Author Archives: Ellen Goodman

Over the last several years Canada Western Red Spring has become the high-protein wheat of choice in Nigeria, replacing U.S. imports that once dominated the market. “Canada is their major supplier of high-quality, high-protein wheat, and demand is growing,” says Esey Assefaw, Head of Cigi Asian Products and Pasta Technology. “But it doesn’t mean we … continue reading →

When pulses are used as ingredients in food products, pulse variety and growing location can have an impact on end-product quality, according to a Cigi study, suggesting attributes important to the food industry should be considered in the development of new pulse varieties. Peter Frohlich, Cigi Manager of Pulses and Special Crops, says results from … continue reading →

Last December new crop seminars were held for customers in the growing West African markets of Nigeria and Ghana by members of the Canadian value chain that included representatives from Cereals Canada, Canadian Grain Commission and Cigi, and a farmer. Nigeria imported 870,200 tonnes (MT) of Canadian wheat including 821,700 MT of CWRS and 31,500 … continue reading →

New crop mission team members delivered good news about CWRS quality last November to Asian customers in Japan, China, Korea and Singapore. This was particularly welcomed by a quality-conscious country such as Japan that has imported a five-year average of 1.51 million tonnes (MT) of Canadian wheat per year, mostly No. 1 grade CWRS. In … continue reading →

Canadian grain customers in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico overall were pleased to hear about good wheat quality this year from the team representing the Canadian value chain, according to Cigi staff participating in the new crop seminars held in Latin America in November. The seminars drew attendance that represented between 80% and 90% … continue reading →