Official Grain Grading Guide

Soybeans: Primary and export grade determination tables

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Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (CAN)

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Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (CAN), standard of quality
Grading factor	No. 1 Canada	No. 2 Canada	No. 3 Canada	No. 4 Canada	No. 5 Canada	Grade, if No. 5 specs not met
Degree of soundness	Cool, natural odour, good natural colour	Cool, natural odour, may be slightly stained	Cool, natural odour, may be stained	Cool, may be stained	Cool, may be stained
Minimum test weight kg/hL (g/0.5 L)	70 (356)	68 (346)	66 (335)	63 (320)	59 (298)	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Light Weight
Variety^{Footnote 1}	Any variety of soybeans registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of soybeans registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of soybeans registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of soybeans registered under the Seeds Act	Any variety of soybeans
Other colours^{Footnote 2} %	2	3	5	10	15	Appropriate mixed grade
Table 1 Notes Footnote 1 Soybeans of a variety not registered under the Seeds Act and listed in Appendix A to the annual non-registered varieties order are permitted to be assigned a grade that is higher than the lowest grade established by regulation. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 The tolerance for other colours is not applicable for mixed soybeans Return to footnote 2 referrer

Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (CAN), damage
Grading factor	No. 1 Canada	No. 2 Canada	No. 3 Canada	No. 4 Canada	No. 5 Canada	Grade, if No. 5 specs not met
Heat-damaged or moldy %	0.0	0.2	1.0	3.0	5.0	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Heated or Mouldy
Total % Damage	2	3	5	8	15	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Damaged

Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (CAN), foreign material
Grading factor	No. 1 Canada	No. 2 Canada	No. 3 Canada	No. 4 Canada	No. 5 Canada	Grade, if No. 5 specs not met
Ergot %	0.01	0.03	0.10	0.25	0.25	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Ergot
Excreta %	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Excreta
Foreign material other than grain %	0.1	0.3	0.5	2.0	3.0	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Admixture
Stones %	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.5% or less — West - Soybeans, Rejected (grade) Account Stones, or East - Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Stones Over 2.5% — Soybeans, Sample Salvage
Total % Foreign material	1	2	3	5	8	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Admixture

Soybeans, Canada Yellow, Green, Brown, Black or Mixed (CAN), other factors
Grading factor	No. 1 Canada	No. 2 Canada	No. 3 Canada	No. 4 Canada	No. 5 Canada	Grade, if No. 5 specs not met
Downy mildew %	2	10	No limit	No limit	No limit
Splits %	10	15	20	30	40	Soybeans, Sample Canada (colour) Account Splits

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