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G.R. Agro grain storages received 15 thou. t of new crop grain
7 July 2021, 07:29
G.R. Agro grain elevators have received 15 thou. t of new crop grain since the start of the 2021/22(1 July-30 June) season.
Pryshyb and Ingulets grain storages reported the highest grain intake volumes. Winter barley accounts for the principal volume or received grain.
As reported by the company, the quality of the first shipments of grain was lower, the laboratory tests showed 559 g/dm³ of winter barley natural weight.
Currently, grain quality corresponds to Class 3 Standard GOST:
- moisture content: 14%
- black dockage: 2%
- natural weight: 610 g/dm³
"The first batch of winter wheat was received at Razdorsky elevator on 2 July in accordance with the GOST Class 3 basis indicators. All of the company's elevators have switched to a 'till the last customer' operation," the message reads.
As a reminder, the company's Ingulets grain elevator received new crop winter barley on 25 June.
The total storage capacity of G.R. Silos, a company providing storage services, is 258,000 tons.
NOTE: GOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (EASC), a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
