Modern wheat varieties contain genetic characteristics of the original domesticated variety of einkorn. Researchers at the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan are sequencing einkorn to look for traits beneficial in a warmer environment.  |  FIle photo

Genome of cereal ancestor sequenced

It’s no coincidence the pre-historic advent of farming took place in a region known as the cradle of civilization in what is now the Middle East, allowing for cultivation of domesticated grains to bake the first loafs of bread. A new research project recently published its findings tracing back those first domesticated cereals through genomic […] Read more

Problems in the European Union wheat crop including in Poland, which produces the highest protein wheat in the region, as well as in Russia means there could be a good market for high protein CWRS.  |  Robin Booker photo

High protein wheat to see strong demand

Price premiums for high-quality wheat are widening in the EU

North America’s spring wheat could be in high demand this year due to crop quality problems overseas.  “There is going to be a good market for solid CWRS (Canadian Western red spring) 13, 14 and even 15 (percent protein),” said Neil Townsend, chief analyst with GrainFox.  He has heard about serious quality problems in the […] Read more