The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is welcoming the move towards grain grades based on specification and the start of a broad review to determine the relevance of the Canadian Grain Commission.

The group says that grain grades moving away from the current subjective grading system to an objective specification based system would add transparency for farmers.

“It’s been over five years since the CWB monopoly ended.  Farmers, grain companies, end users and the entire supply chain have had ample time to adjust and grain grading reforms should be in place by next crop year,” said Wheat Growers Chair Jim Wickett.

The Wheat Growers is also advocating for more transparent outward inspection, adding Canadian Grain Commission outward inspection should be voluntary.