By Angie Rolheiser

Canadian Grain Commission reduces grain inspection and weighing fees

May 21, 2021 | 1:00 PM

MELFORT, Sask. — The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is welcoming reduced grain inspection and weighing fees from the Canadian Grain Commission.

According to the federal agency, official inspection and weighing fees drop 43 cents to $1.05 per ton for ships. The fees decline $37.88 for a railway car, truck or container.

APAS president Todd Lewis said the fee reductions are good news.

“They recognize that we have seen record grain volumes shipped and with that record volume, there has been an increase of revenue into the Grain Commission,” Lewis said.

The reduced fees will save farmers $13.8 million in the upcoming crop year.

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“It’s good to see there’s a long-term plan that reduces fees and it also an increase to the amount of volume that we will see that they base their fees on each year,” Lewis said. “I think they have gone up to 48 million metric tonnes of handling annually.”

Lewis said the fee reductions are quite significant and the grain industry will save 19 per cent or $13.8 million in the coming crop year.

“It will rise in future years too,” Lewis said. “They were on a five-year rotation where they would look at fees every five years but this review was done earlier now and they are now talking about a three-year rotation.”

The reduced fees will keep money in farmers pockets and Lewis said whenever that happens, it is a win.

“There are a lot of groups that farmers deal with during the year and the grain commission is there to provide support to ensure farmers are getting a fair kick at the can in the market,” Lewis said.

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angie.rolheiser@pattisonmedia.com

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