United States Wheat Associates

[farmaholic]

If the goal is to assimilate and not differentiate, maybe Black Sea wheat should be the target.

If our wheat is better and can extract a premium in the US or anywhere...good. If other wheat coming into Canada doesn't meet the grade. ..how does that become our problem?

Appease the bully or pay the price.

Do we really need each other's wheat? Last time I checked we are competing exporters. If they need what we have--buy it, even if it requires a premium.

[wmoebis]

Not sure how to interpret your reply Tom.
Are you in favor of Canadian producers being able to purchase and import all USA varieties from USA seed growers and sell production as Canadian wheat?

[TOM4CWB]

Wm,
"Are you in favor of Canadian producers being able to purchase and import all USA varieties from USA seed growers and sell production as Canadian wheat?"

This already happens... is legal... well suited US wheat Varieties [ND State University Varieties for instance] are quickly registered in western Canada and marketed as Canadian grown wheat... which it is.

The higher gluten strength is an adjustment in our CDN CWRS grades to meet US DNS quality. What is wanted in global trade for blending HRS wheat.

[wmoebis]

How many farmers go to the USA to buy seed. What is the cost of it compared to what Canadian seed growers are charging?

I am just asking never thought of it before. If it can grow in MT, ND and SD I'm pretty sure it can grow in parts of Canada.

[wmoebis]

Tom what I understand you to be asking for is Non Canadian Reg varieties, that are well suited to USA growing conditions, but may not be suited to our conditions, and are not be of equal quality to be able to be sold into our Canadian system and be blended with our wheat for export and sold as Canadian wheat.

Sorry but I don't see the value in the interest of Canadian producers.