By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday May 18, 2022

May 18, 2022 | 4:17 PM

MELFORT, Sask. — RIchardson International and Viterra will be able to export canola seed to China again.

The two companies were shut out of the that market in March 2019 when their licenses were suspended.

The restrictions came into effect following the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada in December 2018. China alleged that canola shipments from Canada contained certain weed seeds, leading to the termination of export permits for Richardson and Viterra.

Seed exports to China have fallen from $2.8 billion in 2018 before the restrictions, to $800 million in 2019, $1.4 billion in 2020 and $1.8 billion in 2021.

Analysis estimated this action cost the industry between $1.54 and $2.35 billion from lost sales and lower prices between March 2019 and August 2020.

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A Saskatchewan-based equipment manufacturer has signed an agreement to supply its Toolbar to John Deere to be used exclusively with their air seeding equipment.

SeedMaster Global sales director, Tim Criddle, said John Deere customers will get a Toolbar that features its dual-knife opener that delivers precise seed and fertilizer placement.

“This agreement is recognition by an industry leader of the quality and reliability that the Toolbar represents. We are thrilled that John Deere recognizes the research and innovation that has gone into developing the Toolbar and sees the value it will add for their customers,” Criddle said in a news release.

The Toolbar will roll out with John Deere air seeders in Western Canada for 2022 with a limited number of units available in multiple lengths and row spacing options.

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There was roughly a three per cent decline in the amount of wheat milled and made into flour last year.

Statistics Canada said roughly 3.1 million tonnes of wheat was milled with flour production coming in at 2.4 million tonnes. About 94 per cent of the wheat milled between August 2020 and July 2021 was for human consumption in Canada although some products were exported as well.

The lower milled wheat and flour production in Canada wasn’t a surprise when the drought resulted in a 38.4 per cent drop in wheat production on the prairies last year.

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