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Send your quantity and destination port. We confirm the exact specification in writing before the order is placed.
Typical
- Chemical specification (different statutory row from whole seed)
- Moisture 10.0% max; total ash 9.5% max; acid-insoluble ash 1.5% max; volatile oil 1.3 ml/100 g min; uric acid 100 mg/kg max — all dry basis
- Moisture
- 10.0% max (legal ceiling); 8–9% max commonly contracted
- Extraneous vegetable matter
- 3.0% max
- Foreign matter
- 0.5% max
- Total ash
- 9.5% max
- Acid-insoluble ash
- 1.5% max
- Volatile oil
- 1.5 ml/100 g min (statutory); 2.0–2.5 min commonly asked
- Damaged, discoloured, shrivelled and immature seeds
- 5.0% max
- Insect-damaged matter
- 1.0% max
- Broken seeds
- 3.0% max
- Mouldy seeds
- 1.0% max
Typical export specification for this grade. The binding specification is agreed in writing with the buyer before an order is confirmed, and every consignment is inspected against it before loading.
- Pack sizes
- 25 kgs Paper Bags; 25 kgs PP Bags
- 20' Container
- 18 MTN
- 40' Container
- 28 MTN
- Harvest months
- February, March, April
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