Barley – Chapter 6
Official Grain Grading Guide

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Primary grade determinants tables

Barley, Canada Western/Canada Eastern Malting (CW/CE)

Grade name	Variety	Standard of Quality
		Damage
		Fireburnt %	Frost %	Fusarium %	Heated %	Rotted, Severely Mildewed %
Select 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	0.2	0.1	Nil
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	0.2	0.1	Nil
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	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 name	Variety	Standard of Quality
		Foreign Material
		Ergot %	Excreta %	Sclerotinia %	Stones %	Inseparable seeds %	Large oil-bearing seeds
Select 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	0.025	0.01	0.025	0.02	0.2	Nil
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	0.025	0.01	0.025	0.02	0.2	Nil
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 Admixture	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row / six-row Account Excreta	Barley Sample Select CW/CE Two-row / six-row Account Admixture	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 “General Purpose” grades.

Barley, Canada Western/Canada Eastern Hulless (CW/CE)

Grade name	Standard of quality
	Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 l)	Varieties with adhered hulls %	Other hulless varieties %	Total adhered hulls %	Degree of soundness
Select CW/CE Two-row Hulless	75 (360)	Considered as other cereal grains	5	5	Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured
Select CW/CE Six-row Hulless	74 (355)	Considered as other cereal grains	5	5	Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured
Standard CW/CE Hulless	72 (346)	15	No limit	15	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged
Grade, if Standard specs not met	Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Light Weight	50% or less Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Adhered Hulls		Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Adhered Hulls

Grade name	Damage
	Broken %	Fireburnt %	Frost %	Heated, rotted, severely mildewed %	Sprouted %
Select CW/CE Two-row Hulless	4	Nil	2	0.2	0.5
Select CW/CE Six-row Hulless	4	Nil	2	0.2	0.5
Standard CW/CE Hulless	15	Nil	No limit	0.5	10
Grade, if Standard specs not met	Barley, Sample Broken Grain	Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Fireburnt		Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Heated	Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Sprouted

Grade name	Sizing	Foreign material
	Thin %	Ergot %	Excreta %	Inseparable seeds %	Other cereal grains %
Select CW/CE Two-row Hulless	5	0.02	0.010	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1
Select CW/CE Six-row Hulless	5	0.02	0.010	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1
Standard CW/CE Hulless	No limit	0.05	0.020	0.2	3
Grade, if Standard specs not met		Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Ergot	Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Excreta	Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Admixture	50% or less–Mixed Grain, CW/CE Barley

Grade name	Foreign material
	Sclerotinia %	Stones %	Wild oats %	Total %
Select CW/CE Two-row Hulless	0.01	0.06	0.5	1
Select CW/CE Six-row Hulless	0.01	0.06	0.5	1
Standard CW/CE Hulless	0.01	0.15	1	3
Grade, if Standard specs not met	Barley, Sample CW/CE Hulless Account Admixture	2.5% or less–Barley, Rejected (CW grade) Account Stones or Barley, Sample CE Hulless Account Stones Over 2.5%–Barley, Sample Salvage	50% or less–Mixed Grain, CW/CE Barley	50% or less–Mixed Grain, CW/CE Barley

Barley, Canada Western/Canada Eastern General Purpose (CW/CE)

Grade name	Standard of quality			Damage
	Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 l)		Degree of soundness	Broken %	Fireburnt %	Fusarium %	Heated, rotted, severely mildewed %	Sprouted %
	CW	CE
No. 1 CW/CE	63 (303)	60 (288)	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged	15	Nil	1.0	0.5	10
No. 2 CW/CE	57 (274)	54 (260)	Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels	25	0.5	1.0	2.5	20
Grade, if No. 2 specs not met	Barley, Sample CW Account Light Weight	Barley, Sample CE Account Light Weight		Barley, Sample CW/CE Broken Grain	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Fireburnt	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Fusarium Mould	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Heated	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Sprouted

Grade name	Foreign material
	Ergot %	Excreta %	Inseparable seeds %	Other cereal grains %	Sclerotinia %	Stones %	Wild oats %	Total %
No. 1 CW/CE	0.05	0.020	0.2	2.5	0.05	0.15	1	2.5
No. 2 CW/CE	0.1	0.020	0.2	8	0.1	0.15	2.5	10
Grade, if No. 2 specs not met	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Ergot	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Excreta	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture	50% or less–Mixed Grain CW/CE Barley	Barley, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture	2.5% or less–West - Barley, Rejected (CW grade) Account Stones or East - Barley Sample CE Account Stones Over 2.5%–Barley, Sample Salvage	50% or less–Mixed Grain CW/CE Barley	50% or less–Mixed Grain CW/CE Barley

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