GMO SOYBEANS
Specification :
✔ Oil content basis: 18.5% (AOCS Ac 3 – 44) with non-reciprocal allowance of 1% discount for each 1% deficiency, fractions in proportion, in Buyer’s favour for any deficiency;
✔ Moisture: maximum 14%(AOCS Ac 2 - 41);
Grading by a Superintendent or Analyst Member of FOSFA registered at Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture:
✔ Foreign matter: basis 1%, maximum 2% with non-reciprocal allowance of 1% discount for each 1% deficiency, fractions in proportion;
✔ Damaged beans: basis 8%, maximum 8.5% with non-reciprocal allowance of 2% discount for each 1% deficiency, fractions in proportion, of which maximum 4% heat damaged and burned (maximum being 1% burned) and 6% mouldy;
✔ Greenish beans: maximum 8%;
✔ Substantially free from poisonous seeds/husks, within tolerances of:
1 particle of treated vegetal seeds with unknown level of toxicity for each 1 kg sample at each lot of 5,000 metric tons loaded or part thereof; 1 particle of toxic natural vegetal seeds for each 1 kg sample at each lot of 5,000 metric tons loaded or part thereof; max. 0.005% castor seed and/or castor seed husks for general composite sample.
Grading to be performed according to IN 11/2007 and IN 37/2007 issued by Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Any further revision or replacement of these regulations in force at time of loading shall be applied.
Other quality/condition in accordance with Brazilian Legislation effective at time and place of shipment.
✔ Moisture 0.5%, Damaged Beans 0.5%, Heat Damaged 0.5% and Foreign Matter 0.2%
Greenish beans 0.5%, Burned 0.10% and Mouldy 0.5%