Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds

CGC data points to key destinations

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 […] Read more



A nameplate outside the Canadian Grain Commission building in downtown Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Farmers get week to dispute grain grade, dockage

Window widened following consultations

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 […] Read more

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Weekly Canadian canola exports climb higher

MarketsFarm – An influx of freshly harvested supplies saw weekly Canadian canola exports hit their highest level in nearly two years at the end of September 2022, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. The 300,500 tonnes of canola exported during the week ended Oct. 2 marked the first time exports topped 300,000 tonnes […] Read more


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Farmers’ wheat, canola deliveries picking up in West

Commercial canola stocks increase

MarketsFarm — The advancing Prairie harvest has seen an increase in farmer deliveries of grains and oilseeds into the commercial pipeline, according to the latest weekly data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Export activity for canola remains very light through the first six weeks of the 2022-23 crop year, but growing supplies in the commercial […] Read more

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Canola exports slow to trickle

Wheat exports also well behind curve: CGC

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola exports have slowed to a trickle, as supplies dwindle with only two months left in the current marketing year. Only 900 tonnes of canola were exported out of the country during the week ended May 27, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. That was down from the […] Read more


Red spring wheat. (File photo)

Mildew scrapped as grading factor for No. 3 wheats

Grading changes also planned for canola admixture, splits in peas, excreta in mustard

The Canadian Grain Commission will change its standard samples for mildew in No. 1 and No. 2 wheats, and drop it as a grading factor for No. 3 wheats, effective this summer. The CGC on Monday laid out a list of changes to its grain grading policies and standards for wheat, canola, peas, beans and […] Read more

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Elevator declarations changing Aug. 1

CGC says the move won't harm Canada's grain quality assurance system

The declarations of eligibility western Canadian farmers sign before delivering to elevators, effective Aug. 1, will no longer include crops that don’t require end-use quality assessment as part of the variety registration process. “It’s not a big change,” Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) spokesman Remi Gosselin said in an interview Thursday. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of […] Read more


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Canola exports turn tiny as Canada running out

MarketsFarm — There was a tremendous drop in canola exports from Canada during week 34 of the 2021-22 marketing year, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The commission’s report issued Thursday showed a mere 800 tonnes of canola were shipped overseas. The week before, 128,300 tonnes were outbound. “We’re really getting close to running out,” […] Read more

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W.A. Grain’s farmer suppliers to get 80 cents on dollar

CGC program to provide $5.6 million of $7.1 million owed

Farmers owed $7.1 million by W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions, which had facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan, will get $5.6 million, or about 80 per cent of the money owed to them, via the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. “While we regret producers didn’t get 100 per cent (of what they […] Read more