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Docket Number: AMS-FGIS-22-0083
Effective Date: September 1, 2023
Summary
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the United States Standards for Soybeans by removing soybeans of other colors (SBOC) as an official factor. In addition, AMS is revising the table of Grade Limits and Breakpoints for Soybeans to reflect this change.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is removing “Soybeans of Other Colors” as an official grade-determining factor under the U.S. Standards for Soybeans. USDA established the soybean standards under the U.S. Grain Standard Standards Act to help market soybeans and historically included “Soybeans of Other Colors” (SBOC) as a grading factor for determining soybean quality.
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