GA Canadian Grain Information

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

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
GA-01
Commodity Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
1
-
Code identifying the commodity coding system used for Commodity Code.
If either GA01 or GA02 is present, then the other is required.
GA-02
Commodity Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
10
-
Code describing a commodity or group of commodities. See Data Element 23.
If either GA04 or GA05 is present, then the other is required.
GA-03
Weight Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code defining the type of weight.
GA-04
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
GA-05
Reference Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier. Also see Reference Number Qualifier, (128).
GA05 is used for Grain Block Number.
GA-06
Week
Numeric (N0)
Conditional
1
2
-
Week expressed as an integer between 1 and 52, inclusive.
GA06 is used for Loading Week.

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