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    Bushel weights

    HRSW
    #1 60.825Lbs
    #2 58 Lbs
    #3 55.26Lbs
    #4

    CPSR
    #1 61.67LBS
    #2 60.LBS

    I have an old Grain handling book. Does any one know if these are still the correct bushel weights for these grades of wheat. What the heck is a #4HRSW?

    #2
    Rain,

    4CWRS is between 3 and Canada Feed wheat, with intrinsic milling value..

    It would be interesting to know what the falling number minimum is for this grade.

    When there isn't enough 2/3CWRS to blend out the 4, then they will ship a 4, otherwise it is always blended up.

    Problem is I don't believe there is a contract call for #4.

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      #3
      Tom Do I have the bushel weights correct?

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        #4
        Rain;

        There is Avery Bushel weights;

        And then there is Imperial Bushel weights;

        And then there are Winchester Bushel weights;

        And then there are the CGC official grams per hectolitre, which is the official Canadian grade standard...

        I hope I haven't totally confused you, but these are confusing terms...

        What exactly are you going to do with the bushel measurements?

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          #5
          I want to know what the official bushel weights to get the CGC grades for the above grades of wheat.

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            #6
            Rain;

            I assume you are quoting Avery bushel weights.

            The Canada Grain Act does not use the term "bushel" any more, and official measurments done by an elevator are done with a .5L container, and weighed on a gram scale after proper weighing of the sample to determine the grain density.

            I looked up on the CGC web site at:

            http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/Pubs/GGG/2002/04-wheat-e-2002.pdf

            This has the complete grain grading rules and handbook, for all CGC grains in Canada.

            You are right to have determined that CPS Red density is higher at 375gm/.5L for #1CPSR and 10gm/.5L less for a #1CWRS and #2CPSR.

            #4CWRS is not in the grading tables, and is a CWB marketing tool to seperate out higher quality feed wheat that has intrinsic milling value.

            I hope this helps a little???

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              #7
              Thanks Tom. Do you know if the bushel price for US wheat used on the US futures market is in Avery or Winchester?

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                #8
                Rain, Maybe this will help.(from CGC)
                In general:

                > There are: 36.367 litres in a bushel ( British)
                > 72.734 half litres in a bushel ( British)
                > 454 grams per pound
                >
                > 1 hectolitre = 100 litres
                > = 2.7497 bushels

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                  #9
                  I can't recall the differences between the three different 'bushels', but this is another area to be conscious of when shipping to the US. I think Winchester is used commonly in the US.

                  Maybe someone else could post the pounds/bu. for the different measurements?

                  Tom

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                    #10
                    Rain;

                    US Test Weights per Bushel

                    Test weight per bushel is the weight of the grain required to fill a lever Winchester bushel measure 2,150.42 cubic- inch (35.24-liter) capacity. The factor "test weight per bushel" is determined using an approved apparatus which has a kettle capacity of one dry quart (1.101 liter).

                    http://www.uswheat.org/USWDocuments.nsf/03f2f426f4a503e985256a95006d572c/c078dac06fc4b68085256bb4004c959d/$FILE/Overview.pdf

                    Winchester bushel weights converted to KG/HL then I converted it to grams/.5L (Appendix 5) page 61

                    60lb/bu is 394.5gm/.5L or 78.9KG/HL

                    US Hard Red Spring Wheat standards 810.2204 page M4

                    http://www.usda.gov/gipsa/reference-library/standards/810wheat.pdf

                    #1US 58lb/bu is 382 or 76.4KG/HL
                    #2US 57lb/bu is 375.5 or 75.1KG/HL
                    #3US 55lb/bu is 362.5 or 72.5KG/HL

                    Rain;

                    On the practical side when I exported to the US,60lb/bu Winchester was the normal requirement, with a falling number of 300 or better.

                    I never had a problem with bushel weights over the three crop years I shipped south to the US. I shipped CWRS, CPS and CWES spring wheats.

                    Normally a #1CWRS 13.5Px is considered equivelent to #1US DNS(75% DHV or better) 14Px 300 or better falling number.

                    Does this help?

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                      #11
                      Rain:
                      #4 CWRS grade spex:

                      No. 4 Canada Western Red Spring may be marketed on the basis of the specifications for 3 CWRS, unless otherwise stated below:

                      Test Weight minimum: 68 kg/hl
                      Severely Sprouted Kernels: 0.5%
                      Total Sprouted Kernels:5.0%
                      Degree of Soundness: (may be severely frost-damaged, immature or weather-damaged, moderately free from severely damaged kernels)

                      This Order shall expire July 31, 2003, unless previously revoked by the Commission.

                      hope this helps.

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                        #12
                        Thanks guys

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