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Grain companies and farm groups question whether moving to more specific measures of wheat quality provide enough benefit relative to the cost
Western Canada’s major grain companies strongly oppose making falling number (FN) and DON official grading factors for wheat under the Canada Grain Act. And at least two farm groups — the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) — are wary of the idea and want more information before any change. “The WGEA
Should the grain commission add them as grading factors?
WGEA says the CGC can continue to protect Canada’s brand by overseeing private grain inspectors
Expensive machines would replace visual assessments of sprout and fusarium damage
Rail transportation is the biggest bottleneck in the grain-handling system
Shippers hope it can nip rail service issues in the bud, preventing small problems from becoming massive backlogs
Officials from both CN and CP Rail say increasing oil traffic will not hurt their grain service
Officials from both CN and CP Rail say increasing oil traffic will not hurt their grain service
Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan are going to be fierce competition in the coming years
