The federal government is being urged to hold public consultations before any changes are made to the Canada Grain Act for U.S. wheat varieties.
There have been calls to accommodate American-grown wheat sold in Canada into the Canadian grain grading system.
Sask Wheat Chair Bill Gehl says there’s a lot of questions to be asked first, as this could have a negative impact on farmers here.
"How is it going to affect our transportation system? Which we have seen over the last four or five years, can fall apart pretty quickly," he said. "How is extra grain coming into our system going to affect the quantity of grain moving out? And how is it going to affect the maximum revenue entitlement? Which the government has said they are going to maintain."
He’s concerned about the impact of U.S. wheat on Canadian grain movement to the export market.
Source : Steinbachonline