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Corn Export Cargo Quality Report 2017/2018

Contents

  1. Export Cargo Quality Highlights
  2. Introduction
  3. Grade Factors
  4. Quality Test Results
  5. Moisture
  6. Chemical Composition
  7. Physical Factors
  8. Stress Cracks
  9. 100- Kernel Weight
  10. Kernel Volume
  11. Kernel True Density
  12. Whole Kernels
  13. Horneous (Hard) Endosperm
  14. Mycotoxins
  15. Assessing the Presence of Aflatoxins and Deoxynivalenol (DON)
  16. Background: Mycotoxins General
  17. Background: Aflatoxins
  18. Background: Deoxynivalenol (DON) or Vomitoxin
  19. U.S. Corn Export System
  20. U.S. Corn Export Flow
  21. Impact of The Corn Market Channel on Quality
  22. U.S. Government Inspection and Grading
  23. Survey & Statistical Analysis Methods
  24. Survey Design & Sampling
  25. Statistical Analysis
  26. Testing Analysis Methods
  27. Grade Factors
  28. Moisture
  29. Chemical Composition
  30. Physical Factors
  31. Mycotoxins
  32. U.S. Corn Grades & Conversions
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Testing Analysis Methods

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) or FGIS-designated official service providers provided official grading and aflatoxin results from their normal inspection and testing procedures for each sublot corn sample collected. The 2017/2018 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report samples (approximately 6 pounds or 2,700 grams) were sent directly from the FGIS field offices and official service providers to the Illinois Crop Improvement Association’s Identity Preserved Grain Laboratory (IPG Lab) in Champaign, Illinois, for chemical composition, physical factors and deoxynivalenol (DON) or vomitoxin testing. Next, the samples were split into two subsamples using a Boerner divider, while keeping the attributes of the grain sample evenly distributed between the two subsamples. One subsample was analyzed for DON. The other subsample was analyzed for chemical composition and other physical factors following either industry norms or well-established procedures. IPG Lab has received accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 International Standard for many of the tests. The full scope of accreditation is available at http://www.ilcrop.com/labservices.