour | 3.0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
No. 1 Canada Select | Fairly good colour | 3.0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
No. 2 Canada | Fairly good colour | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
No. 3 Canada | Fairly good colour | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
No. 4 Canada | Off-colour | 15.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
Note: The class name is added to the grade name.
TABLE 33
Chick Peas, Canada Western Desi (CW)
Maximum Limits of | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Damage % | Mechanical Damage Including Splits % | Green % | Foreign Material % |
No. 1 CW | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
No. 2 CW | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
No. 3 CW | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
TABLE 34
Chick Peas, Canada Western Kabuli (CW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damage | |||||
Grade Name | Colour | Damage % | Mechanical Damage Including Splits % | Green % | Foreign Material % |
No. 1 CW | Good, natural colour | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
No. 2 CW | Fair | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
No. 3 CW | Poor | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
TABLE 35
Lentils, Canada, Other than Red (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damage | Foreign Material | ||||||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Contrasting Colours % | Stained % | Heated % | Peeled, Split and Broken % | Other Damage % | Total % | Stones % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | Uniform size, good natural colour | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
No. 2 Canada | Uniform size, reasonably good natural colour | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Extra No. 3 Canada | Uniform size, fair colour | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
No. 3 Canada | Poor colour | 3.0 | No limit | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
TABLE 36
Lentils, Canada Red (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damage | Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Contrasting Classes % | Heated % | Peeled, split and broken % | Other damage % | Total % | Stones % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada Red | Uniform size, good natural colour | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
No. 2 Canada Red | Uniform size, reasonably good natural colour | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Extra No. 3 Canada Red | Uniform size, fair colour | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
No. 3 Canada Red | Poor colour | 3.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
TABLE 37
Fababeans, Canada (Can)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damage | Foreign Material | |||||
Grade Name | Degree of Soundness | Splits % | Perforated Damage % | Total % | Stones or Shale % | Total % |
No. 1 Canada | Reasonably well matured, reasonably good natural colour | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
No. 2 Canada | Fairly well matured, fair colour | 9.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
No. 3 Canada | Cool and sweet, excluded from higher grades on account of immaturity, poor colour or damage | 12.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
TABLE 38
Wheat, Canada Eastern Red (CER)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % |
No. 1 CER | 75.0 | Any registered variety of red wheat | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.0 |
No. 2 CER | 72.0 | Any registered variety of red wheat | Fairly well matured, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CER | 69.0 | Any registered variety of red wheat | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
TABLE 39
Wheat, Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % |
No. 1 CERS | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CERS designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.0 |
No. 2 CERS | 72.0 | Any variety of the class CERS designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CERS | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CERS designated as such by order of the Commission | May be immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
TABLE 40
Wheat, Canada Eastern Hard Red Winter (CEHRW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % |
No. 1 CEHRW | 76.0 | Any variety of the class CEHRW designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.0 |
No. 2 CEHRW | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CEHRW designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CEHRW | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CEHRW designated as such by order of the Commission | May be immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
TABLE 41
Wheat, Canada Eastern Soft Red Winter (CESRW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % |
No. 1 CESRW | 76.0 | Any variety of the class CESRW designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.0 |
No. 2 CESRW | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CESRW designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CESRW | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CESRW designated as such by order of the Commission | May be immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
TABLE 42
Wheat, Canada Eastern White Winter (CEWW)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CEWW | 76.0 | Any variety of the class CEWW designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
No. 2 CEWW | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CEWW designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
No. 3 CEWW | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CEWW designated as such by order of the Commission | May be immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 43
Wheat, Canada Eastern Soft White Spring (CESWS)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Wheats of Other Classes % |
No. 1 CESWS | 78.0 | Any variety of the class CESWS designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
No. 2 CESWS | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CESWS designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
No. 3 CESWS | 69.0 | Any variety of the class CESWS designated as such by order of the Commission | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 44
Wheat, Canada Eastern Feed (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL) | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Amber Durum % |
CE Feed | 65.0 | Any class or variety of wheat excluding amber durum | Reasonably sweet, excluded from other grades of wheat on account of damaged kernels | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 45
