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Namdaemun, the “Great Southern Gate” in the walls that once surrounded the city of Seoul. This photo was taken before a 2008 fire damaged the gate’s wooden structure, which was restored by May 2013. (CIA.gov)
Crops

South Korea lifts suspension on Canadian wheat sales

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Seoul | Reuters — South Korea’s food ministry on Tuesday said it had lifted a temporary suspension on sales of Canadian wheat as it had not discovered any unapproved genetically modified strains during tests on imports. South Korea suspended sales of Canadian wheat last week after Canada announced the discovery in mid-2017 of an unapproved
Chicago style hot dog with deli mustard and green relish
Cereals, News

Bakers, farmers struggle to make a little dough

A poor crop is wreaking havoc on bakers and creating market opportunities for high-protein wheat

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Chicago’s iconic sandwiches — Italian beef heroes dripping with gravy, and hotdogs loaded with pickles and hot peppers — wouldn’t be such culinary institutions without the bread. But this fall, bakers faced a crisis getting the right kind of bread to delis and sandwich shops locally and across the United States. Gonnella Baking Co. —
Dan and Fran DeRuyck stand in front of their recently reopened organic cleaning plant south of Treherne.
Cereals, Crops

DeRuycks keep rolling with organic cleaning and milling

Dan and Fran DeRuyck hope to expand their customer base with their upgraded organic grain-cleaning plant, reopened earlier this year

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Dan and Fran DeRuyck’s organic grain-cleaning plant is one of the first things a visitor sees when they arrive at Top of the Hill Farm, south of Treherne, Man. The large shed dominates the west side of the yard, bordered by bins which, on any given week, might be filled with anything from wheat, oats,
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Cereals, Crops

Robin Hood flour pulled in E. coli probe

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Federal health officials investigating over two dozen cases of E. coli poisoning across Canada are warning consumers to get rid of a certain batch of Robin Hood flour. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Tuesday issued a food recall warning for Robin Hood All-Purpose Flour, Original, distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Mildew damage on individual kernels of 
CWRS wheat.
Cereals, Crops

Changes to mildew standards for western milling wheat

Changes will minimize the financial impact on farmers and the grain trade

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Mildew guidelines for western Canadian milling wheat classes are getting a bit more forgiving. Effective immediately visual guides and standards will allow for an increased presence of mildew, something the chief inspection body the Canadian Grain Commission says won’t affect the quality of products made from Canadian wheat. While the relief will be welcome during
Peter Frohlich stands in front of Cigi’s new Ferkar mill, which will be used in a new project researching pulse flours.
News, Pulses

Taking the ‘beaniness’ out of beans

Food processors want the fibre and nutrition of beans, but not the bean flavour

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Peter Frohlich calls them “unique” flavours. “Yes, the beany flavours. I personally enjoy those flavours, but a lot of food companies would prefer to have all the nutrition of pulses minus the flavour attributes,” said the project manager for pulses and specials crops at the Canadian International Grains Institute, better known as Cigi. He’s just
"I think we do have the best quality wheat, but... it can be great one day and then the next day not so great." – Connie Morrison
Cereals, News

Country’s largest bread company says quality of Canadian wheat must improve

Gluten additives to offset the protein shortfall cost the company $1 million last year alone

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Canada’s biggest bread maker is struggling with the inconsistent quality of Canadian milling wheat. Connie Morrison, Canada Bread’s vice-president of marketing, told reporters on the sidelines of the Canada Global Crops Symposium in Winnipeg April 12 that Canada’s reputation for providing the Cadillac of wheat is slipping. “Everybody viewed Canadian wheat as the gold standard
(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Weather

Ardent restarts Illinois flour mill after flooding

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Chicago | Reuters –– The largest U.S. flour miller, Ardent Mills, has resumed operations in Alton, Illinois, as floodwaters along the Mississippi River receded while a mill at Chester, Ill. will remain down for weeks, company executives said Tuesday. Near record-high floodwaters following deadly winter storms forced the company to shut down the mills a

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