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Picketers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) on strike at Gatineau, Que. on April 20, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)
Crops

PSAC federal worker strike could hit at grain transport

Prolonged strike could cause grain shipment delays, lead to demurrage costs

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike is drawing fire from Canadian agricultural commodity groups — mostly concerned with how grain transportation could be disrupted. The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association issued a strongly worded press release on Tuesday after striking picketers targeted Vancouver’s Cascadia grain terminal, co-owned by Viterra and Richardson International. “A
File photo of a federal office building in downtown Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Some 155,000 federal public workers on strike over pay dispute

Some AAFC, CGC work to be affected

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Ottawa | Reuters — More than 155,000 public sector workers in Canada began a strike Wednesday after failing to reach a wage deal with the federal government by a Tuesday night deadline, in action that will affect tax filings and passport services during peak demand. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union said contract
(Screengrab from Merit Functional Foods video via YouTube)
Crops

Bidding open for Merit Foods for two more weeks

Stakeholder Burcon plans to put up 'compelling bid'

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The fate of Winnipeg pea- and canola-based protein processor Merit Functional Foods won’t be confirmed until the end of April at the earliest. Merit, whose major shareholders include Vancouver plant-based protein firm Burcon NutraScience, U.S. agrifood firm Bunge and former executives of Hemp Oil Canada, was placed into receivership March 1. According to the first
Farmers should beware industry efforts to further erode the Canada Grain Act’s mandate to assure quality in the producer interest.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Grain quality and the producer interest

The CGC’s historical role has slipped, and that’s a problem

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The Canada Grain Act has a dual mandate: to regulate and safeguard the handling and quality of Canadian grain, and to do so in the interests of grain producers. Most farmers are aware of the Act’s provisions that defend their interests at primary elevators – independent arbitration of disputes and producer payment protection, for example
Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)
Crops, Markets

China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds

CGC data points to key destinations

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MarketsFarm — China is the top destination for Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first five months of the 2022-23 marketing year, accounting for roughly a third of the total movement, according to the latest monthly report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada has exported 6.566 million tonnes of grains, oilseeds, and pulses to
Country elevators have taken in a lot more wheat so far this crop year but global markets are quickly soaking it up.
Markets, News

Grain movement stats are a window into the market

Weekly numbers from the grain commission give near real-time data on deliveries and exports

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Glacier FarmMedia – Keep an eye on the weekly numbers for producer deliveries and grain exports, says one crops market analyst. “Weekly updates from the Canadian Grain Commission provide useful crop market movement and demand information,” said Neil Blue, who works for the Alberta government. The grain commission data covers grain and oilseeds moved in
“These regulatory updates have been made to reflect and keep pace with the current operational realities of grain handling and delivery in Canada.” – Canadian Grain Commission.
News

Grain commission changes advance grading dispute timeline

Producers have a week to ask the CGC to intervene if they want to challenge their initial grain grade

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Grain farmers have a larger window in which to ask the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) for a second opinion if they want to dispute the grade they get at the elevator. The commission announced Oct. 3 that producers will have a week past their delivery date to ask that a sample be submitted to the
A nameplate outside the Canadian Grain Commission building in downtown Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Farmers get week to dispute grain grade, dockage

Window widened following consultations

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Prairie farmers who want to dispute a grain elevator’s call on their grain’s grade and dockage now officially have up to a week to do so. The Canadian Grain Commission on Oct. 3 announced amendments to the Canada Grain Regulations are now in effect allowing grain growers more time — seven calendar days, to be

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