Changes are coming to the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Official Grain Grading Guide for the 2023-24 crop year, a June 13 news release said. The grading changes will better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and grain buyers around the world.
“The Canadian Grain Commission is pleased to implement these science-based updates to our Official Grain Grading Guide following extensive discussions with the sector. These changes support modernization of our grading system and will help grow the Canadian grain sector and maintain Canada’s reputation for high quality grain,” Doug Chorney, CGC chief commissioner, said in the release.
The definition of the severely sprouted grading factor for western classes of wheat is being updated after research was completed on the impacts to end-use quality. The release noted the research confirmed sprouted wheat where the sprout was partially broken off the kernel had similar end-use qualities as regular sprouted wheat. So that portion of the definition is being removed from the severely sprouted grading factor definition.
As part of the CGC’s grain grading modernization initiative, the primary and export tolerances for test weight and total foreign material are being aligned in most of the classes of western wheat where they differed, the release said. The test weight and total foreign material primary and export tolerances will be aligned to the export tolerances for all grades of the CWRS, CWHWS, CWES, CWSWS, CWSWS and CNHR classes of wheat. The total foreign material primary and export tolerances for CWAD will also be aligned to the export tolerances for all grades.
Other changes include:
- The determination of dockage process in the canola chapter to clarify the process and the different sized sieves that should be used after concerns were raised by producers about inconsistencies in the process used at delivery
- The definition of “processed sample” in all chapters to address issues with samples submitted to the CGC for official grades where dockage was already removed
- The composition of dockage to include insect parts and the definition for insect parts in the lentils, beans, chickpeas and fababeans chapters
- The composition of dockage to include the percentage of hulled seeds in dockage and the definition of foreign material and hulled seeds in the canary seed chapter
The changes are being made following consultation with sector stakeholders through the Western Standards Committee and Eastern Standards Committee. The will take effect Aug. 1, 2023.
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