Oats, Canada Eastern (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damage | Foreign Material | |||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Total % | Barley % | Wheat % | Wild Oats % | Total Damage and Foreign Material % |
No. 1 CE | 51.0 | Well matured, good natural colour, 97.0% sound groats | Nil | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
No. 2 CE | 49.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably good natural colour, 96.0% sound groats | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
No. 3 CE | 46.0 | Fairly well matured, fair colour, 94.0% sound groats | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
No. 4 CE | 43.0 | 86.0% sound groats | 3.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 |
TABLE 46
Barley, Canada Eastern Malting (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | ||||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Barley Of Other Types % | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild Oats % | Total % |
Special Select CE Two-row | 63.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Eastern Malting Two-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-stained, not severely discoloured | 1.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Special Select CE Six-row | 62.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Eastern Malting Six-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-stained, not severely discoloured | 1.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Select CE Two-row | 61.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Eastern Malting Two-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 3.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Select CE Six-row | 60.0 | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Eastern Malting Six-Row designated as such by order of the Commission | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 3.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Standard Select CE Two-row and Six-row | No minimum | Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Eastern Malting Two-Row or Barleyu, Canada Eastern Malting Six-row, designated as such by order of the Commission | Excluded from other grades of malt quality barley on account of weather-staining or discoloration | No limit | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | No limit | No limit | No limit |
Note: Only barley accepted for malting will be graded according to quality into the “General Purpose” grades.
TABLE 47
Barley, Canada Eastern General Purpose (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild Oats % | Total % |
No. 1 CE | 60.0 | Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
No. 2 CE | 54.0 | Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
TABLE 48
Barley, Canada Eastern Hulless (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Material | |||||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Varieties with Adhered Hulls % | Other Hulless Varieties % | Total Adhered Hulls % | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild Oats % | Total % |
Select CE Two-row Hulless | 75.0 | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Select CE Six-row Hulless | 74.0 | Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Standard CE Hulless | 72.0 | Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged | 15.0 | No limit | 15.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
Note: If specifications for Standard Canada Eastern Hulless are not met, grade according to quality into the “General Purpose” grades.
TABLE 49
Rye, Canada Eastern (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Degree of Soundness | Cereal Grains Other Than Wheat % | Ergot % | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % |
No. 1 CE | 72.0 | Well matured, practically free from weather-damaged kernels | 1.5 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
No. 2 CE | 69.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from weather-damaged kernels | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
No. 3 CE | 63.0 | Excluded from higher grades on account of damaged kernels | 10.0 | 0.33 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
TABLE 50
Flaxseed, Canada Eastern (CE)
Standard of Quality | Standard of Cleanliness | Maximum Limit of Damage | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hL | Variety | Degree of Soundness | Commercially Pure Seed % | Heated % | Total % |
No. 1 CE | 65.0 | Any variety of the class flaxseed, Canada Eastern designated as such by order of the Commission | Mature and sweet | Not more than 1.0% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage | 0.2 | 12.5 |
No. 2 CE | 62.0 | Any variety of the class flaxseed, Canada Eastern designated as such by order of the Commission | Reasonably well matured and sweet | Not more than 1.5% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage | 0.5 | 25.0 |
No. 3 CE | No minimum | Any variety of flaxseed | Excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged seeds, may have the natural odour associated with low quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration | Not more than 2.0% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage | 10.0 | No limit |
TABLE 51
Mixed Grain, Canada Eastern (CE)
Grade name | Composition | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material % |
---|---|---|
Mixed Grain, CE Wheat | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, wheat predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CE Rye | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, rye predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CE Barley | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, barley predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CE Oats | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, oats predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CE Triticale | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, triticale predominating | 2.0 |
Mixed Grain, CE | Mixtures of cereal grains and wild oats, with no single grain predominating | 2.0 |
TABLE 52
Corn, Canada Eastern Yellow, White or Mixed (CE)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damage | |||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL) | Degree of Soundness | Heated % | Total % | Cracked Corn and Foreign Material % |
No. 1 CE | 68.0 | Cool and sweet, uniform size | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
No. 2 CE | 66.0 | Cool and sweet | 0.2 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CE | 64.0 | Cool and sweet | 0.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
No. 4 CE | 62.0 | Cool and sweet | 1.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 |
No. 5 CE | 58.0 | May have a slight odour, not sour or musty | 3.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
Note:The colour is added to the grade name.
