U.S. presses Canada for fairer wheat-grading system

Canada “essentially depresses the entire value” of U.S.-grown wheat that farmers want to sell north of the border, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in criticizing the grading system now in use. U.S. wheat is automatically rated as lower-quality feed-grade wheat when it arrives at Canadian grain elevators. During a teleconference from Ho Chi Minh City,… » Read More

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