Canaryseed NewsNews from the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan (CDCS) & the Canaryseed Association of Canada (CAC)

2015 Fall EditionISSUE #31

In this Issue

Nominations open for CDCS directors ....................... 3

Avadex Minitill™: Apply now for wild oat control in your canaryseed .............................4

Food use approvals looking positive ...................................4

Registered CanaryseedBuyers .....................................7

As I write this on September 25, I’m hoping your canaryseed looks better than mine. My crop has been getting greener over the past several weeks and I’ve just started to swath it. I haven’t swathed in years and I’ve certainly never swathed a crop that’s so green.

While much of it is dead ripe and has been for quite some time, there a re lots of green heads from plants that germinated in late June and early July when it finally started raining. Not to mention lots of weeds that came late and took advantage of poor crop competition.

Some of the plants that germinated late are as much as a foot taller than the crop that germinated originally. The heads are a lot bigger on the late growth too. Even with the early plants, there are secondary heads that are often very green.

I’ve seen other fields on the west side of the province that are in a similar condition and I’ve talked to a number of growers fighting the same problems.

The provincial crop report covering the period up until September 21 lists provincial combining progress at 60 percent. However, only 19 percent of the canaryseed crop had been combined.

The canaryseed harvest is going to continue well into the fall. Please note that different buyers have different definitions of dry for the seed. While there is a canaryseed moisture chart, some buyers use the flax chart which allows quite a bit more moisture. When someone asks me “what’s dry for canaryseed”, I usually respond by saying it’s whatever the buyer says.

Message from the Executive Directorby Kevin Hursh

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2015-2016 CDCSBoard of Directors

David Nobbs, ChairBox 444Eatonia, SK S0L 0Y0Tel: 306-463-4410canpulsekindersley@sasktel.net

Gene Lahey, Vice-ChairBox 8Lacadena, SK S0L 1V0Tel: 306-574-4626genelahey@yourlink.ca

Ken ClancyBox 637Carrot River, SK S0E 0L0Tel: 306-768-3566clancyseeds@sasktel.net

Larry FriskyBox 14Arborfield, SK S0E 0A0Tel: 306-769-8892L_2Frisky@hotmail.com

Lance StockbruggerBox 212Englefeld, SK S0K 1N0Tel: 306-287-3869lance@ldsfarms.ca

Lucas SutherlandPO Box 37Eston, SK S0L 1A0Tel: 306-962-7279lucas_sutherland@hotmail.com

ADVISORS

Bill MayTel: 306-695-5225william.may@agr.gc.ca

Pierre HuclTel: 306-966-8667pierre.hucl@usask.ca

ANNUAL MEETINGJanuary 11, 2015 in SaskatoonThe CDCS annual meeting will again be held on the Monday afternoon of Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. Specifically, that is Monday, January 11 in the Canadian Room of the Saskatoon Inn.

We’ll have a market outlook presentation, agronomy information and hopefully good news to share about human food approval.

Watch www.canaryseed.ca and www.cropweek.com for agenda details.

As for prices, buyers don’t seem to be alarmed by the late harvest. Prices a few weeks ago were being quoted as high as 30 cents a pound, but price quotes are now typically in the 26 to 28 cent range. Demand from importers is said to be slow.

Looking forward to next year, I’ve talked with one seed grower multiplying the new itchless variety CDC Calvi and he thought there would be a reasonable supply of commercial seed for 2016. Calvi is the newest release from Pierre Hucl’s breeding program at the University’s Crop Development Centre. In yield trials, it does better than the other glabrous varieties, but it still doesn’t yield as well as Keet, the main hairy variety. Canterra Seeds has the rights to Calvi. No word on what seed prices will be.

Good luck with the rest of your harvest and with fall work. Please consider letting your name stand as a director. Election info is on page 3.

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Nominations open for CDCS directors

Nominations are being accepted for four directors of the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan (CDCS). Two positions went unfilled last year as there were insufficient nominations to fill all the open board positions.

Directors serve a three‐year term and are eligible for re‐election for one further term. The CDCS was constituted by the Saskatchewan Agri‐Food Act in February 2006. The CDCS board consists of seven elected directors who, as representatives of all Saskatchewan canaryseed producers, direct the operations and programs of the CDCS.

