Other cereals n.e.c. grain

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR guides construction of a foreground data package for a cultivated cereal grain classified in CPC 3.0 01199 Other cereals n.e.c. and not represented by a named CPC cereal leaf with a dedicated PCR. The category is residual by classification, so the dataset must identify the biological crop, cultivar where material, intended use, and physical market state.

The boundary runs from seed-for-sowing and crop establishment through field operations, harvest, primary drying, cleaning, tempering and grading to delivery of tempered grain at the primary-conditioning gate, or at a declared later storage or hand-off gate. An earlier farm-gate output is a measured internal transfer only and cannot be selected as the reference output under this PCR. A route ending before tempering falls outside this PCR scope. Food, feed, industrial, and specialty grain uses are covered only when the use and quality state are declared.

This PCR excludes named cereal categories with dedicated PCR coverage, including buckwheat, canary seed, fonio, millet, quinoa, triticale, rye, sorghum, wheat, barley, oats, rice, maize, and any other crop separately classified with a narrower applicable PCR. It also excludes seed sold for sowing, whole-crop forage, hay, silage, flour, malt, starch, alcohol, prepared foods, feed manufacture, retail packaging, consumer use, and downstream transport beyond the declared gate.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.other-cereals-n-e-c
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 01199, Other cereals n.e.c.; mapping relation: narrower
covered_products	tempered grain from a residual cereal crop not separately represented by a named CPC cereal leaf, delivered at a declared primary-conditioning gate
excluded_products	named cereal categories with dedicated PCRs; sowing seed; forage and whole-crop products; milled, malted, fermented, prepared, or retail products
representative_product	identified other cereal grain, tempered after primary conditioning, at the declared gate and moisture basis
production_route	annual or perennial cereal crop establishment, field production, harvest, primary conditioning, and declared gate hand-off
market_state	bulk or packaged tempered grain with crop identity, intended use, moisture basis, grade, geography, crop year, and gate declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	identified tempered grain in the CPC 01199 residual category at the declared primary-conditioning or subsequent storage/hand-off gate
How much	1 kg
How well	biological crop and cultivar where material; intended use; as-is or dry-matter moisture basis; grade or quality descriptors; tempering and cleaning state; geography; crop year; and declared gate
How long or cycle	one declared crop cycle and harvest year; storage duration is declared separately when the gate follows storage
reference_flow_link	reference_product_at_declared_handoff

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Tempered cereal grain
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	crop identity and cultivar where material; residual CPC 01199 classification; intended use; moisture basis; grade or quality descriptors; tempering/cleaning/drying status; geography; crop year; selected primary-conditioning or subsequent storage/hand-off gate; bulk or packaging state

When constructing a foreground data package, declare every required qualifier in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, the product description, or an equivalent data-package field. A specific named cereal must be redirected to its narrower PCR when one exists.

Each foreground dataset must explicitly select one actual route, declared gate, product state and output row. Reconcile the selected terminal route with reference_product_at_declared_handoff; normalize that handoff output to the reference quantity and retain preceding-stage outputs as measured transfers. Raw weighing, mass reconciliation and lot traceability requirements continue to apply.

The sole reference output is reference_product_at_declared_handoff, receiving the selected actual route product at the declared gate. Existing route-output ids identify the source and physical state; they are no longer individually fixed to the reference quantity.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference grain	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report 1 kg of identified grain at the selected gate and state whether mass is as-is or moisture-normalized.
moisture_basis	harvested and conditioned grain	Mass and moisture content	kg and percent	Record as-is mass and measured moisture; if dry-matter conversion is used, retain the measured moisture and formula.
nutrient_input_basis	fertilizer and nitrogen emissions	Mass	kg product and kg nutrient	Retain commercial fertilizer product mass and declared N, P2O5, and K2O separately; use kg N for nitrogen emission calculations.
water_basis	irrigation and water withdrawal	Volume or mass	m3 or kg	Distinguish source withdrawal, delivered irrigation, field consumption, and discharge; do not merge them into one amount.
energy_inventory	field and conditioning energy	Mass, volume, or energy	L, kg, MJ, or kWh	Record energy carrier, operation, period, and conversion basis before normalization to grain output.
output_reconciliation	harvest and conditioning outputs	Mass	kg	Reconcile accepted grain, screenings, residue, reject, and measured loss on a common moisture basis.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	seed_for_sowing_input_and_declared_other_cereal_crop_cycle
starting_condition_role	crop_establishment_condition
product_classification_scope	residual CPC 3.0 01199 tempered other cereal grain whose biological identity is declared and which is not covered by a narrower named cereal PCR
recursive_input_rule	a same-category grain used as seed-for-sowing is recorded as an upstream sowing input with crop identity, lot, treatment, source, and amount; it is not silently treated as the reference product
upstream_dataset_requirement	identified seed, fertilizer, crop-protection, energy, water, transport, and waste-treatment datasets or supplier primary records are required for upstream inputs
disclosure	declare biological crop identity, cultivar where material, crop cycle, geography, crop year, intended use, seed source, fertilizer and crop-protection practice, irrigation status, moisture basis, harvest and conditioning route, tempering state, primary-conditioning gate, quality state, and fate of every non-reference output

