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GLOBAL TRADING COMPANY
"GLOBAL REACH FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH"
HARVEST
WHEAT FACTS
UNITED STATES
TOUR OUR FARMS
WHEAT
Rigorous Specifications
U.S. grade No. 1, minimum 85% hard vitreous kernels
Moisture, maximum 12%
Maximum shrunken and broken kernels 1.0%
Falling number 325, no sublot below 300 seconds
Protein, minimum 13.5%, no sublot below 13.2% (12% moisture basis)
Dockage, maximum 0.7%, all deductible from contract weight with reimbursement for freight and insurance on dockag
Soft wheat has a larger percentage of carbohydrates and thus less gluten-forming protein. Soft wheat can be red or white, and is almost always winter wheat. Soft winter wheat is grown primarily east of the Mississippi, from Missouri and Illinois east to Virginia and the Carolinas in the South and New York in the North. There are also important crops of soft white wheat in the Pacific Northwest. Soft wheat is used to make cake and pastry flour.