Insights and Stories on Grain Quality

Second opinion on grain grade available: Canadian Grain Commission

Oct. 30, 2024 at 11:02 am CDT

Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator

Farmers get week to dispute grain grade, dockage

Oct. 13, 2022 at 8:29 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Virtual town hall on federal Grain Act set for Friday

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

NFU sees red flags in CUSMA bill for grain growers

Mar. 8, 2020 at 1:47 am CST

By GFM Staff

Feed weekly outlook: Firm Prairie market leveling off

Nov. 28, 2019 at 3:28 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grain grading revamp may add falling number, DON as factors

Mar. 12, 2019 at 6:37 am CDT

Two significant grain specs that aren’t yet factors for a crop’s official grade are now under consideration to join that official list. The Canadian Grain Commission on Monday put out a call for “grain sector stakeholders” to submit their views before May 10 on a proposal for falling number and […]

By GFM Staff

Feed weekly outlook: Snowy weather makes for larger feed supplies

Oct. 4, 2018 at 5:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The question isn’t whether there’ll be enough feed grains this year in Western Canada, but when they’ll be ready — which is keeping the market steady currently. “The question is when will it be marketable? When will it be out of the field and in condition to […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Overcrowded feed market eats into profitability

Aug. 30, 2016 at 7:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Alberta’s feed grain market is overcrowded with sellers, driving prices lower in a trend one market participant says is expected to stay for the near-term. “Farmers keep asking if there’s a lot of grain out there, and that’s not really the main reason markets are falling off,” […]

By Jade Markus

Russia, China sign accords on grain quality control

Dec. 18, 2015 at 9:25 pm CST

Reuters — Moscow and Beijing have signed agreements on the control of grain quality, which technically open the Chinese market to Russian grain. Russian food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor and the Chinese government body in charge of quality control signed two food safety documents on Russian wheat, corn (maize), rapeseed, soybean […]

By Olesya Astakhova Polina Devitt

Temperatures climbing? Check the grain bins

Mar. 11, 2015 at 5:01 am CDT

As much as warmer weather may have growers in Ontario thinking of spring planting, a provincial ag specialist warns farmers to consider the old crop ahead of any plans for the new crop. Temperatures are moderating and in southern Ontario, they’ve risen well above freezing for the first time in […]

By Ralph Pearce