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U.S. Wheat groups push for grading change in Canada

U.S. wheat groups have asked Canada to change its grain grading system.  National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Gordon Stoner and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Chairman Brian O’Toole say Canada’s current grading system unfairly minimizes the quality of U.S.-grown wheat.

Under the Canada Grains Act, when a U.S. farmer transports wheat into Canada to sell at a local elevator, that wheat is automatically considered feed-quality regardless of its actual quality.

They’ve sent a letter to Canada’s Ministers of Agriculture and International Trade pressing for grading system reform.

Both Stoner and O’Toole farm in states bordering Canada, so they have personal experience with the situation.

In the letter, the wheat groups compare Canada’s grading system to arguments Canada used successfully in the Country of Origin Labeling dispute against the U.S.