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U.S.-Canada wheat tensions already easing

At least four American spring milling wheats are registered in Canada now and more are expected in the future

By Allan Dawson May 5, 2016

The United States government and American wheat growers should put their beef with how Canada grades imported American wheat into context, says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. “Very substantial changes have been made to the Canadian system in the last 10 years,” he said in an interview April 29. “It was almost impossible for varieties

The Canadian Grain Commission’s David Hatcher updated the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual meeting in Saskatoon Feb. 24 on coming changes to Western Canada’s wheat class system.

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Alberta raises concerns about changes to Western Canada’s wheat classes

Moving some popular wheats to a new class could see lower prices for those wheats,  Alberta Wheat Commission officials say

By Allan Dawson March 8, 2016

Alberta wheat growers are worried Western Canada’s revamped wheat class system could result in lower prices for farmers growing certain varieties. Their concerns were raised at the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s (PGDC) annual meeting here Feb. 24. Two popular wheats in Alberta — Harvest, a Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and AC Formost, in

Cereals, Crops

Minogue: Wanna start a cereal seed company?

By GFM Network News, Leeann Minogue December 22, 2015

It’s clear from where the Prairies’ cereal growers’ groups sit that it’s time for farmers to get more involved in wheat and barley breeding — and they have a new report in hand suggesting ways to do so. Options in the report, from the newly-formed Wheat and Barley Variety Working Group, range from improving the

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CGC’s new wheat class reform proposals not carved in stone

Officials explained the reasons for proposed changes and unveiled some  revisions made after meeting with wheat breeders in Banff last week

By Allan Dawson March 9, 2015

The Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) proposed overhaul of Canada’s wheat class system is truly a work in progress. The CGC released its proposal in a discussion paper Feb. 20 but just last week revised the check varieties it wants used in CWRS and CPS registration trials and in the proposed new class for weaker gluten

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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices up in most areas

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Bunge beats profit estimates on strong processing margins, Viterra boost

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U.S.-Canada wheat tensions already easing

Alberta raises concerns about changes to Western Canada’s wheat classes

Minogue: Wanna start a cereal seed company?

CGC’s new wheat class reform proposals not carved in stone

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