Historical protein content for Canada Western Red Spring wheat

This report presents historical data on protein content for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat grown from 1995 to 2024. Wheat samples were submitted to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program by producers. Quality data is compiled from the results of analytical tests performed in the Grain Research Laboratory.

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Average protein content (%) for CWRS wheat

Year	Western Prairies	Eastern Prairies	All Prairies
1995	12.7	13.5	13.1
1996	12.4	13.3	12.9
1997	12.9	14.2	13.5
1998	14.0	14.1	14.1
1999	13.1	13.5	13.3
2000	13.5	13.7	13.6
2001	14.3	15.0	14.6
2002	14.8	14.5	14.6
2003	14.4	14.0	14.2
2004	13.4	13.1	13.3
2005	12.8	13.4	13.1
2006	13.2	13.6	13.4
2007	13.6	14.5	14.1
2008	13.1	13.9	13.5
2009	13.1	13.2	13.2
2010	13.0	13.6	13.3
2011	12.7	13.6	13.2
2012	13.7	14.3	14.0
2013	12.8	13.1	12.9
2014	13.4	13.3	13.4
2015	14.1	14.1	14.1
2016	13.4	13.9	13.6
2017	13.2	12.8	13.0
2018	13.8	13.5	13.6
2019	13.1	13.5	13.3
2020	13.1	13.6	13.4
2021	14.8	14.6	14.7
2022	13.8	14.1	13.9
2023	13.9	13.6	13.8
2024	14.3	13.8	14.0
30-year average	13.5	13.8	13.6