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AC Barrie
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AC Barrie is a Canadian hard red spring wheat cultivar released in the 1990s, prized for excellent milling and baking quality within the Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) class. It balanced yield with the strong gluten and high protein that define premium Canadian bread wheat exports. Flour from AC Barrie-type CWRS is used for high-volume pan breads, hearth loaves, and blending to raise dough strength. Though newer CWRS cultivars lead acreage today, AC Barrie remains a quality reference in Canadian wheat history.
Also known as: CWRS export bread wheat
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AC Barrie was released for the Canadian Prairie hard red spring wheat area.
AC Barrie became a leading CWRS cultivar for quality-focused growers.
Export customers associated AC Barrie-era crops with strong baking performance.
Newer CWRS varieties began superseding AC Barrie on recommended lists.
AC Barrie stayed notable in pedigrees and quality benchmarking discussions.
Canadian wheat histories listed AC Barrie among landmark quality cultivars.