Many people thought the new requirement applied only to the Prairies, but it now seems it’s national.
Farmers will need to fill out paperwork indicating the variety of the crop they’re delivering.
Apparently Eastern Canada has been granted a one-year delay to the trade deal requirement that came into effect July 1. The Prairies must comply now.
The same deal requires imports from the United States to be graded to Canadian standards; previously wheat was automatically assigned feed grade status.
One of the challenges is visually identifying high-yielding, lower-quality U.S. wheat varieties not approved in Canada. If they get blended into Canadian wheats and exported, it could harm Canada’s reputation for top-quality bread-making wheat.
