Grain Trade Australia

Trading Standards

The GTA Trading Standards are a critical tool for anyone purchasing, selling, trading, brokering or operating in the commercial grain industry. They are reviewed annually by the GTA Standards Committee with significant input from the industry.

2021/2022 Trading Standards

Section	GTA Produced Trading Standards
1	Guide to the GTA Grain Trading Standards
	GTA Standards Explanatory Memorandum
2	Grains
	Wheat Statement of Standards Wheat Standards Booklet
	WQA - Wheat Variety Master List
	Barley Standards Booklet
	Sorghum Standards Booklet
	Oats Standards Booklet
	Cereal Rye and Triticale Standards Booklet
	Maize Standards Booklet

Section	Other Industry Produced Standards
3	Oilseeds	Australian Oilseeds Federation Standards (No change from 2020-2021)
4	Pulses	Australian Pulse Trading Standards Pulse Australia Standards Explanatory Memorandum
5	Fodder	Fodder Trading Standards
6	Birdseed	Birdseeds Purchasing & Export Market Standards
7	Animal Proteins	Animal Protein Standards
8	Organics	National Standard for Organic & Bio-Dynamic Produce
9	By Products	Milling By-Products & Fibre Standards
10	Fats & Oils	Fats & Oils Standards

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Problem Identification

Visual Recognition Standards Guide 2021-2022 (web version)

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Seed Impurities of Grain - Visual Identification Guide

Grain Impurities Guide - Mobile Friendly version

Insect Pest Visual Identification Guide

Submissions for 2021/2022 Standards

The Standards Committee called for Round 1 industry submissions on the 2021/2022 GTA Standards via Member Update 4 of 21 and Round 2 submissions were sought via Member Update 7 of 21

Submissions for 2021-2022 can be found here.

2020/2021 Trading Standards

Section	GTA Produced Trading Standards
1	Guide to the GTA Grain Trading Standards
	GTA Standards Explanatory Memorandum (Aug 2020) GTA Standards Explanatory Memorandum (Nov 2020 - amended)
2	Grains
	Wheat Statement of Standards Wheat Standards Booklet
	WQA - Wheat Variety Master List
	Barley Standards Booklet
	Sorghum Standards Booklet
	Oats Standards Booklet
	Cereal Rye and Triticale Standards Booklet
	Maize Standards Booklet

Section	Other Industry Produced Standards
3	Oilseeds	Australian Oilseeds Federation Standards (No change from 2019-2020)
4	Pulses	Australian Pulse Trading Standards Pulse Australia Standards Explanatory Memorandum
5	Fodder	Fodder Trading Standards
6	Birdseed	Birdseeds Purchasing & Export Market Standards
7	Animal Proteins	Animal Protein Standards
8	Organics	National Standard for Organic & Bio-Dynamic Produce
9	By Products	Milling By-Products & Fibre Standards
10	Fats & Oils	Fats & Oils Standards

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Problem Identification

Visual Recognition Standards Guide 2020-2021 edition

VRSG - Mobile Friendly version

Seed Impurities of Grain - Visual Identification Guide

Grain Impurities Guide - Mobile Friendly version

Insect Pest Visual Identification Guide

Submissions for 2020/2021 Standards

The Standards Committee called for Round 1 industry submissions on the 2020/21 GTA Standards via Member Update 2 of 20 and Round 2 submissions were sought via Member Update 09 of 20

Submissions for 2020-2021 can be found here.

2019/2020 Trading Standards

Section	GTA Produced Trading Standards
1	Guide to the GTA Grain Trading Standards
	GTA Standards Explanatory Memorandum
2	Grains
	Wheat Statement of Standards Wheat Standards Booklet Wheat Standards Chart
	WQA - Wheat Variety Master List
	Barley Standards Booklet Barley Standards Chart
	Sorghum Standards Booklet Sorghum Standards Chart
	Oats Standards Booklet Oats Standards Chart
	Cereal Rye and Triticale Standards Booklet Cereal Rye Standards Chart Triticale Standards Chart
	Maize Standards Booklet
	Maize Standards Chart

Section	Other Industry Produced Standards
3	Oilseeds	Australian Oilseeds Federation Standards AOF Standards Explanatory Memorandum
4	Pulses	Australian Pulse Trading Standards Pulse Australia Standards Explanatory Memorandum
5	Fodder	Fodder Trading Standards
6	Birdseed	Birdseeds Purchasing & Export Market Standards
7	Animal Proteins	Animal Protein Standards
8	Organics	National Standard for Organic & Bio-Dynamic Produce
9	By Products	Milling By-Products & Fibre Standards
10	Fats & Oils	Fats & Oils Standards