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Improving Canada's Grain Quality Assurance System

A Discussion Paper on the Use of Variety Eligibility Declarations

VED - Step-by-Step Accountability Wheat Costs and Benefits Timing Variety Eligibility Declaration

Variety Eligibility Declaration

Because of the limitations of KVD-based segregation, and because rapid variety tests are not available, the CGC believes it is necessary to introduce gradually a variety declaration-based system of grain segregation backed-up by some laboratory testing.

Such a system will bridge the gap between our current situation and the time when inexpensive, rapid testing is available. Our objectives are as follows

  1. To protect and broaden Canadian producers' access to grain markets by strengthening the grain quality assurance system

  2. To provide producers with a broader range of choices in what they grow and sell

  3. To provide end-users more choices in what they buy, while continuing to meet their need for consistent, uniform quality

The concept is simple. Every time grain changes hands, samples would be taken, and declarations signed. Segregation would not depend completely on KVD. Building on our illustration of KDV (as it was meant to work and how it is currently working), it would look like this

This drawing illustrates how visually indistinguishable grain varieties could be grouped, using variety eligibility declarations, into various unique quality types. In the drawing, hypothetical varieties A, B, C and D are grouped to correspond to a hypothetical quality type one or class one; hypothetical varieties x, y and z form a group that corresponds to hypothetical qualty type two or class two.

Variety Eligibility Declaration

Documentation and sampling at each transfer point would make it possible to trace a cargo back to each elevator and farmer whose grain would be in a cargo. It follows, then, that it would be possible to detect the point at which unacceptable levels of unwanted varieties entered the system.

Deterrents to misrepresentation, such as payment of damages or fines or both, would be necessary for the success of a declaration system. The mechanics of enforcement are to be determined.


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