The National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Wheat Growers Association (WGA)have sent a letter to agriculture and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay asking him to halt the Canadian Grain Commission changes that are set to come into effect with the start of the new crop year on August 1st.
The two groups tend to disagree on a number of issues but stand united in their opposition to the CGC's move to harmonize the primary and export standards for wheat.
The new harmonized test weight standard means that CWRS wheat (hard red spring wheat used for baking bread) must weigh at least 63.3 lbs/bushel when delivered to the elevator instead of the current standard of 60.1 lbs/bushel or it will be downgraded to a #2.
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