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Wheat Pricing: Information on Transition to New Tests for Protein

RCED-95-28 Published: Dec 08, 1994. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 1994.
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Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Grain Inspection Service's (FGIS) introduction of near infrared transmittance (NIRT) technology for estimating the protein levels of wheat, focusing on: (1) wheat prices in 1993; (2) the economic impact of NIRT technology on the wheat industry; and (3) recent efforts to standardize unofficial protein testing of wheat.

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