Directors are not paid a salary; however, they do receive a per diem for the actual days spent on CDCS business. Expenses are also reimbursed. CDCS Directors attend approximately five regular board meetings per year and are sometimes called upon to represent the CDCS at meetings and major conferences that help shape the canaryseed industry. The total time commitment is typically fewer than six days per year.

To stand for office, nominate, or vote, a person must be a registered producer with the CDCS. A registered canaryseed producer is any producer who has had a Saskatchewan canaryseed levy deducted in the last three years. All producers selling

Saskatchewan‐grown canaryseed to registered buyers are automatically registered with the CDCS. A producer is no longer registered if they have requested a refund of their levy within the last two years.

A registered producer that is a corporation, association, society, or other designation is entitled to vote and to hold office through a designated representative who has been appointed in writing.

Nomination forms as well as Designated Voting Representative

forms are available from the CDCS office, telephone: 306.975.6624. Completed forms must be received by the Returning Officer no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Tuesday November 10, 2015. Forms need to signed by three registered canaryseed producers. You may want four or five signatures in case someone who signs isn’t actually registered.

An election (if required) will be held by mailed ballot with election results announced at the Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon, SK, January 11, 2016.

November 10, 2015 – Nominations close 12:00 p.m. (noon)

November 24, 2015 – Ballots (if needed) to be mailed to registered – producers

December 18, 2015 – Last day for ballots to be received

January 11, 2016 – Election results announced at the CDCS Annual – General Meeting in Saskatoon

Important Dates to Remember

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Breeding selection is underway to develop canaryseed varieties with appropriate tolerance to a post-emergent wild oat herbicide. Any results from this work are still some years away. At this time, there are no registered post-emergent products available for wild oats in canaryseed. That makes the pre-emergent use of Avadex an important tool for growers. We asked Gowan, the manufacturer of Avadex to provide the following information article.

Avadex Mintill™: Apply Now for Wild Oat Control in Your Canaryseed

Controlling wild oats in canaryseed can be a challenge. However, applying Avadex Mintill™ and following best practices will give you that early wild oat control that will give you full yield potential.

Avadex Mintill™ is a 10 per cent granular formulation of the herbicide triallate that is used as a pre‐emergent treatment for wild oats. One of the unique things about Avadex Mintill™ is that you can achieve your best spring weed control results by applying the herbicide in the fall, starting Oct 1 and before soil freeze up.

If soil temperatures are above 5°C a light harrowing is recommended. This allows the active ingredient to move off the granules and form an effective herbicide treated barrier in the soil that will last until the next spring. This will minimize early season competition from Wild Oats while allowing canaryseed to become established after spring planting. Heavy trash should be managed prior to applying the granules.

Then, next spring, simply make another harrow pass to further incorporate and distribute the Avadex Mintill™ granules, apply your pre‐seeding glyphosate burn off and seed. Follow up with a scrape back two to

four weeks after seeding and observe Avadex Mintill™ doing its job.

Avadex Mintill™ can be used in the spring and for best results, should be applied 10 to14 days prior to seeding followed by a harrowing three to four days after application. Once again, apply a glyphosate burn off prior to seeding to improve wild oat control. Rates are based on soil organic matter so check the label for the correct rates for your area.

Do not use Avadex Mintill™ on soils where the crop residues have been burned in the last 12 months, as the burned residues can tie up the active ingredient, resulting in poor weed control.

With no in crop treatments available for wild oat control in canaryseed it is important to use the correct rates, incorporate as instructed, perform an effective burn off and try to seed on fields where wild oat infestations are low to moderate.

As of the 2015‐16 season, the Avadex® BW liquid formulation is not registered on canaryseed. Gowan is working to register the liquid formulation, but it will take some years before it is approved for use on canaryseed.

For more information, contact an Avadex Mintill™ retailer or Gowan at 800‐883‐1844. Always read and follow label directions before using any crop protection product.

The long process to get approval for canaryseed as

a human food in Canada and the U.S. is drawing to

a close. We expect to be able to announce positive

news in the very near future. Stay tuned.

Food use approvals looking positive

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Canaryseed Market Outlook(from a September report by the Grains and Oilseeds Division of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada)

For 2014‐15, exports were similar to the previous year at 165 kt. Increased Mexican and South American demand was offset by lower EU‐27 demand. The average price increased as Canadian carry‐out stocks tightened.

