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Four Eastern wheats to be reclassified in July

By GFM Staff November 29, 2018

Four classes of Canada Eastern wheat are set to be reclassified in mid-2019 into a new “Other” class, to cut the costs of segregating grain during commercial handling. The Canadian Grain Commission announced Thursday a new Canada Eastern Other Wheat (CEOW) class will be created effective July 1, 2019. At that time, the Canada Eastern […] Read more

Unharvested canola under snow in October 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Heavy canola deliveries despite harvest delays

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers made heavy deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the first week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. The active movement came despite persistent reports of harvest-delaying weather in many areas. While snow continued to keep farmers off of their fields in parts of the […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses

Some Canadian Exotic Grains customers compensated

By MarketsFarm Team August 14, 2018

CNS Canada — A few producers who did not receive payment from Canadian Exotic Grains Ltd. have been compensated through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program, the commission said Tuesday. Canadian Exotic Grain’s grain dealer license was revoked April 26 after the company was unable to pay producers. On June 4, Saskatchewan […] Read more

Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

By Reuters July 20, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday it had resumed purchases of Canadian wheat after testing showed no imports that reached the country included grain containing a genetically modified trait discovered in Alberta last summer. Japan’s agriculture ministry said it was seeking to buy 62,957 tonnes of food-quality Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

By Allan Dawson June 5, 2017

Grain industry consultations are needed before the Canada Grain Act is amended to allow imported U.S. wheat to receive a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commssion says. “(W)e need to have public consultations to figure out the consequences of adding more American grain to our system,” Sask Wheat chair Bill Gehl […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops

Visible Canadian canola stocks tighten

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 12, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canola supplies in commercial hands in Western Canada are tightening, with the latest Canadian Grain Commission weekly report showing only 1.05 million tonnes in the pipeline as of Sunday. Visible canola stocks are typically considered low whenever they move below one million tonnes. The current supplies on hand are the smallest since […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Ergot tolerances set for chickpeas, fababeans

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News November 17, 2016

Chickpeas and fababean crops graded in Canada will have a new maximum tolerance for ergot next year, even though the cereal disease doesn’t occur in either crop. The Canadian Grain Commission on Wednesday announced an ergot tolerance of 0.05 per cent for all grades of fababeans and chickpeas in Western Canada effective Aug. 1, 2017, […] Read more

Mildew damage on individual kernels of CWRS wheat. (GrainsCanada.gc.ca)

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2016

Canada’s visual grading standards for mildew in Prairie milling wheat have been relaxed to reflect what’s now known about the actual quality of affected wheat. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced new mildew guidelines, “effective immediately,” for western Canadian milling wheat classes, to allow for an “increased presence” of mildew in visual guides and […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

By Allan Dawson January 15, 2016

Come Aug. 1, Western Canada will get a new ninth milling wheat class, Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), that’s expected to open up opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation of the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) classes. U.S. Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Huge weekly canola deliveries in latest CGC report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 2, 2015

CNS Canada — A “lack of significant farmer selling” has been a common talking point from analysts when they’ve had to account for some unexplained strength in the canola market in recent weeks. That line may now need to be retired, however, as the official data tells a different story. According to Canadian Grain Commission […] Read more

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Four Eastern wheats to be reclassified in July

Heavy canola deliveries despite harvest delays

Some Canadian Exotic Grains customers compensated

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

Visible Canadian canola stocks tighten

Ergot tolerances set for chickpeas, fababeans

Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

Huge weekly canola deliveries in latest CGC report

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