Grades and grade requirements for Two-rowed Malting barley.

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  10. Grades and grade requirements for Two-rowed Malting barley.

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§ 810.205 Grades and grade requirements for Two-rowed Malting barley.

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Grade Minimum limits of - Maximum limits of -
Test weight per bushel
(pounds) 		Suitable malting types
(percent) 		Sound
barley1
(percent) 		Damaged kernels1
(percent) 		Wild oats
(percent) 		Foreign
material
(percent) 		Other grains
(percent) 		Skinned and broken
kernels
(percent) 		Thin barley
(percent)
U.S. No. 1 50.0 97.0 98.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0
U.S. No. 2 48.0 97.0 98.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 7.0
U.S. No. 3 48.0 95.0 96.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 8.0 10.0
U.S. No. 4 48.0 95.0 93.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 10.0 10.0

1 Injured-by-frost kernels and injured-by-mold kernels are not considered damaged kernels or considered against sound barley.

Note:

Malting barley must not be infested in accordance with § 810.107(b) and must not contain any special grades as defined in § 810.206. Six-rowed Malting barley and Six-rowed Blue Malting barley varieties not meeting the requirements of this section must be graded in accordance with standards established for the class Barley.

[82 FR 20544, May 3, 2017]


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