GA Canadian Grain Information

To transmit the transportation and distribution requirements of grain at Canadian ports.

Position: GA-01 · Element: 23 · Name: Commodity Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the commodity coding system used for Commodity Code.

Position: GA-02 · Element: 22 · Name: Commodity Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Code describing a commodity or group of commodities.

GA02 will contain the Canadian Wheat Board grain code for terminal elevator accounting.

Position: GA-03 · Element: 187 · Name: Weight Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code defining the type of weight.

GA03 will be used to identify light weight (code J) or clean out weight (code K) if required for rating purposes.

Position: GA-04 · Element: 128 · Name: Reference Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code qualifying the Reference Number.

Position: GA-05 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.

GA05 is used for Grain Block Number.

Position: GA-06 · Element: 642 · Name: Week · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Week expressed as an integer between 1 and 52, inclusive.

GA06 is used for Loading Week.

Position: GA-07 · Element: 899 · Name: Unload Terminal · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the unloading terminal at grain exporting terminals.

Position: GA-08 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

GA08 is used for the unload date.

Position: GA-09 · Element: 898 · Name: Incentive Grain Rate Indicator · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating that a grain shipment is entitled to a reduced rate and the level of this reduction.