Wheat: Primary grade determination tables for Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES) wheat

Wheat, Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES)

Samples of CWES will be graded no lower than No. 2 CWES on account of mildew

Wheat, Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES), standard of quality
Grading factor No. 1 CWES No. 2 CWES CW Feed Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met
Degree of soundnessFootnote 1 Fairly well matured, may be moderately bleached or frost-damaged, reasonably free from severely damaged kernels May be frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels Reasonably sweet, excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged kernels  
Minimum test weight kg/hL (g/0.5 L) 75 (365) 73 (355) 65 (315) Wheat, Sample CW Account Light Weight
Minimum protein % 10.0 No minimum No minimum  
Variety Any variety of the class CWES designated as such by order of the Commission Any variety of the class CWES designated as such by order of the Commission Any class or variety of wheat excluding amber durum and any variety of the class CWSP  
Table 1 Notes
Footnote 1

See Frost and Mildew for applicable standard.

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Wheat, Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES), foreign material
Grading factor No. 1 CWES No. 2 CWES CW Feed Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met
Ergot % 0.04 0.04 0.10 Wheat, Sample CW Account Ergot
Excreta % 0.01 0.03 0.03 Wheat, Sample CW Account Excreta
Matter other than cereal grains % 0.2 0.3 1.0 Wheat, Sample CW Account Admixture
Sclerotinia % 0.04 0.04 0.10 Wheat, Sample CW Account Admixture
Stones % 0.03 0.06 0.10 2.5% or less - Rejected (grade) Account Stones Over 2.5% - Wheat, Sample Salvage
Total %
Foreign material
0.8 1.5 10.0 See Mixed grain
Wheat, Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES), grading factors
Grading factor No. 1 CWES No. 2 CWES CW Feed Grade, if specs for CW Feed not met
Contrasting classes % 1.5 2.5 10%, either alone or in combination with each other, of amber durum and any variety of the class CWSP Over 10%, either alone or in combination with each other, of amber durum and any variety of the class CWSP - Wheat, Sample CW Account Admixture
Total %
Wheats of other classes or varieties and contrasting classesFootnote 2
3 5 10%, either alone or in combination with each other, of amber durum and any variety of the class CWSP Over 10%, either alone or in combination with each other, of amber durum and any variety of the class CWSP - Wheat, Sample CW Account Admixture
Artificial stain, no residue % 0.1 0.1 2.0 Wheat, Sample CW Account Stained Kernels
Degermed % 7 13 No limit  
Fireburnt % 0.0 0.0 2.0 Wheat, Sample CW Account Fireburnt
Fusarium damage % 1.0 1.0 4.0 10% or less - Wheat, Sample CW Account Fusarium Damage Over 10% - Wheat Commercial Salvage
Grass green % 2 10 No limit  
Insect damage % 3 8 No limit  
Binburnt, severely mildewed, rotted, mouldy % 0.02 0.03 2.50 Wheat, Sample CW Account Heated
Total %
Heated, binburnt, severely mildewed, rotted, mouldy
0.4 1.0 2.5 Wheat, Sample CW Account Heated
Natural stain % 2 5 No limit  
Pink % 5 10 No limit  
Sawfly, midge % 2 5 No limit  
Shrunken % 3 3 No limit  
Broken % 7 7 13 Sample Broken Grain
Total %
Shrunken and broken
8 8 No limit within broken tolerances  
Smudge % 1 Consider overall appearance No limit  
Total %
Smudge and blackpoint
15 Consider overall appearance No limit  
Severely sprouted % 0.1 0.3 No limit  
Total %
Sprouted
0.5 2.0 No limit  
Table 2 Notes
Footnote 2

See working tolerance for Wheats of Other Classes or Varieties.

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