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_crop_production	field production	Include seed-for-sowing, land occupation, soil preparation, sowing or planting, nutrient inputs, irrigation where applicable, crop protection, field operations, and direct field emissions through harvest.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56
boundary_harvest	harvest and hand-off	Include harvesting, threshing or combining, field-side collection, and delivery to the declared farm or primary-conditioning hand-off when these activities are in the foreground package.	fao-grain-postharvest-systems-1998
boundary_primary_conditioning	primary conditioning	Include primary drying, cleaning, grading, tempering, and reject handling through the declared reference gate.	fao-grain-postharvest-systems-1998
boundary_downstream_exclusion	downstream processing	Exclude milling, malting, starch or alcohol conversion, food or feed manufacture, retail, and consumer use; model them as downstream datasets.	iso-14044-2006
boundary_input_completeness	all routes	Quantify or justify zero/exclusion for seed, N/P/K and organic nutrients, irrigation, crop protection, land, field and harvest energy, conditioning energy, direct emissions, residues, rejects, and losses.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; mass-balance-identity

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
other_cereal_crop_production	Other Cereal Crop Production	required		foreground	harvested grain and associated field residues
other_cereal_harvest_delivery	Harvest and Farm-gate Delivery	required		foreground	harvested grain delivered to the selected hand-off
other_cereal_primary_conditioning	Primary Drying, Cleaning, Tempering, and Grading	required	required to produce the tempered reference flow	foreground	accepted tempered grain at the conditioning gate
other_cereal_storage_gate	Storage and Declared Gate Handoff	conditional	include when storage or packaging changes the declared gate	foreground	grain at the selected gate
declared_reference_handoff	Product Measurement at Declared Handoff	required		foreground	reference_product_at_declared_handoff

Process: Other Cereal Crop Production (other_cereal_crop_production)

Inputs

Product flows

Seed for sowing of the declared cereal (seed_for_sowing_input)

Record the crop-specific sowing seed as an upstream product input, with lot identity and treatment retained. The seed identity requires foreground binding before publication.

• Selected flow: Crop-specific seed for sowing

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured seed mass by field and lot

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_seed_input_records

• Range: Provisional seed-rate screening estimate

  • Range role: Default estimate (default_estimate)
  • Lower: 5
  • Upper: 350
  • Unit: kg seed / ha
  • Basis: broad crop-establishment seed-rate range pending crop-specific records
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Urea fertilizer (other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Collect each fertilizer product separately. Preserve each actual product identity, quantity, formulation, nutrient composition, application event, and allocation; do not count a compound product more than once. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Urea 3f8850c0-f718-4c4b-8fcb-8fd42e03aa8e
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_input_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_input_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Ammonium sulfate fertilizer (other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_ammonium_sulfate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Ammonium sulfate 8c6f0cbb-16d7-4dc9-8d55-e8dea17d7faf
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_input_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_input_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Triple superphosphate fertilizer (other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_triple_superphosphate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Triple superphosphate fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_input_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_input_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_potassium_chloride)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Potassium chloride fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_input_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_input_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_cattle_manure)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Cattle manure applied as fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_input_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_input_records
• Sources: fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (other_cereal_crop_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_plant_compost)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Composted plant residues applied to soil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_input_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_input_records
• Sources: fao-organic-nutrients

Irrigation water supplied to the crop (irrigation_water_input)

Record delivered irrigation separately from source withdrawal and field consumption. Irrigation may be explicitly zero where the crop is rainfed and the evidence is documented.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: metered delivered irrigation volume by source and field

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_irrigation_records

• Range: Provisional irrigation-water screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 3,000
  • Unit: m3 / 1,000 kg grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass delivered irrigation range pending site records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Diesel fuel (field_machinery_fuel_diesel)

Only for documented diesel-powered machinery within this operation. Retain fuel grade and formulation; convert recorded volume with measured or supplier-supported density. Other powertrains require their actual carrier, not a diesel equivalent. Apply field_machinery_fuel_specific_input; this example is not mandatory. Do not double count inclusive machinery services or a purchased-electricity supply for electricity transferred internally from an on-site generator. Actual fuel combustion and generator emissions remain separately accountable.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Collect this carrier under cp_field_energy_records for other_cereal_crop_production. Attribute shared use once; scale attributed raw quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit, retaining measured stage throughput and original allocation rules. Do not normalize an already normalized amount again.
• Value mode: calculated_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: calculated_from_collection
• Collection protocol: cp_field_energy_records
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Waste flows

No waste input is assumed. Reused organic materials, recycled water, and waste-derived inputs are recorded only when their source and boundary crossing are documented.

Elementary flows

Land occupation and resource withdrawal are recorded as elementary exchanges when the foreground package includes them. Their identity and unit remain subject to the final process dataset contract.

Outputs

Product flows

Harvestable other cereal grain (harvested_grain_output)

Record gross harvested grain and the accepted portion separately; the accepted portion is carried to the harvest process and ultimately defines the reference output.

• Selected flow: Other cereal grain, harvested and unprocessed

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured harvested grain mass with moisture and quality recorded

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_output_records

• Range: Provisional harvested-yield screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 300
  • Upper: 15,000
  • Unit: kg grain / ha
  • Basis: broad crop-yield guardrail pending identified crop and regional records
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Field-return residue, removed straw or stalk, damaged grain, and unharvested loss are recorded in the harvest process when they have a measurable mass and declared fate.

Elementary flows

Direct field emissions are calculated from collected nutrient and residue records and are assigned to the receiving compartment below.

Process: Harvest and Farm-gate Delivery (other_cereal_harvest_delivery)

Inputs

Product flows

Harvested grain from crop production (harvested_grain_input)

Transfer the measured harvest output into the hand-off process on the same moisture basis; do not silently replace it with a named cereal flow.

