7 CFR § 810.1604 - Grades and grade requirements for soybeans.

§ 810.1604 Grades and grade requirements for soybeans.
Grading factors Grades U. S. Nos.
1 2 3 4
Maximum percent limits of:
Damaged kernels:
Heat (part of total) 0.2 0.5 1.0 3.0
Total 2.0 3.0 5.0 8.0
Foreign material 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0
Splits 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0
Maximum count limits of:
Other materials:
Animal filth 9 9 9 9
Castor beans 1 1 1 1
Crotalaria seeds 2 2 2 2
Glass 0 0 0 0
Stones 1 3 3 3 3
Unknown foreign substance 3 3 3 3
Total 2 10 10 10 10

U.S. Sample grade are soybeans that:

(a) Do not meet the requirements for U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, or 4; or

(b) Have a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except garlic odor); or

(c) Are heating or otherwise of distinctly low quality.

1 In addition to the maximum count limit, stones must exceed 0.1 percent of the sample weight.

2 Includes any combination of animal filth, castor beans, crotalaria seeds, glass, stones, and unknown foreign substances. The weight of stones is not applicable for total other material.

[88 FR 45056, July 14, 2023]