Barley: Primary and export grade determination tables for general purpose barley

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Barley, Canada Western General Purpose (CW)

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Barley, Canada Western General Purpose (CW), standard of quality^{Footnote 1}
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 1 CW Hulless	No. 2 CW Hulless	Grade, if No. 2 specs not met
Degree of soundness	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged	Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged	Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels
Minimum test weight kg/hL (g/0.5 L), CW	63 (303)	57 (274)	72 (352)	65 (314)	Barley Sample CW Account Light Weight
Variety	Any variety of barley registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of barley	Any variety of hulless barley registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of hulless barley
Varieties with adhered hulls %	Not applicable	Not applicable	10	20
Other hulless varieties %	Not applicable	Not applicable	No limit	No limit
Total % Adhered hulls	Not applicable	Not applicable	10	20
Table 1 Notes Footnote 1 If specs for CW Hulless grade not met add “Hulless” to Sample grade name. Return to footnote 1 referrer

Barley, Canada Western General Purpose (CW), damage
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 1 CW Hulless	No. 2 CW Hulless	Grade, if No. 2 specs not met
Broken %	15	25	15	25	Barley, Sample CW Broken
Fireburnt %	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	Barley, Sample CW Account Fireburnt
Fusarium %	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	Barley, Sample CW Account Fusarium
Heated, rotted, severely mildewed %	0.5	2.5	0.5	2.5	Barley, Sample CW Account Heated
Sprouted %	10	20	10	20	Barley, Sample CW Account Sprouted

Barley, Canada Western General Purpose (CW), foreign material
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 1 CW Hulless	No. 2 CW Hulless	Grade, if No. 2 specs not met
Ergot %	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	Barley, Sample CW Account Ergot
Excreta %	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	Barley, Sample CW Account Excreta
Inseparable seeds %	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	Barley, Sample CW Account Admixture
Other cereal grains %	2.5	8.0	2.5	8.0	50% or less – Mixed Grain CW Barley
Sclerotinia %	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	Barley, Sample CW Account Admixture
Stones %	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	2.5% or less- Barley, Rejected CW Account Stones Over 2.5%– Barley, Sample Salvage
Total % Mineral matter including stones	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	2.5% or less- Barley, Rejected CW Account Stones Over 2.5%– Barley, Sample Salvage
Wild oats %	1.0	2.5	1.0	2.5	50% or less– Mixed Grain CW Barley
Total % Foreign material	2.5	10.0	2.5	10.0	50% or less– Mixed Grain CW Barley

Barley, Canada Eastern General Purpose (CE)

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Barley, Canada Eastern General Purpose (CE), standard of quality^{Footnote 1}
Grading factor	No. 1 CE	No. 2 CE	No. 1 CE Hulless	No. 2 CE Hulless	Grade, if No. 2 specs not met
Degree of soundness	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged	Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged	Fairly sweet, excluded from other grades of barley on account of immature or severely damaged kernels
Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 l)	60 (288)	54 (260)	72 (352)	65 (314)	Barley, Sample CE Account Light Weight
Variety	Any variety of barley registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of barley	Any variety of hulless barley registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of hulless barley
Varieties with adhered hulls %	Not applicable	Not applicable	10	20
Other hulless varieties %	Not applicable	Not applicable	No limit	No limit
Total % Adhered hulls	Not applicable	Not applicable	10	20
Table 1 Notes Footnote 1 If specs for CE Hulless grade not met add “Hulless” to Sample grade name. Return to footnote 1 referrer

Barley, Canada Eastern General Purpose (CE), damage
Grading factor	No. 1 CE	No. 2 CE	No. 1 CE Hulless	No. 2 CE Hulless	Grade, if No. 2 specs not met
Broken %	15	25	15	25	Barley, Sample CE Broken
Fireburnt %	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	Barley, Sample CE Account Fireburnt
Fusarium %	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	Barley, Sample CE Account Fusarium
Heated, rotted, severely mildewed %	0.5	2.5	0.5	2.5	Barley, Sample CE Account Heated
Sprouted %	10	20	10	20	Barley, Sample CE Account Sprouted

Barley, Canada Eastern General Purpose (CE), foreign material
Grading factor	No. 1 CE	No. 2 CE	No. 1 CE Hulless	No. 2 CE Hulless	Grade, if No. 2 specs not met
Ergot %	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	Barley, Sample CE Account Ergot
Excreta %	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	Barley, Sample CE Account Excreta
Inseparable seeds %	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	Barley, Sample CE Account Admixture
Other cereal grains %	2.5	8.0	2.5	8.0	50% or less– Mixed Grain CE Barley
Sclerotinia %	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	Barley, Sample CE Account Admixture
Stones %	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	2.5% or less - Barley Sample CE Account Stones Over 2.5% – Barley, Sample Salvage
Total % Mineral matter including stones	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	2.5% or less - Barley, Sample CE Account Stones Over 2.5% - Barley, Sample Salvage
Wild oats %	1.0	2.5	1.0	2.5	50% or less – Mixed Grain CE Barley
Total % Foreign material	2.5	10.0	2.5	10.0	50% or less – Mixed Grain CE Barley