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§ 810.204 Grades and grade requirements for Six-rowed Malting barley.

Grade Minimum limits of— Maximum limits of—
Test weight per bushel
(pounds)
Suitable malting types
(percent)
Sound
barley 1
(percent)
Damaged kernels 1
(percent)
Wild oats
(percent)
Foreign
material
(percent)
Other grains
(percent)
Skinned and broken
kernels
(percent)
Thin barley
(percent)
U.S. No. 1 47.0 97.0 98.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 7.0
U.S. No. 2 45.0 97.0 98.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 10.0
U.S. No. 3 43.0 95.0 96.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 8.0 15.0
U.S. No. 4 43.0 95.0 93.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 10.0 15.0
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 varieties not meeting the requirements of this section must be graded in accordance with standards established for the class Barley.

[82 FR 20543, May 3, 2017]