• Selected flow: Other cereal grain, harvested and unprocessed

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured grain received from the crop-production node

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_output_records

• Range: Provisional harvest-to-hand-off input estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.95
  • Upper: 1.20
  • Unit: kg grain input / kg accepted grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass harvest mass-yield range pending lot records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Diesel fuel (harvest_fuel_input_diesel)

Only for documented diesel-powered machinery within this operation. Retain fuel grade and formulation; convert recorded volume with measured or supplier-supported density. Other powertrains require their actual carrier, not a diesel equivalent. Apply harvest_fuel_input_specific_input; this example is not mandatory. Do not double count inclusive machinery services or a purchased-electricity supply for electricity transferred internally from an on-site generator. Actual fuel combustion and generator emissions remain separately accountable.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Collect this carrier under cp_harvest_energy_records for other_cereal_harvest_delivery. Attribute shared use once; scale attributed raw quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit, retaining measured stage throughput and original allocation rules. Do not normalize an already normalized amount again.
• Value mode: calculated_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: calculated_from_collection
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_energy_records
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Waste flows

Harvest losses and removed residues are recorded as separate waste or co-product streams with fates.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is assumed at the hand-off beyond those documented in the harvest records.

Outputs

Product flows

Grain delivered to declared farm gate (farm_gate_grain_output)

The accepted grain at the farm gate is an intermediate transfer to the required primary-conditioning process. It is never the final reference output under this PCR; retain its measured mass and moisture basis separately from the accepted tempered output.

• Selected flow: Other cereal grain, harvested and unprocessed

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: measured accepted grain at the declared hand-off, with moisture and quality qualifiers

• Amount rule: measured internal-transfer grain mass with moisture basis; reconcile with the later accepted tempered output

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: measured farm-gate intermediate process output before primary conditioning.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_output_records

• Range: Provisional accepted-grain output guardrail

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.5
  • Upper: 1.0
  • Unit: kg accepted grain / kg harvested grain
  • Basis: accepted-grain fraction after harvest screening
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Residue, damaged grain, and harvest loss (harvest_residue_and_loss)

Record residue returned to the field, residue removed from the field, damaged grain, and unmeasured loss with separate fates.

• Selected flow: Harvest residue or loss stream

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured stream mass or reconciled difference on a common moisture basis

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_residue_and_loss_records

• Range: Provisional residue-and-loss screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 2,000
  • Unit: kg dry or as-is stream / 1,000 kg accepted grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass residue and loss range pending measured fate records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Primary Drying, Cleaning, and Grading (other_cereal_primary_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Harvested grain entering primary conditioning (conditioning_grain_input)

Include this input when drying, cleaning, or grading is part of the declared gate. Record input moisture and quality before conditioning.

• Selected flow: Other cereal grain, harvested and unprocessed

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: weighed conditioning-line input with moisture measurement

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the conditioning gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_conditioning_input_records

• Range: Provisional conditioning-input screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.95
  • Upper: 1.20
  • Unit: kg input grain / kg accepted grain
  • Basis: broad mass-yield guardrail before moisture correction
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Conditioning electricity (conditioning_electricity_input)

Record electricity used by dryers, cleaners, conveyors, fans, and grading equipment by batch or campaign.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: metered or invoiced electricity allocated to the conditioning batch

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the conditioning gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_conditioning_energy_records

• Range: Provisional conditioning-electricity screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 120
  • Unit: kWh / 1,000 kg accepted grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass cleaning, conveying, and grading energy range
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Screenings, dust, damaged grain, and reject streams are recorded separately with their measured moisture and destination.

Elementary flows

Drying and combustion emissions are calculated from confirmed energy records and declared factors.

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted tempered grain (conditioned_grain_output)

The accepted tempered grain is the reference output at the declared primary-conditioning gate.

• Selected flow: Tempered cereal grain 5e3cbce3-96fb-4754-87e1-ad67d2ea86f3

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: weighed accepted batch output with moisture and grade recorded

• Amount rule: measured net transfer mass, retaining lot, actual product state and moisture basis; reconcile to the final reference output at the declared handoff

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: quantitative reference output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_conditioned_output_records

• Range: Provisional conditioning-yield screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.80
  • Upper: 1.00
  • Unit: kg accepted grain / kg conditioning input
  • Basis: accepted output fraction after moisture and reject reconciliation
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Drying, dust, and combustion emissions are reported in the receiving compartment selected by the foreground process dataset.

Process: Storage and Declared Gate Handoff (other_cereal_storage_gate)

Inputs

Product flows

Grain entering declared storage or packaging (storage_grain_input)

Record opening inventory, moisture, quality, and lot identity when storage or packaging is part of the declared gate.

• Selected flow: Other cereal grain at the preceding gate

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: weighed lot input with opening moisture and quality record

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_storage_inventory_records

• Range: Provisional storage-input mass estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.95
  • Upper: 1.20
  • Unit: kg grain input / kg accepted grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass storage input range pending lot reconciliation
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Storage electricity (storage_electricity_input)

Record fans, conveyors, aeration, and other storage electricity by lot or storage period.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: metered or invoiced storage electricity allocated by lot and duration

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_storage_energy_records

• Range: Provisional storage-energy screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 80
  • Unit: kWh / 1,000 kg grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass storage and aeration energy range pending lot records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Storage loss, spoilage, and damaged product are recorded with duration, moisture, mass, and fate.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is assumed beyond documented storage-resource exchanges.

Outputs

Product flows

Tempered grain at the declared reference gate (declared_gate_grain_output)

The final accepted tempered lot is the reference output when storage or packaging follows the primary-conditioning gate.

