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Western Canadian Wheat Class – 5400IP
Order no. 2009-30
August 1, 2009
Pursuant to paragraph 19(a)(iii) of the Canada Grain Act, the Canadian Grain Commission hereby establishes a grade of wheat to be known as Western Canadian Wheat Class – 5400IP, that may be graded upon unload on the basis of the specifications outlined on the attached grade schedules.
This order shall expire on July 31, 2010, unless previously revoked by the Commission.
Elwin Hermanson
Chief Commissioner
Jim Smolik
Assistant Chief Commissioner
Cameron Dahl
Commissioner
Primary grade determinants tables
| Grade name | Standard of quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum test weight kg/hL (g/0.5 L) |
Variety | Minimum hard vitreous kernels % | Minimum protein % | Degree of soundness | |
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | 75 (365) | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | 65 | 10 | Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from damaged kernels |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 72 (350) | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | No minimum | Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 69 (335) | 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 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 68 (330) | Any variety of the class CWRS designated as such by order of the Commission | No minimum | No minimum | May be severely frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from other severely damaged kernels |
| CW Feed | 65 (315) | Any class or variety of wheat excluding amber durum | No minimum | No minimum | Reasonably sweet, excluded from other grades of wheat on account of damaged kernels |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Light Weight | ||||
| Grade name | Foreign material | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergot % | Excreta % | Matter other than cereal grains % | Sclerotinia % | Stones % | Total % | |
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | 0.01 | 0.010 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.6 |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 0.02 | 0.010 | 0.3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 1.2 |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 0.04 | 0.015 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2.4 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 0.04 | 0.015 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2.4 |
| CW Feed | 0.1 | 0.030 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Ergot | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Excreta | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Admixture | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Admixture | 2.5% or less – Wheat, Rejected grade, Account Stones Over 2.5%– Wheat, Sample Salvage |
See Mixed grain |
| Grade name | Wheats of other classes or varieties | |
|---|---|---|
| Contrasting classes % | Total % | |
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | 0.75 | 2.3 |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| CW Feed | No limit - but not more than 10% amber durum | |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | Over 10% amber durum - Wheat, Sample CW, Account Admixture | |
| Grade name | Artificial stain, no residu % | Dark, Immature % | Degermed % | Fireburn % | Fusarium damage % | Grass green % | Grasshopper, army worm % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | Nil | 1 | 4 | Nil | 0.25 | 0.75 | 1 |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 5K | 2.5 | 7 | Nil | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 10K | 10 | 13 | Nil | 2.0 | 10 | 8 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 10K | 10 | 13 | Nil | 2.0 | 10 | 8 |
| CW Feed | 2 | No limit | No limit | 2 | 5.0 | No limit | No limit |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Stained Kernels | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Fireburnt | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Fusarium Damage Over 10% - Wheat, Commercial Salvage |
| Grade name | Heated | |
|---|---|---|
| Bin burnt severely mildewed rotted, mouldy % | Total % | |
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | 1 kernel per 1000 g | 0.05 |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 4 kernels per 1000 g | 0.4 |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 6 kernels per 1000 g | 1.0 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 6 kernels per 1000 g | 1.0 |
| CW Feed | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | Wheat, Sample CW, Account Heated | |
| Grade name | Natural stain % | Pink % | Sawfly, midge % | Shrunken and broken | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrunken % | Broken % | Total % | ||||
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| CW Feed | No limit | No limit | No limit | No limit | 13 | No limit within broken tolerances |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | Sample Broken Grain | |||||
| Grade name | Smudge and blackpoint | Sprouted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smudge % | Total % | Severely sprouted % | Total % | |
| No. 1 CWWC 5400IP | 30K | 10 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| No. 2 CWWC 5400IP | 1 | 20 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| No. 3 CWWC 5400IP | 5 | 35 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| No. 4 CWWC 5400IP | 5 | 35 | 0.5 | 5 |
| CW Feed | No limit | No limit | No limit | No limit |
| Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met | ||||
K – Number of kernel-sized pieces in 500 g
