Inspection and verification
Grain and oilseed inspection: quality and quantity
Quality and quantity inspection of wheat, maize, barley, rapeseed, sunflower seed and soyabeans: sampling, sealing, supervision and reporting at vessel, barge, wagon, truck or silo.
All servicesThe surveyor is at the cargo from the start of the operation to the end: sampling from the flow, blending, dividing, sealing jointly and keeping the record. Grain to GAFTA Sampling Rules No. 124, oilseeds to the FOSFA Code of Practice.
What it covers
- Sampling throughout the operation, with the number of increments the quantity requires
- Division and joint sealing, with numbered seals
- Visual check of the cargo: odour, heating, infestation, foreign matter, wet cargo
- Record of quantities by hold, wagon or truck
- Dispatch of samples to the laboratory; counter-sample kept for three months
How it goes
- We receive written instructions and confirm.
- The surveyor is on site before the start.
- Samples, seals, keeps the log.
- Samples go to the laboratory in time.
- Report issued; analysis certificate when it comes.
What you receive
The quality and quantity report, with the certificate of weight as part of it, and the analysis certificate attached when it comes from the laboratory.
Questions about this service
What does the report contain?
Quality and quantity in one document, with the certificate of weight. The analysis certificate is attached when it comes from the laboratory.
Do you inspect trucks?
Yes — most of our work: silo intake, loading from store, border crossings. A sample from every truck, the record kept by registration number.
Can you be in Galați or Brăila tomorrow?
Call us. We confirm as quickly as we can, most of the time on the spot.
More answers, on the GAFTA and FOSFA rules: frequently asked questions
At a glance
From spear to certificate
The spear passes through every layer of the cargo. The sealed sample gives the moisture, test weight and foreign matter shown on the certificate.
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