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7 CFR 868.211: Grade designation and other certificate information.

(a) Rough rice. The grade designation for all classes of Rough rice shall be included on the certificate grade-line in the following order:
(1) The letters “U.S.;”
(2) The number of the grade or the words “Sample grade,” as warranted;
(3) The words “or better,” when applicable and requested by the applicant prior to inspection;
(4) The class;
(5) Each applicable special grade (see § 868.213); and
(6) A statement of the milling yield.
(b) Mixed rough rice information. For the class Mixed Rough rice, the following information shall be included in the Results section of the certificate in the following order:
(1) The percentage of whole kernels of each type in the order of predominance;
(2) The percentage of large broken kernels of each type in the order of predominance;
(3) The percentage of material removed by the No. 6 sieve or the No. 6 sizing plate; and
(4) The percentage of seeds, when applicable.
(c) Large broken kernels. Large broken kernels, other than long grain, in Mixed Rough rice shall be certified as “medium or short grain.”

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7—Agriculture
Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER VIII—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER A—FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION
PART 868—GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Subpart C—United States Standards for Rough Rice

(a) Rough rice. The grade designation for all classes of Rough rice shall be included on the certificate grade-line in the following order:

(1) The letters “U.S.;”

(2) The number of the grade or the words “Sample grade,” as warranted;

(3) The words “or better,” when applicable and requested by the applicant prior to inspection;

(4) The class;

(5) Each applicable special grade (see § 868.213); and

(6) A statement of the milling yield.

(b) Mixed rough rice information. For the class Mixed Rough rice, the following information shall be included in the Results section of the certificate in the following order:

(1) The percentage of whole kernels of each type in the order of predominance;

(2) The percentage of large broken kernels of each type in the order of predominance;

(3) The percentage of material removed by the No. 6 sieve or the No. 6 sizing plate; and

(4) The percentage of seeds, when applicable.

(c) Large broken kernels. Large broken kernels, other than long grain, in Mixed Rough rice shall be certified as “medium or short grain.”

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