GrainsWest Fall 2020

Fall 2020 Grains West 34 he Canadian Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) class accounted for just six per cent of spring wheat produced in Canada in 2019, yet key export markets primarily in Latin America and Sri Lanka continue to seek out the medium protein wheat. And while overall acreage has dropped, demand has risen, creating opportunities, in particular, for farmers who struggle to achieve the high protein levels required to make grade in BY MELANIE EPP • IMAGES COURTESY OF ALBERTA WHEAT COMMISSION AND CEREALS CANADA Experts emphasize positive agronomics and export potential of CPSR T FEATURE Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) varieties. Export markets prefer CPSR because it is affordable, high-quality wheat with good protein strength and extensibility. Farmers like it because it yields well and is especially reliable in making grade. Latin American countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Peru represent the main export destinations for Canadian CPSR wheat. Due to its relative geographic proximity and the performance of CPSR and Canadian Prairie spring blends, Canada is well- positioned to deliver value into these Latin American markets, said Daniel Ramage, Cereals Canada director of market development. Further afield in South Asia, Sri Lanka has also been an important market. Marketing by specification, he said, is increasingly common for CPSR and other wheat outside of the major CWRS and durum classes. CLASS CONSIDERATIONS