U.S. Wheat Receives Parity in New Trade Agreement

WASHINGTON, DC – As a key component of the new USMCA trade agreement, Canada agreed to allow wheat grown in the United States for import purposes to receive an official Canadian grade as long as the variety was approved in that country.

Prior to the implementation of the new and revised trade deal, Canada graded all imported wheat from the U.S. with the lowest official statutory Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade for that class no matter how U.S. government officials graded the wheat here. Canada also agrees to remove requirements for official inspection certificates to indicate that grain grown in the United States is of foreign or mixed origin.

Effective August 1, 2020, a standardized Declaration of Eligibility for Delivery of Grain will be required and the country of origin will continue to be cited on the phytosanitary certificate upon request of the importing country. This declaration form must be completed by each producer at least once every crop year and for each licensed grain company that receives the delivery.

Finally, Canada has removed requirements for official inspection certificates to indicate that grain grown in the United States is of foreign or mixed origin as wheat from either country will now be simply labeled “non-foreign wheat.”
(SOURCE: Foreign Agriculture Service)