For the purposes of these standards, the following terms shall have the meanings stated below:
Long Grain Brown Rice for Processing.
Medium Grain Brown Rice for Processing.
Short Grain Brown Rice for Processing.
Mixed Brown Rice for Processing.
Classes shall be based on the percentage of whole kernels, broken kernels, and types of rice.
Note: Broken kernels of medium grain rice in short grain rice and broken kernels of short grain rice in medium grain rice shall not be considered other types.
Long grain
Medium grain
Short grain
Types shall be based on the length/width ratio of kernels of rice that are unbroken and the width, thickness, and shape of kernels of rice that are broken as prescribed in FGIS instructions.
7 C.F.R. §868.252