TABLE 53
Wheat, Canada Western Experimental (CW EXPRMTL)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Materials | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | |||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hl | Variety | Minimum Hard Vitreous Kernels % | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Contrasting Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CW EXPRMTL | 79.0 | Any wheat variety of the class Canada Western Experimental designated as such by order of the Commission | 65.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
No. 2 CW EXPRMTL | 77.5 | Any wheat variety of the class Canada Western Experimental designated as such by order of the Commission | 35.0 | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.75 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
No. 3 CW EXPRMTL | 76.5 | Any wheat variety of the class Canada Western Experimental designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.2 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
TABLE 54
Barley, Canada Western Experimental (CW EXPRMTL)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hl | Variety | Minimum Designated Variety % | Degree of Soundness | Inseparable Seeds % | Other Cereal Grains % | Wild oats % | Total % |
No. 1 CW EXPRMTL | 62.0 | Any variety of barley of the class Canada Western Experimental designated as such by order of the Commission | 95.0 | Practically sound, reasonably well matured, may contain slightly weather-damaged but not badly stained or discoloured kernels | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
No. 2 CW EXPRMTL | 60.0 | Any variety of barley of the class Canada Western Experimental designated as such by order of the Commission | 90.0 | Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may contain moderately weather-damaged but not severely discoloured kernels | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
TABLE 55
Wheat, Canada Eastern Amber Durum (CEAD)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Materials | Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties | |||||||
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hl | Variety | Minimum Hard Vitreous Kernels % | Degree of Soundness | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Total % | Other Classes % | Total % |
No. 1 CEAD | 79.0 | Any variety of the class CEAD designated as such by order of the Commission | 80.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
No. 2 CEAD | 77.0 | Any variety of the class CEAD designated as such by order of the Commission | 60.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 |
No. 3 CEAD | 74.0 | Any variety of the class CEAD designated as such by order of the Commission | 40.0 | Fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-damaged or frost-damaged, reasonably free of severely damaged kernels | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 |
CE Feed Durum | No minimum | Any variety of amber durum wheat | No minimum | Reasonably sweet, excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged kernels | 1.0 | 10.0 | 49.0 | No limit |
TABLE 56
Wheat, Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS)
Standard of Quality | Maximum Limits of Foreign Material | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade Name | Minimum Test Weight kg/hl | Variety | Minimum Protein % | Degree of Soundness | Ergot % | Excreta % | Matter Other Than Cereal Grains % | Sclerotinia % | Stones % | Total % |
No. 1 CWHWS | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CWHWS designated as such by order of the Commission | 10.0 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.6 |
No. 2 CWHWS | 75.0 | Any variety of the class CWHWS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 1.2 |
No. 3 CWHWS | 72.0 | Any variety of the class CWHWS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels | 0.04 | 0.015 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2.4 |
No. 4 CWHWS | 68.0 | Any variety of the class CWHWS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | May be severely frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from other severely damaged kernels | 0.04 | 0.015 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2.4 |
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- SOR/2004-169, ss. 1, 2, 3(F), 4, 5(F), 6 to 9, 10(F), 11, 12, 13(F), 14
- SOR/2005-225, ss. 1(F), 2(F), 3(F), 4, 5: SOR/2005-330, s. 1(E)
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