For 2015‐16, production is estimated at 134 kt, up 7% from last year. A sharp rise in area was offset by a large reduction in the yield estimate. Supplies are forecast to increase marginally. Exports are forecast to

be unchanged from 2014‐15, with the EU‐27 and Mexico as the main markets, followed by the US. The average price is forecast to increase from 2014‐15.

CanaryseedCrop Year

( a )Area

SeededArea

Harvested Yield ProductionImports( b ) Total Supply

Exports( b )

TotalDomesticUse ( c )

Carry outStocks

Stocks toUse Ratio

AveragePrice( d )

t/ha % $/t2013 2014 85 85 1.54 131 0 153 164 N/A N/A N/A 5002014 2015 111 107 1.17 125 0 125 165 N/A N/A N/A 5402015 2016 134 130 1.03 134 0 134 165 N/A N/A N/A 575 605

Source: Statistics Canda and industry consultations.

( d ) Producer price, FOB plant, average over all types, grades and markets

*****thousand ha***** *********************thousand metric tonnes*********************

( a ) Crop Year is August July( b ) Imports and exports exlude products( c ) Total Domestic Use = Food and Industrial Use + Feed Waste & Dockage + Seed Use + Loss in Handling. Total domestic use is caculated residually.

f: forecast, by Agriculture and Agri Food Canada

Many producers on the west side of Saskatchewan have been battling variable crop maturity and green regrowth.

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Crop Profitability ComparisonAnalysis by Kevin Hursh

In the following table, most of the main Saskatchewan crops are compared for their returns over variable (cash) production costs. As you’ll see from the numbers, canaryseed compares favourably to

Yields come from estimates within the Saskatchewan Crop Report as of early September and could be adjusted when harvest is concluded.

Red lentils, mustard and canaryseed have yields expressed in pounds per acre with prices quoted per pound. The other crops have yields expressed in

other cereal crop options. The net return for canaryseed isn’t quite as high as malt barley, but in this analysis canaryseed surpasses wheat, durum, feed barley and oats.

bushels per acre with prices quoted as dollars per bushel.

Prices come from published sources in late September, but note that prices vary by location and from one day to the next. The mustard price is a rough average of yellow, brown and oriental values.

Of course, the numbers that matter most are the ones from your own farm, but take a look at broad brush numbers in the table and see what you think.

Variable costs come from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s 2015 Crop Planning Guides and utilize the costs from the dark brown soil zone for most crops. An average of mustard costs for the three types is used.

Yield Price Gross Return Variable Cost Return Over Variable Cost

CWRS wheat 35 $6.15 $215/ac $149/ac $66/ac

Durum 30 $8.75 $263/ac $163/ac $100/ac

Malt Barley 56 $5.50 $308/ac $144/ac $164/ac

Feed Barley 56 $3.75 $210/ac $144/ac $66/ac

Oats 81 $2.40 $194/ac $127/ac $67/ac

Red Lentils 1225 $0.35 $429/ac $180/ac $249/ac

Yellow Peas 29 $8.40 $244/ac $147/ac $97/ac

Flax 21 $12.50 $263/ac $138/ac $125/ac

Canola 31 $10.50 $326/ac $219/ac $107/ac

Mustard 1047 $0.40 $419/ac $140/ac $279/ac

Canaryseed 1157 $0.27 $312 $160/ac $152/ac

7Registered Canaryseed BuyersAgra Canex Ltd. PO Box 669 Eston SK S0L 1A0 T: 866‐962‐4990 F: 306‐962‐4994

Agricom International Inc. 213 ‐ 828 Harbourside Drive North Vancouver BC V7P 3R9 T: 604‐983‐6922 F: 604‐983‐6923

Agri-Food Central Ltd. 640 Plessis Road, Unit C Winnipeg MB R2C 2Z4 T: 800‐481‐9493 F: 800‐481‐9493

Agritel Grain Ltd. PO Box 808 Beausejour MB R0E 0C0 T: 204‐268‐1415 F: 204‐268‐3805

All Commodities (AC) Trading Ltd. 1600 Two Mile Road Winnipeg MB R2N 4K1 T: 204‐339‐8001 F: 204‐339‐8002

Alliance Pulse Processors Inc. PO Box 30029 Regina SK S4N 7K9 T: 306‐525‐4490 F: 306‐525‐4463

