Wheat - WDRA
Wheat
Commodity Code - 1
Commodity Name - Wheat(Gehun)
Commodity Scientific Name - Triticum aestivum (L)
DBW 39, DBW-71, DWR-17, GW-173, GW-273, GW-322, HALNA (K 7903, HD 3059 (PUSA PACHHETI), HD 3090 (PUSA AMULYA), HD 4713, HD-2135, HD-2189, HD-2733 (VSM), HD-2851(PUSA VISHESH), HI8627 (MALAV KIRTI), HIMGIRI, HUW 669 (MALVIYA 669), HUW-206, HUW-213 (MALAVIYA WHEAT-213), HUW-234 (MALAVIYA WHEAT-234), JANAK, K-65, K-68, K-9107, K-9423(UNNAT HALNA), KALYAN SONA, LOK-1, MALAV SHAKTI (HI-8498), MALAVA RATNA (HD-4672), MALAVIKA, PBW-343,PBW-373,UP-2338,LOK-1,HI-1531,HI-1544,PBW-502, PBW-443, PBW-502, PBW-533, PBW-596, PUSA WHEAT-105 (HD-2833), PWB-527, RAJ 3777, SHARBATI SONARA, SONALIKA, UP-2526, WH 1124, WH 711, WH-1021, WL-711
| AP I | AP II | AP III | AP IV | AP V | AP VI | AP VII | AP VIII | |
| Grades | Foreign Matter (% by weight) | Other Food Grains (% by weight) | Other Wheats (% by weight) | Damaged Grains (% by weight) | Slightly Damaged Grains (% by weight) | Immature Shrivelled Broken Grains (% by weight) | Weevilled Grains (% by weight) | Moisture |
| I | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| II | 2.5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| III | 3.5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| IV | 4 | 8 | over 20 | 5 | 10 | over 10 | 10 | 12 |
General Characteristics:-
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Wheat shall be the dried grains of Triticum vulgare and Triticum durum Desf.
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Have uniform size, shape and colour,
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Be sweet, hard, clean, wholesome and free from moulds weevils, obnoxious and all other impurities from moulds extent indicated in the Schedule;
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Be in sound merchantable condition; and
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Not have moisture exceeding 12%
| S.no. | Tradable parameters | Range-1 | Range-2 | Range-3 |
| A | Essential | |||
| i | Moisture(% by wt) Max | 11.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 |
| ii | Foreign matter(% by wt) Max | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| iii | Admixture/Other edible grains(% by wt) Max | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| iv | Immature & Shriveled Grains (% by wt) Max | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| v | Damaged/Discoloured grains(% by wt) Max | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| vi | Weevilled Grains (% by count) Max | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| B | Optional (Industrial/Processors) | |||
| i | Protein (per cent. on dry matter basis) | Not less than 11.0 (durum wheat) | ||
| ii | Minimum Test weight (weight of 100 litre volume expressed in Kg) /Hectoliter | Not less than 70 | ||
| iii | Uric Acid | Not more than 100mg/kg | ||
| iv | Aflatoxin | Not more than 30 microgram/kg | ||
| v | Deoxynivalenol (DON) | Not more than 1000 micro gm/ kg | ||
Wheat shall be -
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Clean, wholesome, reasonably uniform in size, shape and colour characteristic to the variety.
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Free from obnoxious smell and fungus infestation.
Assaying Parameters as per Uniform Specification notified by the Government of India for Rabi Marketing Season - 2020-21
| Foreign Matter % | Other food grains % | Damaged grains % | Slightly damaged grains % | Shriveled & Broken grains % |
| 0.75% | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
Important Note -: Details of Government notification No. 7-8/2019-S&I dated 27.03.2020 in this regard is as under, which needs to be scrupulously followed. These parameters will be applicable only for the stocks procured under Central pool during Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2020-21.
Total Shelf Life - 12 Months
Initial Validity of e NWR - 6 Months
Extension of e NWR Validity - 3 Months
Number of Extensions - Two
Weight Tolerance - Loss or gain equivalent to 70% of the decrease or increase in the moisture content during storage