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Quality of western Canadian wheat exports - 2008



Table 9 - Moisture content, test weight and other grade determining factors - Export cargoes of Wheat, Canada Prairie Spring Red and Wheat, Canada Prairie Spring White - Third and fourth quarters 2007-2008
  No. 1 CPSR No. 1 CPSW
Number of cargoes 1 2
Thousands of tonnes 8 21
Moisture content, %
Weighted mean 14.4 14.0
Standard deviation 0.00 0.14
Minimum 14.4 13.9
Maximum 14.4 14.1
Test weight, kg/hL
Weighted mean 82.0 80.6
Standard deviation 0.00 0.00
Minimum 82.0 80.6
Maximum 82.0 80.6
Wheats of other classes, %
Weighted mean 0.00 1.96
Cereal grains other than wheat, %
Weighted mean 0.19 0.67

Canadian Grain Commission, Industry Services data for official loading samples tested at time of loading.