• Selected flow: Tempered cereal grain 5e3cbce3-96fb-4754-87e1-ad67d2ea86f3

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: weighed accepted output with moisture, quality, packaging state, and storage duration

• Amount rule: measured net transfer mass, retaining lot, actual product state and moisture basis; reconcile to the final reference output at the declared handoff

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: quantitative reference output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_declared_gate_output_records

• Range: Provisional storage-output yield estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.90
  • Upper: 1.00
  • Unit: kg accepted grain / kg stored grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass storage mass-yield range pending lot records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Storage loss or spoilage (storage_loss)

Record mass loss and destination separately from accepted grain.

• Selected flow: Storage loss or spoiled cereal grain

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: Measure the actual damaged/rejected/lost stream by lot and destination, with mutually exclusive material quantities. Reconcile opening stock + receipts = accepted dispatch + other external transfers + rejected removals + independently evidenced physical loss + closing stock on matched moisture/component bases. Rework returned across this node is one paired transfer, or retained in closing stock if still held; it is not another final output. An unexplained balance difference is an investigation item, not automatically a physical waste or emission. Do not add removed lots to receipts, omit closing stock, or subtract a loss again when it is already part of this reported stream. Attribute and normalize each supported exported quantity once to accepted final output.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain at the declared gate.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_storage_inventory_records

• Range: Provisional storage-loss screening estimate

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.10
  • Unit: kg loss / kg stored grain
  • Basis: broad first-pass storage-loss guardrail pending inventory records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Storage-related emissions are reported when fumigation, energy, or waste treatment crosses the foreground boundary.

Process: Product Measurement at the Declared Handoff (declared_reference_handoff)

This node records the actual product handoff at the existing system boundary for reconciliation and reference-quantity normalization. It adds no physical processing and does not presume drying, cooling, storage, packaging or transport. Each data package declares one actual route, one terminal product state, moisture or dry-matter basis, and gate. Feed only the accepted product delivered by that route at that gate into this node; do not add other routes as extra inputs. Record co-products separately and apply Section 7. Count preceding inputs, losses and emissions once. Normalize using the measured accepted net mass at the handoff; this measurement node changes neither mass, yield nor allocation.

Inputs

Product flows

Actual route product at handoff (actual_route_product_for_handoff)

Record the accepted product delivered by the actual terminal route and reconcile it with handoff weighing and lot records.

• Selected flow: Tempered cereal grain
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net product mass at the actual handoff, normalized to the reference quantity; do not sum preceding-stage quantities, other routes or co-products
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_declared_reference_handoff
• Range: Handoff quantity normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg net handoff mass of the same state
  • Basis: normalization of the measured net mass of the same handoff state; not a physical-operation yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: declared-handoff-measurement-definition

Waste flows

This measurement node adds no waste inputs.

Elementary flows

This measurement node adds no resource inputs.

Outputs

Product flows

Reference product at declared handoff (reference_product_at_declared_handoff)

• Selected flow: Tempered cereal grain
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_declared_reference_handoff Confirm the product UUID independently for the actual state. Until confirmed, retain unresolved identity instead of inheriting a UUID from a preceding stage or another route.
• Range: Handoff quantity normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg net handoff mass of the same state
  • Basis: normalization of the measured net mass of the same handoff state; not a physical-operation yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: declared-handoff-measurement-definition

Waste flows

Record actual losses at the operation where they occur; do not duplicate them here.

Elementary flows

Record actual emissions at the operation where they occur; do not duplicate them here.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoidance	crop, harvest, conditioning, and storage	First avoid allocation by subdividing operations whenever field, machine, batch, or storage records support separate process nodes.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_grain_and_residue	accepted grain and removed residue	Treat field-return residue according to its declared fate. When removed residue or a co-product shares an inseparable process, apply an explicitly declared physical or economic allocation and disclose sensitivity.	iso-14044-2006; mass-balance-identity
allocation_screenings_and_rejects	screenings, damaged grain, and storage loss	Record accepted grain, screenings, rejects, and losses as separate streams with fates. Do not allocate rejected material to the reference output without documented rework or allocation.	iso-14044-2006; mass-balance-identity
allocation_substitution	residue or by-product use	Apply substitution only when the displaced product, market, route, and evidence are declared; do not infer a credit from a generic residue name.	iso-14044-2006

Concrete cards do not inherit numerical ranges from the former aggregate card. Determine quantities from original records, stock/meter reconciliation and the declared reference flow; no default quantity or numeric screen is supplied without evidence matching the identity, unit, period and boundary. Missing range evidence is a quality disclosure, not zero use or proof of completeness.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_residual_precedence	remaining common burden with no specified primary branch	Resolve any study-specific joint-product instruction in this PCR that has no specified primary branch using this precedence; retain an already explicitly prescribed category-specific primary method. First directly assign separable output-specific activities. For the remaining common burden B, use a physical driver d_i only when measured operation or biological-service records demonstrate the causal consumption represented by that driver. A product being weighable, valuable or lower grade alone is insufficient; do not switch arbitrarily between area, time, mass and revenue. For comparable grades receiving the same common handling, measured processed mass is applicable only with the same service demand, state and moisture basis demonstrated. Share a_i=d_i/sum(d_j); B_i=Ba_i. If no defensible causal physical driver exists for that common operation, use gate- and period-matched economic shares a_i=(q_ip_i)/sum(q_j*p_j), with the complete independently intended output set, compatible quantity/price units, currency, representative prices and values before output-specific downstream processing. Missing price or denominator evidence makes the allocated result incomplete, not a zero-priced product or a single-output system. Report shares summing to one and sensitivity to a material alternative; an alternative is not an interchangeable primary result. Waste, retained residues and internal transfers receive no co-product share, while their attributable production/handling burdens remain with the producing saleable route. Retain unallocated physical quantities and mass balances separately. This branch gives no automatic substitution credit; any separately scoped substitution analysis retains the gross inventory and its actual displaced-function evidence.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
crop_protection_input_specific_input	cp_crop_protection_records	Operation other_cereal_crop_production: Record each formulated crop-protection product or active substance according to the available supplier or application record. Do not replace a product identity with a generic pesticide UUID. Original quantity method: measured formulated-product or active-substance mass by application
field_machinery_fuel_specific_input	cp_field_energy_records	Operation other_cereal_crop_production: Record fuel by field operation, machine, and crop lot before converting it to the declared output basis. Original quantity method: measured fuel use by field operation, with carrier and original unit retained
harvest_fuel_input_specific_input	cp_harvest_energy_records	Operation other_cereal_harvest_delivery: Record combine, threshing, drying-on-machine, and field collection energy when it is within the declared boundary. Original quantity method: measured harvest fuel by machine and harvested lot

