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116 GRAANGIDS 2016 GRAIN GUIDE
Sampling and grading
of grain made easy
Test the quality of your grain
As the only independent grain quality testing
laboratory in South Africa, the Southern Afri-
can Grain Laboratory (SAGL) pursues accurate
results and client satisfaction. When the labo-
ratory that is used implements accredited test
methods, functions under an overhead quality
system and is technically competent, accurate
test results are generated on which you can
base informed decisions.
The SAGL provides excellent service with
respect to grain and grain products at market-
related prices, and offers milling, physical,
chemical, rheological, baking, mycotoxin as
well as macro and micro-nutrient analyses.
They annually release crop quality surveys for
wheat, maize, soybeans and sunflowers that
are funded by the Winter Cereal Trust, Maize
Trust and Oil and Protein Seeds Development
Trust respectively.
Feel free to contact the SAGL for more
information.
Physical address:
Grain Building
477 Witherite Road
The Willows
Pretoria
Email:
Tel: 012 807 4019
Fax: 012 807 4160
Fax to email: 086 216 7672
Website:
Problems with sampling and grading
Silo owners follow the published grading regu-
lations with respect to sampling and grading.
In exceptional cases, for example when a
producer is unhappy with the grade awarded
to his load of grain or oilseeds, in-house
rules determining the handling of the case
concerned apply to each silo owner.
Grain SA would like to be informed of mem-
bers’ problems during sampling and grading.
Please contact our offices for assistance.
Corné Louw, senior economist: Inputs,
and Petru Fourie, research co-ordinator and
production cost analyst: Grain SA
Postal address:
PostNet Suite #391
Private Bag X1
The Willows
0041