CANADA
Prairie Red Spring
With medium protein content and kernel hardness, CPSR has high milling yields with low flour ash and bright flour colour. It can be used for the production of high-quality baked goods and noodles.
Top 5 varieties grown this year
- AAC Penhold
- Accelerate
- AAC Goodwin
- AAC Rowyn
- 5700PR
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PRODUCTION
1 MT
WHEAT GROWN IN CANADA
5%
Advice from an Expert
Opportunity for good milling performance and flour yield.
Grading Factors
No. 1 and No. 2 are over 91%.
Protein
14.0% protein content, higher than 10-year average.
Milling Quality
Milling performance typical of CPSR. Consistently high milling yields with low flour ash and bright colour.
Application Performance
High absorption with good dough handling. Good performance across diverse end-product applications.
CPSR
Grading
Lower volumes of No. 1 and No. 2. Production of CPSR in 2021 is lower than average but quality has been maintained.

No. 1

No. 2

All Others
CPSR 2021-22
Major Grading* Factors
A higher percentage of CPSR graded either No. 1 or No. 2 as there was limited downgrading.
CPSR
Protein
No.1
Overall Protein
14.0%
Higher than the 10-year average. Results are expressed on a 13.5% moisture basis.
CWRS
Protein Content
GRADING FACTOR AND
PROTEIN CONTENT TABLE
INFORMATION
- Analysis conducted by CGC Grain Research Laboratory as of November 1, 2021
- Protein content (N × 5.7) is determined by near-infrared measurements calibrated against Combustion Nitrogen Analysis reference method and is expressed on an 13.5% moisture basis.
- Results are unlikely to represent samples harvested within two weeks of the report
- The “Number of Samples” figures may not reflect actual production distributions across grades
- Samples provided by growers
- N/A= not applicable
- HVK = Hard vitreous kernels
- NS = non-sufficient
CPSR
Milling Quality
No.1, Prairie Composite
TEST WEIGHT
82.0 kg/hL
Slightly higher than last year
WEIGHT PER 1,00 KERNELS
40.8 g
Slightly lower than last year
ASH CONTENT
1.38%
(13.5% moisture basis) Comparable to last year Comparable to last year
MILLLING FLOUR YIELD
74.8%
Comparable to last year
CPSR
Applications
Bread and noodles made from CPSR have good quality and processability.
Bread Analysis
CPSR is great for various baked products such as breads, hearth breads, flat breads and crackers. It has good mixing and fermentation tolerance. Dough made using flour milled from CPSR has good handling properties during mixing and processing, along with strong elasticity and extensibility. It produces bread with good loaf volume and crumb structure.
Baking (No-time Dough)
No. 1, Prairie Composite
ABSORPTION
67%
MIXING TIME
7.0 min
SPECIFIC VOLUME
7.5 cm3/g
TOTAL SCORE
9.4 / 10
Baking (Sponge & Dough)
No. 1, Prairie Composite
ABSORPTION
67%
MIXING TIME
7.8 min
SPECIFIC VOLUME
7.4 cm3/g
TOTAL SCORE
9.6+ / 10
Noodles Analysis
When used for noodle processing, CPSR allows for good processing quality resulting in a smooth and elastic dough. It is suitable for production of high-quality white salted and instant noodles resulting in exceptional texture. It can also be used for pasta production in markets that prefer pasta made from common (non-durum) wheat.
This year, fresh noodles produced using CPSR had excellent texture and good colour retention.
Fresh White Salted Noodles (Using 74% Extraction Flour)
No. 1, Prairie Composite
MAX CUTTING STRESS
28.4 g/mm2
Cooked noodle, 3.5 min
COLOUR
L*: 73.9 / 69.5
a*: 1.55 / 193
b*: 2.41 / 22.4
Advice from an Expert
ELAINE SOPIWNYK
Vice President of Technical Services

Despite challenging production conditions in 2021, CPRS quality continues to meet expectations for the class.
Consistent Milling Performance
Milling yields are typical of CRSR, with good test weight, high protein content and sound kernels.
Good Baking Quality
Strong gluten, with a balance of strength and extensibility ensures good processing, good fermentation tolerance and excellent loaf volumes.
Good Noodle Quality
Good processing resulting in fresh noodles with excellent textural properties and good colour retention
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