Retain raw site, lot, cycle and stage quantities and denominators in each collection protocol. Reconcile stocks, losses, moisture and co-product attribution first, then normalize: normalized exchange = attributable raw exchange × declared reference quantity / accepted hand-off product quantity on the same boundary and measurement basis. Apply perennial-establishment and shared-operation attribution before this normalization. Never set an internal-transfer quantity equal to the final reference quantity. Per declared reference flow means the amount, unit and product state in section 3; the data package must declare its actual route and gate.

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_seed_input_records	other_cereal_crop_production	seed for sowing	seed lot and receiving record	crop; cultivar; supplier; lot; treatment; mass; moisture; date; field	calibrated scale, invoice, supplier record, or farm log; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by field and crop lot	kg	per seed lot	crop cycle	field or farm	per declared reference flow	scale calibration, invoice, supplier record
cp_nutrient_input_records	other_cereal_crop_production	N, P, K, and organic nutrients	purchase and application record	product; nutrient; product mass; nutrient content; date; field; method	invoice, nutrient analysis, application log, or applicator record; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by product and nutrient, then normalize to output	kg product and kg nutrient	per application	crop cycle	field or farm	per declared reference flow	invoice, analysis, application log
cp_irrigation_records	other_cereal_crop_production	irrigation and withdrawal	meter or pumping record	source; meter; readings; volume; pumping energy; date; field	calibrated meter, pump log, invoice, or irrigation record; Raw aggregation and attribution: distinguish withdrawal, delivery, and consumption before summing	m3, kg, and energy unit	event or period	irrigation season	field and source	per declared reference flow	meter calibration, readings, invoice
cp_crop_protection_records	other_cereal_crop_production	crop protection	application record	product; active substance; formulation; mass; date; field; method	spray log, label, invoice, or applicator record; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by product or active substance and normalize to output crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation other_cereal_crop_production: Record each formulated crop-protection product or active substance according to the available supplier or application record. Do not replace a product identity with a generic pesticide UUID. Original quantity method: measured formulated-product or active-substance mass by application Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg product or active substance	per application	crop cycle	field or farm	per declared reference flow	label, log, applicator record
cp_field_energy_records	other_cereal_crop_production	field fuel and electricity	field-operation record	operation; machine; carrier; quantity; field; date	fuel log, invoice, telematics, or meter; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by operation and normalize to selected gate output field_machinery_fuel_specific_input: Operation other_cereal_crop_production: Record fuel by field operation, machine, and crop lot before converting it to the declared output basis. Original quantity method: measured fuel use by field operation, with carrier and original unit retained Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	L, kg, MJ, or kWh	per operation	crop cycle	field or farm	per declared reference flow	invoice, machine log, telematics
cp_harvest_output_records	other_cereal_crop_production	harvested and accepted grain	harvest record	field; date; gross grain; accepted grain; moisture; grade; residue; loss	calibrated scale, harvest ticket, moisture test, and dispatch record; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile gross, accepted, residue, and loss on common basis	kg and percent	harvest event	crop year	field and farm	per declared reference flow	scale calibration, ticket, moisture test
cp_harvest_energy_records	other_cereal_harvest_delivery	harvest fuel	machine or contractor record	machine; carrier; quantity; harvested mass; date; period	invoice, fuel log, telematics, or meter; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate by recorded harvested mass and operation harvest_fuel_input_specific_input: Operation other_cereal_harvest_delivery: Record combine, threshing, drying-on-machine, and field collection energy when it is within the declared boundary. Original quantity method: measured harvest fuel by machine and harvested lot Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	L, kg, MJ, or kWh	event or period	crop cycle	field to hand-off	per declared reference flow	invoice, telematics, meter
cp_residue_and_loss_records	other_cereal_harvest_delivery	residue, damaged grain, and loss	residue/fate record	stream; mass; moisture; fate; destination; field; date	scale ticket, field log, transfer, sale, or disposal record; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by stream and fate; do not merge with accepted grain	kg	event or campaign	crop cycle	field and hand-off	per declared reference flow	scale ticket, fate record, field log
cp_emission_activity_records	other_cereal_harvest_delivery	direct emissions activity data	nutrient, residue, and energy ledger	N input; residue; fuel; factor tier; receiving compartment; period	linked activity records and method calculation sheet; Raw aggregation and attribution: preserve factor selection and compartment in calculation output direct_field_emissions_specific_emission: Direct emissions are calculated from nutrient, residue, and energy records and are not included in the grain mass balance. calculated from collected inputs and selected method factors This is a mandatory emission-identification requirement, not an aggregate elementary exchange. Identify every applicable substance and actual receiving compartment separately, with compatible units, measured activity or justified calculation method, parameter applicability and uncertainty. Preserve the original operation, period, allocation and final-reference normalization. Reconcile direct and indirect pathways and upstream coverage once; do not substitute total nitrogen, total combustion emissions or a generic pollutant for a named compound. Separately document actual environmental returns, with their material and destination, if relevant. Before dataset completeness create each required specific exchange, confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records do not establish zero or inapplicability.	kg N, kg residue, L, MJ, or kWh	crop cycle or operation	crop year	field and hand-off	per declared reference flow	linked records, factor declaration
