Quality of Ontario wheat 2009

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Introduction

Ontario wheat production for the 2009 crop year was estimated at 2.0 million tonnes [1]. The primary grading factors were mildew and fusarium damage. Samples used in the preparation of all grade composites were drawn by field personnel with Weather Innovations Incorporated (WIN) from all wheat growing areas on the basis of county production. Individual samples were forwarded to the Canadian Grain Commission office in Winnipeg for grading and preliminary analyses. Composite samples representing soft red winter wheat varieties were made by the Grain Research Laboratory, Canadian Grain Commission for quality analysis. An insufficient number of samples of soft white winter, hard red winter and hard red spring wheat were received to produce robust composites. Quality analysis results for soft red winter wheat are shown in Table 1. Data from the 2008 survey are shown in the quality table for comparison purposes.

[1] Statistics Canada, Field Crop Reporting Series, Vol. 88, No. 7, October 2009

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