GA Canadian Grain Information

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

Position: GA-01 · Element: 1275 · Name: Fumigated/Cleaned Indicator · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating whether product has been fumigated and/or cleaned

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 contains the Canadian Wheat Board grain code for terminal elevator accounting.

Position: GA-03 · Element: 1576 · Name: Inspected/Weighed Indicator Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating whether product has been inspected and/or weighed

Position: GA-04 · Element: 128 · Name: Reference Identification Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code Qualifying the Reference Identification

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

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

GA05 is used for grain block number.

Position: GA-06 · Element: 642 · Name: Week · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Week expressed as year/week (YYWW); week is an integer between 1 and 53 inclusive

GA06 is used for loading week.

Position: GA-07 · Element: 899 · Name: Unload Terminal Elevator Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the unloading terminal elevator 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 Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating that a grain shipment is entitled to a reduced rate and the number of cars being claimed on this reduction

Position: GA-10 · Element: 1276 · Name: Machine Separable Indicator Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Canadian Grain Commission grain code identifying the type of grain that must be separated

Position: GA-11 · Element: 1277 · Name: Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Marketing Class Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the Canadian Wheat Board market class of the grain

Position: GA-12 · Element: 1278 · Name: Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Marketing Class Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying Canadian Wheat Board market class type

Position: GA-13 · Element: 1073 · Name: Yes/No Condition or Response Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

If GA13 is equal to "Y" then this is a direct hit to departure wharf for vessel loading. If "N" this is to be unloaded at terminal and GA14 is required to identify the terminal or staging area prior to vessel loading.

Position: GA-14 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Code which identifies a specific location

P1415: If either GA-14 or GA-15 is present, then the other is required

GA14 is the terminal or staging area name.

Position: GA-15 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

Position: GA-16 · Element: 1004 · Name: Percent Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code to qualify percent

P1617: If either GA-16 or GA-17 is present, then the other is required

Position: GA-17 · Element: 954 · Name: Percent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Percentage expressed as a decimal