cp_conditioning_input_records	other_cereal_primary_conditioning	conditioning input	line or batch record	batch; input mass; moisture; grade; date; source lot	calibrated scale and quality test; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum batches and retain input identity	kg and percent	per batch	conditioning campaign	facility and line	per declared reference flow	scale calibration, quality test
cp_conditioning_energy_records	other_cereal_primary_conditioning	electricity and heat	facility energy record	line; carrier; quantity; batch; period; input/output mass	meter, bill, equipment log, or fuel record; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate to batch and normalize to accepted output conditioning_heat_input_specific_input: Record dryer heat carrier and amount when drying is selected; keep fuel and supplied heat distinguishable in the foreground record. metered heat or measured fuel converted to supplied process heat This is a mandatory specific-input collection requirement, not a selected exchange. Identify every actual formulation, carrier or independently supplied service from primary records, with physical identity, state, native quantity and supplier specifications. Create a separate concrete card for each actual input before dataset completeness; verify a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Product mass and contained active-substance mass are different ledgers: convert only using documented composition and never count both as two purchases. Finished feed and separately added ingredients must not duplicate its recipe. Distinguish fuel purchase, purchased electricity/heat and inclusive machinery services; charge only their actual boundaries once. Preserve the original operation, period, attribution and final-output normalization. Missing identity or records do not establish zero use; no universal component range or invented recipe is supplied.	kWh, MJ, L, or kg	batch or campaign	conditioning campaign	facility and line	per declared reference flow	meter, bill, equipment log
cp_conditioning_reject_records	other_cereal_primary_conditioning	screenings, dust, and rejects	reject/fate record	batch; stream; mass; moisture; quality; fate	calibrated scale, reject log, dust record, or transfer record; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile input, accepted output, rejects, dust, and loss	kg and percent	batch or campaign	conditioning campaign	facility and line	per declared reference flow	scale, reject log, fate record
cp_conditioned_output_records	other_cereal_primary_conditioning	accepted conditioned grain	output and quality record	batch; mass; moisture; grade; cleaning status; gate	calibrated scale and quality test; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum accepted batches at declared basis	kg and percent	per batch	conditioning campaign	facility and gate	per declared reference flow	scale, quality test, dispatch record
cp_storage_inventory_records	other_cereal_storage_gate	storage input and loss	inventory reconciliation	lot; opening; closing; moisture; duration; losses; transfers; fate ; opening and closing stock; receipts; dispatch; other external transfers; measured rejects; independently evidenced losses; paired rework; moisture/component basis; unexplained balance	Measure each actual stream and reconcile opening stock + receipts = accepted dispatch + other external transfers + rejected removals + independently evidenced physical losses + closing stock on matching moisture/component bases. Pair rework/returns and keep retained material in stocks. Unexplained residual is an evidence gap, not an automatic waste or release. Preserve attribution and normalize once to matched accepted final output.	kg, percent, days	lot or period	declared storage duration	storage site	per declared reference flow	inventory record, scale, log
cp_storage_energy_records	other_cereal_storage_gate	storage electricity	meter or utility record	lot; carrier; quantity; date; duration; allocation basis	meter, bill, or equipment log; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate by lot mass and duration unless dedicated meter exists	kWh or MJ	lot or period	storage duration	storage site	per declared reference flow	meter, bill, log
cp_declared_gate_output_records	other_cereal_storage_gate	final accepted grain	gate or dispatch record	lot; gate; date; mass; moisture; grade; packaging state	scale, weighbridge, quality record, and dispatch ticket; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum accepted lots and preserve gate identity	kg and percent	shipment or gate event	declared gate period	declared gate	per declared reference flow	scale, quality, dispatch record
cp_declared_reference_handoff	declared_reference_handoff	reference_product_at_declared_handoff	handoff weighing and acceptance records	route, terminal_output_row_id, product_state, gate, lot, net_mass_kg, moisture_basis, acceptance, tare	Use calibrated scales or traceable weighing records; reconcile the actual terminal-operation handoff lot, accepted net mass, product state and moisture; exclude packaging tare and do not sum preceding-stage quantities.	kg	each handoff lot	declared reporting period	declared handoff gate	per declared reference flow	calibration or weighing tickets, acceptance and lot traceability
cp_phase1_environment_coverage	other_cereal_crop_production	managed environmental coverage by actual node	site/activity/method ledger	actual production nodes; soil/substrate route; climate/soil; nutrient product mass and composition; residue fate/N; relevant mineralisation/organic-soil/excreta activity; method/tier/equation/version; pathway factors and units; lime/urea; actual fuels; substance/compartment; supplier coverage	Collect original records by the actual responsible production node and matched lot/period; retain provenance, method applicability and uncertainty. Reconcile with existing protocols and provider coverage, do not add duplicate events. Explicitly document inapplicability; absent evidence is a gap.	native activity units; kg N or substance; area/time as applicable	event and annual/lot reconciliation	matched production/cohort period	all actual managed-production nodes	apply applicable coverage calculations then final normalization once	original records, method worksheets and applicability evidence

