Check-off Information

The check-off ensures there is funding in place for research, market development and promotion related to Saskatchewan-grown wheat.

Sask Wheat Check-off

The Sask Wheat check-off is $1.00 per tonne and is collected on all spring wheat, winter wheat, fall rye, winter triticale, and durum sold in Saskatchewan. This check-off will ensure there is funding in place for research, market development and promotion related to Saskatchewan-grown wheat. Through Sask Wheat’s elected Board of Directors, Saskatchewan producers have a direct say in how these funds are invested. If you have had wheat sales in the current crop year and choose to have your levy contributions returned to you, please contact the Sask Wheat office for more information.

Return on Investment for Check-Off

Producers have benefited greatly from contributing to check-off levies that fund varietal development. Research by Katarzyna Bolek-Callbeck and Richard Gray found a benefit-cost ratio for producer investments in wheat varietal development of 32.6 to 1 ($32.60 in benefits for every $1 invested). These benefits are returned to producers through improved varieties. Producer investments in research and variety development have helped fund major scientific breakthroughs, such as the sequencing of the wheat genome, which have continued to advance variety development.

In light of this information, we hope that you will choose to invest your wheat check-off dollars with the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission. Your support, along with that of the other wheat producers in Saskatchewan, will allow the important research and market development work that is underway to continue. You may also be eligible to claim a tax credit on your levy contributions.