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The CFIA announced on June 14 that seven genetically modified wheat plants had been found earlier this year.
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GM wheat in Alberta raises questions

CFIA stresses what’s most important is Canada’s commercial wheat and seed system are GM-free

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Regulators are scratching their heads after seven genetically modified wheat plants were found in Alberta. No country, including Canada, allows genetically modified (GM) wheat to be produced commercially, so the discovery raises questions, including some the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) can’t answer, like how it got there and the variety of wheat involved. However,
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Cereals, News, Other

Delivery deadline looms as wheat classes change

Twenty-five CWRS and four CPSR wheats are going to the CNHR 
class Aug. 1

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Western Canadian farmers should deliver certain wheat varieties before July 31 or risk getting a lower price. Starting Aug. 1, 25 wheats in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class and four in Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR), move to the Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR) class (see variety list further down). The change, aimed
The CFIA says no GM wheat has been found in Canada’s commercial wheat system. Photo: iStock
Cereals, Crops

Unapproved glyphosate-resistant wheat found in Alberta

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UPDATED, June 14, 2018, 6:55 p.m. — Genetically modified (GM) wheat — which hasn’t been approved for commercial production in Canada — has been discovered in southern Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed. The wheat of unknown origin contains a genetic modification making it resistant to a common herbicide, CFIA told reporters Thursday.
Farmer Walking Through Field Checking Wheat Crop
Cereals, Comment/Feedback

COMMENT: The power of co-operation — and the cost of disunity

By working together, the agriculture sector can continue to accomplish great things

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There is a common adage in agriculture “wheat is 14 per cent protein and 86 per cent politics.” This was often applied in the era of debates over marketing, but it can still be fit today on many issues in agriculture. This is unfortunate and it comes at a cost. When governments in Canada receive
Canada’s top 10 wheat customers between August and March accounted for 74 per cent of wheat exports.

Cereals, News

Canadian wheat exports up so far this crop year

Cam Dahl of Cereals Canada credits quality and a weak Canadian dollar

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Canada is exporting more wheat than traditional competitors the United States and Australia thanks to a low Canadian dollar and the quality of Canadian wheat, says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. “You’re seeing exports from the Black Sea explode through the roof,” Dahl said in an interview May 15. “You’re seeing exports from the U.S.
A Cereals Canada-Cigi merger would raise questions about Sask Wheat’s checkoff funding of Cigi.
Cereals, News, Other

Wheat groups watch Cereals Canada, Cigi merger talks

Spokespeople say it’s too soon to react because there are no details yet

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Western Canada’s farmer-funded wheat checkoff organizations says it’s too soon to have an opinion on whether Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) should collaborate more or even merge. “We’re waiting to see what the process will be and where those discussions will lead,” Manitoba Wheat and Barley Grower Association (MWBGA) general manager
Some farm organizations say a balance is needed between the interests of the farmers who produce the wheat and the customers who buy and process it.
Cereals, Opinion

Opinion: The ongoing class struggle

What’s fuelling new concerns about Western Canada’s wheat classification system?

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Their timing seems off. Three years ago after consulting and reaching a consensus with Western Canada’s grain industry, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) changed the end-use quality standards of two major wheat classes to address customer complaints about end-use quality, including low gluten strength. Now Cereals Canada’s executive director Cam Dahl says the wheat classification
Cereals, News, Other

The wheat class review process

The focus was on addressing customer complaints that wheats 
in the CWRS class had reduced gluten strength

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Customer complaints about lower gluten strength wheat in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class started making headlines in 2013. But industry officials including Earl Geddes, then the executive director of the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), and then Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson, said the problem could be fixed. Chinese officials
Grain commission wheat class process criticized
Cereals, News, Other

Grain commission wheat class process criticized

The Alberta Wheat Commission and Cereals Canada call for more transparency and industry input

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Two grain groups are calling for reforms to how the grain industry determines end-use quality standards for milling wheat classes. Cereals Canada and the Alberta Wheat Commission say the process needs to be more open. The class system, overseen by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) and used to protect Can­ada’s reputation for consistent wheat quality
Cereals, News

A fine balance

One major wheat seed producer says protecting Canada’s quality reputation is important

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Changes to wheat classes have been disruptive for the seed business, but it was also necessary, according to a representative of one of the country’s major seed companies. Todd Hyra, Western Canada business manager for SeCan says even though the wheat class changes have disrupted business for SeCan and its seed grower-members, restoring gluten strength

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