Backgrounder: Full list of 2022-2023 crop year changes

**Full list of 2022-2023 crop year changes**
Effective date	Grain type	Change
July 1, 2022	Wheat, No. 1 Canada Eastern Red Spring Wheat, No. 2 Canada Eastern Red Spring Wheat, No. 3 Canada Eastern Red Spring	Replacing current mildew standard samples for Canada Eastern Red Spring wheat with the following: Wheat, No. 1 Canada Eastern Red Spring, mildew standard (2022) Wheat, No. 2 Canada Eastern Red Spring, mildew standard (2022) The mildew standard for Wheat, No. 3 Canada Eastern Red Spring will no longer be used as it will no longer be a grading factor for the No. 3 grade. The use of the last designated standard and print samples for other grades of grain grown in eastern Canada are recommended for designation for the 2022-2023 crop year.
August 1, 2022	Wheat, No. 1 Canada Western Red Spring Wheat, No. 2 Canada Western Red Spring Wheat, No. 3 Canada Western Red Spring Wheat, No. 1 Canada Western Red Winter Wheat, No. 2 Canada Western Red Winter Wheat, No. 3 Canada Western Red Winter	Replacing the current mildew standard samples for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) wheats with the following: Wheat, No. 1 Canada Western Red Spring, mildew standard (2022) Wheat, No. 2 Canada Western Red Spring, mildew standard (2022) The mildew standard for Wheat, No. 3 CWRS, and Wheat, No. 3 CWRW will no longer be used as mildew will no longer be a grading factor for the No. 3 CWRS and No. 3 CWRW grades. The use of the last designated standard and print samples for other grades of grain grown in western Canada are recommended for designation for the 2022-2023 crop year.
August 1, 2022	No. 2 Canada Green Peas	The splits tolerance in No. 2 Canada Green Peas will be changed from 1% to 3%.
August 1, 2022	No. 1 Canada Canola No. 2 Canada Canola No. 3 Canada Canola	The tolerance for inconspicuous admixture in the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 grades of canola will be changing from 5% to 1.0%.
August 1, 2022	Extra No. 1 Canada Beans	The description for good natural colour in beans in the Official Grain Grading Guide will be changed to: “Beans may be slightly dull, slightly immature or have very lightly adhered soil.”
August 1, 2022	Registered and unregistered bean varieties	Only Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) registered varieties of coloured beans will be eligible for the highest statutory grades for beans in Canada. Coloured beans include but are not limited to black beans, cranberry beans, pinto beans, red kidney beans, red Mexican beans, and yellow eye beans. In previous years, the CFIA granted a temporary exemption from variety registration requirements and the Canadian Grain Commission issued an order allowing non-registered bean varieties to be eligible to receive the highest grade so producers could take advantage of new varieties of coloured field beans that were not yet registered.
August 1, 2022	No. 1 Canada Domestic Mustard No. 2 Canada Domestic Mustard No. 3 Canada Domestic Mustard	The tolerance for excreta in the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 grades of domestic mustard seed is changing from 1 kernel-size piece per 500 grams to 0.01%.