Changes In Quality Of Corn And Soybeans Between United States And England

Download or read book Changes in Quality of Corn and Soybeans Between United States and England written by Lowell D. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origin and destination samples of corn and soybeans exported from the United States to England were compared on their physical and chemical properties to determine the change in quality between the issuance of a grade certificate and unloading at the export elevator. Federal Grain Inspection Service, USDA, provided origin samples for vessels sampled in England through a divertertype mechanical sampler during unloading. Analysis by USDA and University of Illinois laboratories established a reduction of one to three grades in the quality of corn and one to two grades in soybeans, always on the factor of broken grain recorded as FM or BCFM. There were no significant changes between origin and destination in weed seeds, other grains, or grain byproducts for either corn or soybean shipments. Handling and associated impact resulted in a larger percent of the destination sample falling into the smaller particle-size categories at destination for both corn and soybeans. The percent of corn remaining above a 12/64-inch screen decreased from 96.7 perecent (...).