Western Canadian wheat

Western Canadian wheat classes

Changes to western Canadian wheat classes

Effective August 1, 2008, the Canadian Grain Commission's classification system for western Canadian wheat will change.
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Kernel visual distinguishability in western Canadian wheat classes

Canada’s grain quality assurance system is designed to consistently provide domestic and export customers with the quality of grain they require, year after year. A key strength of this system is the ability to segregate and handle grain according to quality, from producer delivery to the point of export, thus enabling end-users to purchase shipments with predictable processing qualities.
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Western Canadian wheat class descriptions

• Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)
• Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW)
• Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD)
• Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES)
• Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS)
• Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS)
• Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW)
• Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS)

Western Canadian wheat class photographs

The eight classes of western Canadian wheat photograph is available for download at different resolutions.

• Eight classes of western Canadian wheat, jpg format, 72 dpi, 16KB
• Eight classes of western Canadian wheat, jpg format, 300 dpi, 657KB
• Eight classes of western Canadian wheat, PDF format, 300 dpi, 666KB

Western Canadian wheat class characteristic

	Colour	Size	Shape	Germ	Brush	Cheeks
Red Spring	translucent red	small to midsize	oval to ovate	round, midsize to large	varies
Red Winter	orange to opaque red	small to midsize	elliptical	small, oval to round	small	round
Extra Strong	dark to medium red	large	ovate, s-shaped base	large, wide, typically round	large, collared ventrally	round
CPS Red	opaque red to orange	midsize to large	ovate to elliptical, incurved base	midsize to small, oval	small to midsize
CPS White	white	midsize to large	ovate to elliptical, incurved base	midsize, oval	small to midsize
Amber Durum	amber	large to midsize	elliptical	large, wide oval to rectangular	varies	angular
Soft White Spring	white	small to midsize	ovate to oval	small, oval	varies
Hard White Spring	white	small to midsize	oval to ovate	round, midsize to large	varies

 

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