Of the export samples, 93.0% had 3.0% or less damaged kernels, meeting the U.S. No. 1 grade. In addition, 97.6% were at or below the limit for U.S. The average level of total damage in the marketing channel at export (1.6%) was harvest 5YA (1.0%); and the export 10YA (2.2%) was 0.7 percentage points higher than the harvest 10YA (1.5%). Total damage can increase during storage, especially