{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-810.2204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 810.2204","heading":"Grades and grade requirements for wheat.","body":"(a) Grades and grade requirements for all classes of wheat, except Mixed wheat.\nGrades and Grade Requirements\nGrading factors Grades U.S. Nos.\n1 2 3 4 5\nMinimum pound limits of:\nTest weight per bushel:\nHard Red Spring wheat or White Club wheat 58.0 57.0 55.0 53.0 50.0\nAll other classes and subclasses 60.0 58.0 56.0 54.0 51.0\nMaximum percent limits of:\nDefects:\nDamaged kernels\nHeat (part of total) 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 3.0\nTotal 2.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 15.0\nForeign material 0.4 0.7 1.3 3.0 5.0\nShrunken and broken kernels 3.0 5.0 8.0 12.0 20.0\nTotal 1 3.0 5.0 8.0 12.0 20.0\nWheat of other classes: 2\nContrasting classes 1.0 2.0 3.0 10.0 10.0\nTotal 3 3.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 10.0\nStones 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1\nMaximum count limits of:\nOther material in one kilogram:\nAnimal filth 1 1 1 1 1\nCastor beans 1 1 1 1 1\nCrotalaria seeds 2 2 2 2 2\nGlass 0 0 0 0 0\nStones 3 3 3 3 3\nUnknown foreign substances 3 3 3 3 3\nTotal 4 4 4 4 4 4\nInsect-damaged kernels in 100 grams 31 31 31 31 31\nU.S. Sample grade is Wheat that:\n(a) Does not meet the requirements for U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; or\n(b) Has a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except smut or garlic odor); or\n(c) Is heating or of distinctly low quality.\n1 Includes damaged kernels (total), foreign material, shrunken and broken kernels.\n2 Unclassed wheat of any grade may contain not more than 10.0 percent of wheat of other classes.\n3 Includes contrasting classes.\n4 Includes any combination of animal filth, castor beans, crotalaria seeds, glass, stones, or unknown foreign substance.\n(b) Grades and grade requirements for Mixed wheat. Mixed wheat is graded according to the U.S. numerical and U.S. Sample grade requirements of the class of wheat that predominates in the mixture, except that the factor wheat of other classes is disregarded.","path":["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 810—OFFICIAL UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRAIN","Subpart M—United States Standards for Wheat"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"30caea4cc13831b18bf5d41b46782d2a88eb905ba13110517f887b9bd99f8e13","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-810.2203","next":"us/7-cfr-810.2205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}