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AAFC raises wheat exports call, tightens carryout

Canadian wheat exports in both the current crop year and the upcoming 2024/25 marketing year will likely end up above earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released June 20, that left the balance sheet for canola relatively unchanged. 








Cereals Canada, Grain Growers of Canada favour private grain inspectors over CGC

Cereals Canada, Grain Growers of Canada favour private grain inspectors over CGC

AAFC is compiling the feedback and will publish a summary on its website

Cereals Canada and the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) want inspectors from private companies to replace the mandatory inspection currently done by Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) staff on Canadian grain exported by ship. Their positions are in submissions to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC, which is reviewing the Canada Grain Act and the CGC’s role



France’s 2019-20 wheat exports hit record high after strong June

Reuters – French soft wheat shipments outside the EU finished the season at a four-year high in June, helping overall 2019-20 exports to reach a record level, data from Thomson-Reuters subsidiary Refinitiv showed. Soft wheat exports to destinations outside the European Union totalled 1.17 million tonnes last month, an initial estimate based on Refinitiv loading