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
normalize_to_reference_output	all foreground flows	recorded flow amount / accepted grain mass at selected gate * 1 kg reference amount	applicable protocol records and declared gate output	amount per kg reference grain	mass-balance-identity
convert_moisture_basis	grain and residue reconciliation	dry-matter mass = as-is mass * (1 - moisture fraction); retain as-is mass and measured moisture	harvest, conditioning, storage, and residue records	common comparison mass basis	mass-balance-identity
calculate_nutrient_amounts	fertilizer inputs	commercial product mass * declared nutrient fraction; retain product mass and nutrient mass separately	cp_nutrient_input_records	kg N, kg P2O5, and kg K2O inputs	mass-balance-identity
calculate_irrigation_withdrawal	irrigation	source-specific metered withdrawal, delivered volume, and documented consumption are calculated and reported as distinct flows	cp_irrigation_records; gate output	water amounts per reference output	fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56
calculate_direct_soil_emissions	field nutrient emissions	apply selected IPCC tier and factor to accounted nutrient input and convert N2O-N to N2O where applicable; disclose factors and compartments	cp_nutrient_input_records; cp_emission_activity_records	direct emissions per reference output	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o
reconcile_harvest_outputs	crop and harvest	accepted grain + residues removed + field-return residue + measured loss = harvest output on common moisture basis; explain residual	cp_harvest_output_records; cp_residue_and_loss_records	harvest mass balance	mass-balance-identity
reconcile_conditioning_outputs	primary conditioning	accepted grain + screenings + dust + rejects + measured loss = conditioning input on common moisture basis; explain residual	cp_conditioning_input_records; cp_conditioning_reject_records; cp_conditioned_output_records	conditioning yield and loss	mass-balance-identity
allocate_storage_energy	storage	allocate storage energy by lot mass and declared duration unless dedicated metering supports direct assignment	cp_storage_energy_records; cp_storage_inventory_records	storage energy per reference output	iso-14044-2006
conditioning_rejects_identity_and_fate	other_cereal_primary_conditioning	The conditioning_rejects collection role is mandatory when the original operation generates these materials. Record the actual material, composition, state, measured mass and destination separately for each physically distinct stream. Dust, chaff, grain, packaging and product rejects must not share one exchange merely because they arise at the same operation. A physically mixed stream may have one card only with its composition and treatment boundary documented. For downgraded produce, distinguish intended saleable co-products supported by recipient and use evidence from actual waste sent to treatment; a lower grade alone does not determine waste status or allocation. Keep on-site rework/internal returns and in-field retained biomass in reconciled internal ledgers instead of exporting them as waste. Create concrete product or waste cards as appropriate before completeness, with a compatible verified UUID or explicit unresolved identity; keep every attributable burden, do not credit unsubstantiated substitution, and do not count any stream twice. Normalize measured quantities once to the original accepted reference output. A missing identity, amount or destination blocks completeness; no aggregate default or numeric bound is inferred.	cp_conditioning_reject_records	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records

Environmental Coverage Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_managed_environment_coverage	actual managed-production nodes	For the actual owned managed-production node(s), require an applicability ledger for direct soil N2O, volatilisation/deposition-derived indirect N2O, leaching/runoff-derived indirect N2O, NH3/NOx and nutrient losses, plus actual liming/urea-use CO2. Primary calculation precedence is a representative pathway measurement, then a validated site/national method applicable to the crop, soil and management; otherwise use the compatible 2006 IPCC/2019-refined managed-soil equations and climate/input-specific factor selection for N2O and lime/urea CO2. Retain the exact edition, equation, tier, activity and factor units, climate and management applicability; no universal dose or emission factor is prescribed. Non-soil/protected routes need a method valid for their actual medium; do not force soil factors onto an inapplicable route. Use the same period/field N ledger for synthetic and organic additions, residues, actual relevant mineralisation/organic-soil and excreta pathways; demonstrate absent pathways rather than infer zero. Calculate direct and each indirect component separately, then assign each once to matching existing or new concrete cards; never add a total to its components. Convert N2O-N to molecular N2O by 44/28 once. NH3, NOx and nutrient/pesticide loss require an applicable measured or documented substance/fate model; total N/P or an unexplained balance residual is not a compound release. Keep actual receiving compartments and molecular versus elemental/reporting bases explicit; indirect formation does not remove the same N from the source ledger twice. Include actual local combustion releases separately using fuel-specific combustion-only methods; purchased electricity/heat/services retain upstream coverage once. Add one identity-specific exchange only for a supported release and reuse an existing matching card, with verified UUID or explicit unresolved identity. Missing applicable method/activity/factor/identity blocks completeness; it is not a justified zero. Attribute raw activity/release totals and normalize once to the matched accepted reference output.	cp_phase1_environment_coverage	attributed native environmental quantities per matched final reference	review-ipcc-soils-2019

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_residual_cereal_identity	product identity	Declare biological crop and cultivar where material and confirm that the product belongs to residual CPC 01199 rather than a named cereal leaf with a dedicated PCR.	product metadata, crop record, contract, or classification review
dq_gate_and_moisture	reference flow and outputs	Record selected gate, as-is mass, moisture basis, and any dry-matter conversion for every reconciled stream.	scale, moisture test, dispatch, and calculation records
dq_temporal_coverage	crop production and harvest	Cover the declared crop cycle and harvest year; disclose single-year, multi-year average, or scenario status.	dated farm, harvest, and input records
dq_input_completeness	field and conditioning	Quantify or justify zero/exclusion for seed, nutrients, irrigation, crop protection, land, field energy, harvest energy, conditioning energy, and direct emissions.	ledgers, invoices, logs, meters, and method declaration
dq_output_fate	residues, rejects, and losses	Record every non-reference output, its mass basis, boundary crossing, destination, and fate; evidence gap material fates block finalization.	scale records, field logs, disposal, transfer, or sales records
dq_quality_descriptor	grain state	Record intended use, moisture, grade, cleaning status, and other quality descriptors material to the selected gate without inventing universal acceptance limits.	quality test, buyer specification, or local record
dq_uuid_identity	identity references	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.	identity record and review metadata

