7 C.F.R. § 810.204
Current through May 31, 2024
| 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 | 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.
7 C.F.R. §810.204
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.