Resolution

WHEREAS producers can face significant price discounts when selling grain that exceeds Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) minimum moisture level for dry grain;

WHEREAS there is often no corresponding premium for grain that is lower than the minimum standards which can also result in a price reduction due to its lower weight;

WHEREAS there are federal regulations and standards in other industries, including the fuel industry, to correct for these types of discrepancies using regulated “conversion factors”;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS request the federal government to establish a conversion factor for grains and oilseed that calculates weight on a “dry matter basis”, such that the weight of grain at final settlement is calculated at its minimum dry moisture level (e.g. 14.5% for wheat)