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of hard red wheat in Ontario, and
assuring customers of the quality
from seed to flour is an important
part of the attraction to millers.
Currently Ontario -grown hard red
wheat fills less than 10 per cent of
Ontario's milling requirements. Hard
red spring wheats can bring $50-$60
a tonne more than soft wheat, the
company says.
Despite his doubts, Wright did see
a need for identity preserved when
the wheat was meeting the needs of a
niche market and its end user.
Aside from ensuring the quality of
the grain they receive through the
program, Groom said there is an
emerging trend from the consumers
which asks for that quality guarantee.
Food safety, hygiene and trace-
ability has become a big issue, he
said. Consumers want to known what
they are getting and that it is safe as
they seek organic products or insist
on awareness for genetically modi-
fied goods.
With those changing consumer
demands, Buttenham said there may
indeed be an increased demand for
niche market products, but there
could be new challenges as biotech-
nology brings genetically -modified
products to store shelves.
Aproblem currently being dealt
with by some elevator opera-
tors is the GMO corn which
is not approved for the EU.
"How do you separate 18 to 20
varieties when they are in the eleva-
tor?" he asked.
On the issue of consumer products
and the seeming quest for cheaper
prices, Buttenham questioned how
this equated with producers provid-
ing value added.
"The consumer expects a safe,
quality product at a good price," he
said.
"There has to be effective commu-
nication in all sectors of the industry
from the producer to dealer, proces-
sor and consumer."
"We are not wheat growers, we
are food growers."0