United States Standards for Soybeans

Résumé

We are revising the United States Standards for Soybeans to change the minimum test weight per bushel (TW) from a grade determining factor to an informational factor. As an informational factor, TW will be reported on official certificates unless requested otherwise. If the applicant requests that TW not be determined, soybean TW will not be determined and not reported on the official certificate. We also are changing the reporting requirements for TW in soybeans from whole and half pounds with a fraction of a half pound disregarded to reporting to the nearest tenth of a pound. Additionally, we are clarifying the reporting requirements for TW in canola. These changes will further help to ensure market-relevant standards and grades and clarify reporting requirements.