Soybeans – Chapter 20
Official Grain Grading Guide

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Primary and export grade determinants tables

Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (CAN)

Grade name	Standard of quality
	Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 L)	Degree of soundness
No. 1 Canada	70 357)	Cool, natural odour, good natural colour
No. 2 Canada	68 (347)	Cool, natural odour, may be slightly stained
No. 3 Canada	66 (337)	Cool, natural odour; may be stained
No. 4 Canada	63 (322)	Cool, may be badly stained
No. 5 Canada	59 (301)	Cool, may be badly stained
Grade, if No. 5 specs not met	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Light Weight

Note: The colour is added to the grade name.

Grade name	Damage		Downy mildew %	Other colours or bicoloured other than for mixed soybeans %
	Heat-damaged or moldy %	Total %
No. 1 Canada	Nil	2.0	2	2
No. 2 Canada	0.2	3	10	3
No. 3 Canada	1.0	5	No limit	5
No. 4 Canada	3	8	No limit	10
No. 5 Canada	5	15	No limit	15
Grade, if No. 5 specs not met	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Heated or Mouldy	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Damaged		Appropriate mixed grade

Grade name	Foreign material					Splits %
	Ergot %	Excreta %	Stones %	Foreign material other than grain %	Total %
No. 1 Canada	0.01	0.01	Nil	0.1	1.0	10
No. 2 Canada	0.025	0.01	0.03	0.3	2	15
No. 3 Canada	0.1	0.01	0.1	0.5	3	20
No. 4 Canada	0.25	0.01	0.1	2	5	30
No. 5 Canada	0.25	0.01	0.1	3	8	40
Grade, if No. 5 specs not met	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Ergot	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Excreta	2.5% or less—Soybeans, Rejected (grade) Account Stones, or Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Stones. Over 2.5%—Soybeans, Sample Salvage	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Admixture	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Admixture	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Splits

Note: The colour is added to the grade name.

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