Official Grain Grading Guide

Sample feed grain: Determination of dockage

Sample feed grain, primary and export grade determination tables

Sample feed grain, foreign material
Grading factorSample feed grainGrade if specs for Sample feed grain not metFootnote 1
Ergot %0.33Sample Feed Grain, Ergoty
Excreta %0.03Sample (with components named)
Flaxseed %5Sample (with components named)
Fusarium %4Sample (with components named)
Wheat heads %10Sample (with components named)
Knuckles and straw %4Sample (with components named)
Large weed seedsFootnote 2 %3Sample (with components named if not removable with approved sieves)
Total %
Large material
10Sample (with components named)
Sclerotinia %0.25Sample Feed Grain, Sclerotinia
Soft earth pelletsFootnote 3 %0.33Sample, Feed Grain, Soft Earth Pellets
Stones %0.12.5% or less - Sample Feed Grain, Stones
Over 2.5% - Sample Feed Grain, Sample Salvage
Wild oats %49Mixed Feed Oats
Total %
Large material and wild oats
50Sample (with components named)
Table 1 Notes
Footnote 1

Samples containing over 3.0% by weight are graded Sample and the components are named.

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Footnote 2

Large weed seeds includes other grains such as peas, corn, domestic buckwheat, etc.

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Footnote 3

Soft earth pellets are included in total of large seeds.

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Sample feed grain, damage
Grading factorSample feed grainGrade if specs for Sample feed grain not met
Broken grain %50Sample Broken Grain (class on request)
Fireburnt %2Sample Feed Grain, Fireburnt
Heated %5Sample Feed Grain, Heated

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2026-08-01