Bornhorse Seeds Ltd. PO Box 71 St. Gregor SK S0K 3X0 T: 306‐366‐2158 F: 306‐366‐2220

Broadgrain Commodities Inc. 18 King Street East, Suite 900 Toronto ON M5C 1C4 T: 416‐504‐0070 F: 416‐504‐0080

Clancy Seeds Ltd. PO Box 637 Carrot River SK S0E 0L0 T: 306‐768‐3566 F: 306‐768‐3599

Commodious Trading Inc. 1205 Maple Road North Saanich BC V8L 5P7 T: 250‐642‐7807 F: 866‐565‐1027

Export Packers Co. Ltd. 107 Walker Drive Brampton ON L6T 5K5 T: 905‐792‐9700 F: 905‐792‐7421

Fill-More Seeds Inc. PO Box 70 Fillmore SK S0G 1N0 T: 306‐722‐3353 F: 306‐722‐3328

Globeways Canada Inc. 120 Traders Boulevard, Office 118 & 103 Mississauga ON L4Z 2H7 T: 905‐712‐1010 F: 647‐439‐1335

GrainEx International Ltd. PO Box 7, 108 Broadway Street Sedley SK S0G 4K0 T: 306‐885‐2288 F: 306‐885‐2039

Ilta Grain Inc. 8427 ‐ 160th Street Surrey BC V4N 0V6 T: 604‐597‐5060 F: 604‐597‐4933

Keyser Farms Ltd. PO Box 339 Cupar SK S0G 0Y0 T: 306‐723‐4949 F: 306‐723‐4656

Legumex Walker Canada Inc. 1345 Kenaston Boulevard Winnipeg MB R3P 2P2 T: 306‐659‐3422 F: 306‐664‐3321

Maviga N.A., Inc. 209 ‐ 845 Broad Street Regina SK S4R 8G9 T: 306‐721‐8900 F: 306‐721‐8988

Naber Specialty Grains Ltd. PO Box 1390 Melfort SK S0E 1A0 T: 306‐752‐4115 F: 306‐752‐2909

Natural Specialty Crops Co. ULC PO Box 1927 Tisdale SK S0E 1T0 T: 306‐873‐4006 F: 204‐480‐4533

North West Terminal Ltd. PO Box 1090 Unity SK S0K 4L0 T: 306‐228‐3735 F: 306‐228‐3877

Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited 1400 ‐ 201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 3K6 T: 204‐956‐2030 F: 204‐943‐8233

Paterson Grain 333 Main Street, 22nd Fl. Winnipeg MB R3C 4E2 T: 204‐956‐2090 F: 204‐947‐2386

Prairie Pulse Inc. PO Box 399 Vanscoy SK S0L 3J0 T: 306‐249‐9236 F: 306‐249‐9245

Prime Seeds International Inc. 201 ‐ 50 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver BC V7M 2E6 E: luzstella@primeseeds.com

S.S. Johnson Seeds Ltd. PO Box 3000 Arborg MB R0C 0A0 T: 204‐376‐5228 F: 204‐376‐2201

Seaboard Specialty Grains & Foods 201 ‐ 2595 Quance Street East Regina SK S4V 2Y8 T: 306‐565‐3911 F: 306‐565‐3912

Simpson Seeds Inc. PO Box 1136 Moose Jaw SK S6H 4P8 T: 306‐693‐2132 F: 306‐693‐4489

SNTAJ Inc. 36 ‐ 303 Sunny Glenway Toronto ON M3C 2Z5 T: 205‐304‐3769 F: 270‐447‐1173

Toepfer International, Western Grain & Processing Division Ltd. #9 ‐ 2155 Airport Drive Saskatoon SK S7L 6M5 T: 306‐657‐3455 F: 306‐657‐3450

Ventures West Processors Ltd. (dba Canpulse Foods) PO Box 280 Kindersley SK S0L 1S0 T: 306‐463‐4410 F: 306‐463‐0060

Vigro Seed & Supply, a Division of Weyburn Inland Terminal Ltd. PO Box 97 Sedley SK S0G 4K0 T: 306‐885‐2144 F: 306‐885‐2249

Viterra Inc. 2625 Victoria Avenue Regina SK S4T 7T9 T: 403‐382‐3418 F: 403‐382‐2243

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