The SAGO agency generally specifies that wheat purchased at international tenders must be sourced from the European Union, North America, South America or Australia. The diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Canada over the arrest of Saudi civil society activists has intensified after the Middle Eastern nation 's wheat export market said it would no longer accept Canadian grains . Traders said the Saudi Grains Organization ( SAGO ) had sent an official notice about the decision , but Winnipeg - based G3 , a partnership between Saudi Arabian firm SALIC and US outfit Bunge , said it was " business as usual " . Total Canadian wheat sales to Saudi Arabia in 2015 were 66,000 metric tonnes ( mt ) , excluding exports , and 68,250 mt in 2016 .
The diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Canada over the arrest of Saudi civil society activists has intensified after the Middle Eastern nation 's wheat export market said it would no longer accept Canadian grains . Traders said the Saudi Grains Organization ( SAGO ) had sent an official notice about the decision , but Winnipeg - based G3 , a partnership between Saudi Arabian firm SALIC and US outfit Bunge , said it was " business as usual " . Total Canadian wheat sales to Saudi Arabia in 2015 were 66,000 metric tonnes ( mt ) , excluding exports , and 68,250 mt in 2016 .