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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Canadian Grain Commission has released a new online tool to help producers quickly and accurately determine the volume and test weight of their grain.
The test weight calculators for Canadian grains, which are available for free on the Canadian Grain Commission’s website, will make it easier for producers to calculate the test weight of their grain in 3 commonly used units of measurement:
kilogram per hectolitre (kg/hL)
pounds per Avery bushel (lb/bu-A)
pounds per Winchester bushel (lb/bu-W)
The tool also includes calculators to help producers convert tonnes to bushels and determine the volume of grain in bins, piles, and containers.
By Jim Smalley
APAS welcomes reduced grain inspection and weighing fees from the Canadian Grain Commission.
The federal agency says official inspection and weighing fees drop 43 cents to 1 dollar 5 cents per ton for ships, and declines 37 dollars 88 cents for a railway car, truck or container.
The grain industry will save 19 percent or 13.8 million dollars in the coming crop year.
APAS president Todd Lewis says the fee reductions are good news.
“They recognize that we’ve seen record grain volume shipped, and with that record volume, there’s been an increase with revenue into the grain commission,” said Lewis. “Past management allowed those fees to add up, and we ended up with a significant surplus. It’s good to see this is a long term plan that reduces fees.”
iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on May 4, 2021 12:03pm
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The Lead
China’s Ban on Australian Exports Requires a Unified Response by Allies, Especially the US and Canada
Commentary
Allies really shouldn’t throw each other under the bus when it comes to China. Just the opposite.
China banned Australian coal exports in October, and over the next five months, those exports dropped from over 3 million tons per month, to zero. American coal producers lifted some of those sales, with quantities sold increasing from about zero that month to 663,000 tons in March, according to China’s customs data.
China’s increased coal exports from the United States thus hit two birds with one stone. First, by punishing Australia, in part for rejecting Huawei (at America’s request, awkwardly), and second, by helping China meet its obligation to purchase another $52.4 billion of U.S. energy from 2020 to 2021, per former President Donald Trump’s Phase One trade deal of January 2020.
By Jim Smalley
SaskWheat is calling for the creation of an export sales reporting program.
The proposal is part of a submission for the federal review of the Canada Grain Act.
A report for SaskWheat found the lack of appropriate data led to farmers missing out on better sales timing in the current crop year.
The SaskWheat submission says market transparency is a key issue for farmers and wants legislation requiring grain companies to report daily and weekly sales data over a specified size to the Canadian Grain Commission.
SaskWheat supports the current governance of the grain commission and supports mandatory outward inspection remaining with the grain commission.