🔸 Grade 1 – Premium Quality

Protein Content: ≥ 13.5%

Moisture: ≤ 13.0%

Falling Number (FN): ≥ 300 sec

Foreign Matter: ≤ 1.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 1.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 2.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 78 kg/hl

Use: Premium bread, bakery, pasta industry

🔸 Grade 2 – High Quality

Protein Content: 12.5% – 13.4%

Moisture: ≤ 13.5%

Falling Number: ≥ 300 sec

Foreign Matter: ≤ 1.5%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 1.5%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 3.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 76 kg/hl

Use: High-quality milling, bread and flour blends

🔸 Grade 3 – Standard Milling Quality

Protein Content: 11.5% – 12.4%

Moisture: ≤ 14.0%

Falling Number: ≥ 250 sec

Foreign Matter: ≤ 2.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 2.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 5.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 74 kg/hl

Use: General flour production, pasta, domestic milling

🔸 Grade 4 – Low Milling / Feed Quality

Protein Content: 10.5% – 11.4%

Moisture: ≤ 14.5%

Falling Number: 200–250 sec

Foreign Matter: ≤ 3.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 3.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 7.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 72 kg/hl

Use: Feed, bioethanol, industrial milling

🔸 Grade 5 – Feed Grade (Low Quality)

Protein Content: ≤ 10.5%

Moisture: ≤ 15.0%

Falling Number: < 200 sec

Foreign Matter: ≤ 4.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 5.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 10.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 70 kg/hl

Use: Animal feed, industrial use, starch processing

🔸 Grade 6 – Industrial Wheat

Protein Content: < 10.0%

Moisture: ≤ 15.5%

Falling Number: < 150 sec

Foreign Matter: ≤ 5.0%

Damaged Kernels: > 5.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: > 10.0%

Test Weight: < 70 kg/hl

Use: Animal feed, industrial extraction, non-food

🔸 Grade 1 – Food/Malting Quality

Purity: ≥ 98%

Moisture: ≤ 13.0%

Protein: 9–11%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 1.0%

Shrunken/Broken Grains: ≤ 2.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 65 kg/hl

Germination Rate: ≥ 95%

Use: Beer production, malting, food processing

🔸 Grade 2 – High Quality Feed Barley

Purity: ≥ 96%

Moisture: ≤ 13.5%

Protein: 11–12.5%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 2.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 63 kg/hl

Use: Animal feed, malting blends

🔸 Grade 3 – Standard Feed Barley

Purity: ≥ 94%

Moisture: ≤ 14.0%

Protein: ≤ 13%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 3.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 60 kg/hl

Use: Feed mills, bulk export

🔸 Grade 4 – Low Quality Feed

Purity: ≥ 90%

Moisture: ≤ 14.5%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 4.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 5%

Test Weight: ≥ 58 kg/hl

Use: Cattle feed, poultry mix

🔸 Grade 5 – Off-Spec Barley

Purity: < 90%

Moisture: ≤ 15.0%

Foreign Matter: > 5%

Test Weight: < 58 kg/hl

Use: Industrial use or low-grade feed

🔸 Grade 1 – Export Food Grade

Whole Kernel: ≥ 95%

Moisture: ≤ 13%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 0.5%

Color: Light brown

Use: Groats, flour production, packaged food

🔸 Grade 2 – Domestic Food Grade

Whole Kernel: ≥ 90%

Moisture: ≤ 13.5%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 1.0%

Use: Cooking, processing, mixed products

🔸 Grade 3 – Feed/Industrial Grade

Whole Kernel: ≥ 85%

Moisture: ≤ 14.0%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 2.0%

Use: Feed, starch extraction

🔸 Grade 1 – Premium Food Grade Corn

Moisture: ≤ 14.0%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 1.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 2.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 3.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 72 kg/hl

Aflatoxin Level: ≤ 20 ppb (safe for human use)

Color: Bright yellow or white, uniform

Use: Human food, corn flour, starch production, canned corn, corn oil

🔸 Grade 2 – High-Quality Feed & Partial Food Use

Moisture: ≤ 14.5%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 2.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 4.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 5.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 70 kg/hl

Aflatoxin Level: ≤ 50 ppb

Use: Animal feed, starch processing, ethanol, some food industry use

🔸 Grade 3 – Standard Feed Grade Corn

Moisture: ≤ 15.0%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 3.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 5.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 7.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 68 kg/hl

Use: Cattle and poultry feed, feed manufacturing, general bulk trade

🔸 Grade 4 – Low-Quality Feed Corn

Moisture: ≤ 15.5%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 4.0%

Damaged Kernels: ≤ 7.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: ≤ 10.0%

Test Weight: ≥ 66 kg/hl

Use: Livestock feed, ethanol production, starch industry

🔸 Grade 5 – Industrial / Off-Spec Corn

Moisture: ≤ 16.0%

Foreign Matter: ≤ 5.0%

Damaged Kernels: > 7.0%

Broken/Shrunken Kernels: > 10.0%

Test Weight: < 66 kg/hl

Color/Smell: May show discoloration, slight mold or musty smell

Use: Industrial processing (ethanol, bio-plastics), low-grade feed