Grain producers will now have more time to ask for a Final Quality Determination from the Canadian Grain Commission in the event of a grain grading dispute on their deliveries into Canadian Grain Commission-licensed primary elevators. Formerly known as “Subject to Inspector’s Grade and Dockage”, producers can now ask that a sample of their grain…

A later harvest across much of the Prairies this year may have grain growers wondering how the quality of their grain has been affected. The Canadian Grain Commission recognizes that producers may need more time to participate this year and has extended the deadline of its Harvest Sample Program to December 30, 2022.   Through…

The Canadian Grain Commission’s new Science Strategy is now available. The strategy lays out a vision for the future of science and research at the Canadian Grain Commission and positions us to respond to the latest trends and developments in the grain sector. Based on consultations with producer and industry organizations, end users, academia as…

Updates are coming to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Official Grain Grading Guide this crop year. Following consultation with sector stakeholders through the Western Standards Committee and Eastern Standards Committee, the Canadian Grain Commission is implementing grading changes that will better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and grain buyers around the world.…

In response to stakeholder concerns, the Canadian Grain Commission is repealing the alignment of primary and export tolerances for test weight and total foreign material for all grades of the following classes of wheat: Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS) Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES) Canada Western Soft White Spring…

The Canadian Grain Commission is making several grain grading changes for the new crop year following consultation with sector stakeholders and members of our Western Standards Committee and Eastern Standards Committee. These changes will allow Canada’s quality assurance system to better meet the needs of the grain sector in Canada and grain buyers around the…