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This table shows the grade schedule for Canada Western and Canada Eastern Malting barley. It includes grades, grading factors for each grade, and tolerances within each factor.

Grade schedule for Canada Western and Canada Eastern Malting barley - Part 1
Grade name	Variety	Standard of quality
		Damage
		Fireburnt (%)	Frost (%)
Selct CW/CE Two-row	Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western/Eastern Malting Two-row designated as such by Order of the Commission	Nil	2.0
Select CW/CE Six-row	Any selected variety of the class Barley, Canada Western/Eastern Malting Six-row designated as such by Order of the Commission	Nil	2.0
Grade if specs for Select CW/CE Two-row/Six-row not met	Non designated varieties which are selected for malting purposes are only eligible for the grade Barley, Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/Six-row Account Variety	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Fireburnt	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Frost

Grade schedule for Canada Western and Canada Eastern Malting barley - Part 2
Grade name	Standard of quality
	Damage
	Fusarium (%)	Heated (%)	Rotted, severely mildewed (%)
Select CW/CE Two-row	0.2	0.1	Nil
Select CW/CE Six-row	0.2	0.1	Nil
Grade if specs for Select CW/CE Two-row/Six-row not met	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Fusarium Damage	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Heated	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Rotted, Severely Mildewed

Grade schedule for Canada Western and Canada Eastern Malting barley - Part 3
Grade name	Standard of quality
	Foreign Material
	Ergot (%)	Excreta (%)	Sclerotinia (%)
Select CW/CE Two-row	0.025	0.01	0.025
Select CW/CE Six-row	0.025	0.01	0.025
Grade if specs for Select CW/CE Two-row/Six-row not met	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Admixture	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Excreta	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Admixture

Grade schedule for Canada Western and Canada Eastern Malting barley - Part 4
Grade name	Standard of quality
	Foreign Material
	Stones (%)	Inseparable seeds (%)	Large oil-bearing seeds
Select CW/CE Two-row	0.02	0.2	Nil
Select CW/CE Six-row	0.02	0.2	Nil
Grade if specs for Select CW/CE Two-row/Six-row not met	2.5% or less - Barley, Rejected (grade) Account Stones, Over 2.5% - Barley Sample Salvage	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Admixture	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row/six-row Account Admixture

Note: Barley not selected for malting will be graded according to quality into the “General Purpose” grades.