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_residual_category	product identity	Confirm the biological crop is declared, belongs to CPC 01199, and is not a named cereal with a more specific PCR; redirect to the narrower PCR when applicable.	iso-14044-2006
validation_reference_flow	reference flow	Confirm one 1 kg mass reference at the declared gate has crop identity, intended use, moisture basis, quality state, geography, crop year, and gate qualifiers.	mass-balance-identity
validation_process_completeness	process map and inventory	Confirm crop production, harvest and primary conditioning including tempering are present. Include storage or later hand-off only when it precedes the selected final output; the farm-gate transfer cannot replace the tempered reference output.	fao-grain-postharvest-systems-1998
validation_nutrient_and_emission_accounting	nutrients and emissions	Confirm commercial fertilizer mass is distinct from nutrient mass, factor selection is declared, N2O-N conversion is transparent, and relevant nitrogen pathways are addressed.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o
validation_water	irrigation	Confirm withdrawal, delivery, consumption, and discharge are distinguished and no water amount is double counted.	fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56
validation_moisture_and_mass_balance	outputs	Confirm harvest, conditioning, storage, residue, reject, and loss reconciliation uses a common moisture basis and every stream has a fate.	mass-balance-identity
validation_allocation	co-products and residues	Confirm subdivision was considered first, any allocation method is declared, substitution has an evidenced displaced product, and sensitivity is reported when material.	iso-14044-2006
validation_uuid_review	identity references	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	unit_process
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	downstream grain, food, feed, industrial, or LCA data construction when the declared biological identity, residual classification, intended use, gate, geography, year, moisture, quality state, and route match the dataset metadata
excluded_use	named cereals with a dedicated PCR; sowing seed; forage; flour, malt, starch, alcohol, prepared food, feed manufacture, retail, consumer use, or datasets with incompatible gate or evidence gap material fates
required_metadata	reference flow; biological crop and cultivar; CPC 01199 residual status; intended use; geography; crop cycle and year; seed source; irrigation; nutrient and crop-protection records; moisture basis; quality descriptors; harvest and conditioning route; declared gate; residue, reject, and loss fates; allocation; data-quality declaration
required_quality_disclosure	primary-record coverage; temporal and geographic representativeness; moisture and mass-balance treatment; nutrient and emission factors; identity coverage and unmapped-flow disclosure; omitted inputs; allocation and sensitivity; module checklist result
update_trigger	change in crop identity, classification scope, route, gate, moisture or quality representation, fertilizer or crop-protection practice, irrigation, harvest or conditioning technology, storage duration, factor source, UUID binding, or evidence status

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
fao-grain-postharvest-systems-1998	official_guidance	FAO, Agricultural engineering in development — Grain and post-harvest systems, https://www.fao.org/4/t0522e/T0522E03.htm	harvest, drying, cleaning, storage, loss, and primary-conditioning process decomposition
fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56	official_guidance	FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56, Crop evapotranspiration, https://www.fao.org/4/X0490E/X0490E00.htm	irrigation data collection and separation of water withdrawal, delivery, and consumption
ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o	method_factor	IPCC 2019 Refinement, Volume 4, Chapter 11, https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2019rf/pdf/4_Volume4/19R_V4_Ch11_Soils_N2O_CO2.pdf	managed-soil N2O method selection, activity data, and factor disclosure
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines, https://www.iso.org/standard/38498.html	allocation hierarchy, system boundary, inventory, and quality disclosure
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation of mass applied as a PCR calculation identity.	harvest, conditioning, storage, moisture conversion, and output reconciliation

source_id	type	reference	used_for
declared-handoff-measurement-definition	method_factor	This PCR, Sections 3, 6 and 8: measured net mass at the same state and gate is its own normalization denominator, giving a mass ratio of 1; handoff measurement adds no physical processing.	Same-stage and handoff measurement identities; a definition, not an observed yield, empirical default or external publication.
fao-fertilizer-identities	official_guidance	FAO Fertilizer Specifications, https://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/plantnutrition/fertspecs/en/	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
fao-organic-nutrients	official_guidance	FAO How to Make and Use Compost, https://www.fao.org/4/i2230e/i2230e.pdf	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
route-energy-fao	official_guidance	FAO, Energy-smart food for people and climate (2011), Annex 2; and Energy use in agriculture and industry, Annex IV. https://www.fao.org/4/i2454e/i2454e00.pdf ; https://www.fao.org/4/Q1085e/q1085e0d.htm	Equipment/carrier possibilities only; site records govern applicability. No intensity, fuel share or default recipe is adopted.
ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011	standard	WRI/WBCSD, Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (2011), Chapter 9, https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/Product-Life-Cycle-Accounting-Reporting-Standard_041613.pdf	General allocation hierarchy and comparable-gate economic basis. Applicability conditions and the explicit residual branch are this PCR's method convention; no product-specific causal coefficient, price or output quantity is prescribed by this source.
review-ipcc-soils-2019	official_guidance	IPCC 2019 Refinement, Volume 4, Chapter 11, https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2019rf/pdf/4_Volume4/19R_V4_Ch11_Soils_N2O_CO2.pdf	Managed-soil direct/indirect N2O and lime/urea CO2 method context; factors require actual applicability and site activity, not a product default.