Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: February 15, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter VIII - Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (Federal Grain Inspection Service), Department of Agriculture |
Part 810 - Official United States Standards for Grain |
Subpart H - United States Standards for Rye |
Grades and Grade Requirements |
§ 810.1204 - Grades and grade requirements for rye.
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§ 810.1204 Grades and grade requirements for rye.
Grade Minimum test weight per bushel (pounds) Maximum limits of - Foreign material Damaged kernels Thin Rye (percent) Foreign matter other than wheat (percent) Total (percent) Heat damaged (percent) Total (percent) U.S. No. 1 56.0 1.0 3.0 0.2 2.0 10.0 U.S. No. 2 54.0 2.0 6.0 0.2 4.0 15.0 U.S. No. 3 52.0 4.0 10.0 0.5 7.0 25.0 U.S. No. 4 49.0 6.0 10.0 3.0 15.0 U.S. Sample grade - U.S. Sample grade is rye that: (a) Does not meet the requirements for the grades U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, or 4; or (b) Contains 8 or more stones or any numbers of stones which have an aggregate weight in excess of 0.2 percent of the sample weight, 2 or more pieces of glass, 3 or more crotalaria seeds (Crotalaria spp.), 2 or more castor beans (Ricinus communis L.), 4 or more particles of an unknown foreign substance(s) or a commonly recognized harmful or toxic substance(s), 2 or more rodent pellets, bird droppings, or equivalent quantity of other animal filth per 11⁄8 to 11⁄4 quarts of rye; or (c) Has a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except smut or garlic odor); or (d) Is heating or otherwise of distinctly low quality.