Rye – Chapter 5
Official Grain Grading Guide

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Primary grade determinants tables

Rye, Canada Western/Canada Eastern (CW/CE)

Grade name	Standard of quality		Damage
	Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 L)	Degree of soundness	Broken %	Fireburnt %	Fusarium %	Heated %	Sprouted %
No. 1 CW/CE	72 (349)	Well matured, practically free from weather-damaged kernels	4	Nil	0.25	0.1	0.5
No. 2 CW/CE	69 (334)	Reasonably well matured, reasonably free from weather-damaged kernels	5	Nil	0.5	0.75	2
No. 3 CW/CE	63 (304)	Excluded from higher grades on account of damaged kernels	8	Nil	1	5	10
Grade, when No. 3 specs not met	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Light Weight		50% or less – Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Broken Grain Over 50% – Sample Broken Grain	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Fireburnt	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Fusarium Damage	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Heated	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Sprouted

Grade name	Foreign material
	Cereal grains other than wheat %	Ergot %	Excreta %	Matter other than cereal grains %	Sclerotinia %	Stones %	Total %
No. 1 CW/CE	1.5	0.05	0.01	0.5	0.05	0.033	2
No. 2 CW/CE	3	0.20	0.01	1	0.20	0.033	5
No. 3 CW/CE	10	0.33	0.02	2	0.33	0.066	10
Grade, when No. 3 specs not met	See Mixed grain	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Ergot	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Excreta	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture	Rye, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture	2.5% or less – West – Rye, Rejected (grade) Account Stones or East – Rye Sample CE Account Stones. Over 2.5% – Rye, Sample Salvage	See Mixed grain

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