Oats: Primary and export grade determinants tables
| Grade name | Standard of quality | Hulled and hulless % Footnote 1 | Damage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 L) | Variety | Degree of soundness | Fireburnt % | Frost % | Fusarium % | Heated / rotted % | Total % | ||
| number 1 CW | 56 (260) | Any variety of oats registered under the Seeds Act | Good colour, 98% sound groats | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 |
| number 2 CW | 53 (245) | Any variety of oats registered under the Seeds Act | Good colour, 96% sound groats | 8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 4 |
| number 3 CW | 51 (235) | Any variety of oats registered under the Seeds Act | Fair colour, 94% sound groats | 20 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 6 |
| number 4 CW | 48 (220) | Any variety of oats | Poor colour, 92% sound groats | No limit—If sample contains 75% or more of hulless oats, grade as hulless oats | 0.2 | No limit. Not included in total damage assessment | 6.0 | 1.0 | 8 excluding frost |
| Grade, if number 4 specs not met | Oats, Sample CW Account Light Weight | Oats, Sample CW Account Damage and Foreign Material | Oats, Sample CW Account Fireburnt | Oats, Sample CW Account Fusarium Damaged | Oats, Sample CW Account Heated | Oats, Sample CW Account Damage | |||
Note: Samples of Oats, CW will be graded no lower than number 4 CW account colour
| Grade name | Foreign material | Total damage and foreign material % | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other cereal grains and wild oats | Large seeds % | Sclerotinia % | Mineral matter including stones | Ergot % | Excreta % | |||||||
| Barley % | Cereal grains other than wheat or barley % | Wheat % | Wild oats % | Total | Stones % | Total % | ||||||
| number 1 CW | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2 |
| number 2 CW | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 4 |
| number 3 CW | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 6 |
| number 4 CW | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 8 excluding frost |
| Grade, if number 4 specs not met | See Mixed grain | See Mixed grain | See Mixed grain | 50% or less - see mixed grain Over 50% - Mixed Feed Oats | See Mixed grain | Oats, Sample CW Account Admixture | Oats, Sample CW Account Admixture | 2.5% or less – Oats, Rejected (grade) Account Stones Over 2.5% – Oats, Sample Salvage | Oats, Sample CW Account Ergot | Oats, Sample CW Account Excreta | Oats, Sample CW Account Damage and Foreign Material | |
| Grade name | Standard of quality | Hulled and hulless % Footnote 1 | Damage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5 L) | Variety | Degree of soundness | Fireburnt % | Frost % | Fusarium % | Heated / Rotted % | Total % | ||
| number 1 CE | 51 (235) | Any variety of oats registered under the Seeds Act | Good colour, 98% sound groats | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 |
| number 2 CE | 49 (225) | Any variety of oats registered under the Seeds Act | Good colour, 96% sound groats | 8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 4 |
| number 3 CE | 46 (210) | Any variety of oats registered under the Seeds Act | Fair colour, 94% sound groats | 20 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 6 |
| number 4 CE | 43 (195) | Any variety of oats | Poor colour, 92% sound groats | No limit—If sample contains 75% or more of hulless oats, grade as hulless oats | 0.2 | No limit. Not included in total damage assessment | 6.0 | 1.0 | 8 excluding frost |
| Grade, if number 4 specs not met | Oats, Sample CE Account Light Weight | Oats, Sample CE Account Damage and Foreign Material | Oats, Sample CE Account Fireburnt | Oats, Sample CE Account Fusarium Damaged | Oats, Sample CE Account Heated | Oats, Sample CE Account Damage | |||
Note: Samples of Oats, CE will be graded no lower than number 4 CE account colour
| Grade name | Foreign material | Total damage and foreign material % | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other cereal grains and wild oats | Large seeds % | Sclerotinia % | Mineral matter including stones | Ergot % | Excreta % | |||||||
| Barley % | Cereal grains other than wheat or barley % | Wheat % | Wild oats % | Total | Stones % | Total % | ||||||
| number 1 CE | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2 |
| number 2 CE | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 4 |
| number 3 CE | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 6 |
| number 4 CE | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 8 excluding frost |
| Grade, if number 4 specs not met | See Mixed grain | See Mixed grain | See ixed grain | 50% or less - see mixe grain Over 50% - Mixed Feed Oats | See Mixed grain | Oats, Sample CE Account Admixture | Oats, Sample CE Account Admixture | 2.5% or less – Oats, Sample CE Account Stones Over 2.5% – Oats, Sample Salvage | Oats, Sample CE Account Ergot | Oats, Sample CE Account Excreta | Oats, Sample CE Account Damage and Foreign Material | |
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