• Summer 2013 Flax Industry Update
  (June 4/13) Newsletter now available
• Flax industry confident re-constituted seed supplies adequate
  (June 3/13) Seed will be available
• Re-constituted flax seed is ready to launch in fall 2013
  (May 31/13) Growers encouraged to invest in new seed
• Clean out existing flax stocks
  (Apr 12/13) Supplies of Triffid-free seed are solid
• What flax growers need to know
  (Mar 19/13) (CTV News segment) - go to minute 4.35
• Webinar coming up on Canada's flaxseed supply
  (Mar 19/13) No cost to participate
• Flax production in Black Sea region falls
  (Mar 1/13) Even so, it will still meet demand
• Demand for flax expected to increase this year
  (Feb 25/13) Increase of 12 per cent expected
• Kazakh flax and rapeseed exports expected to fall
  (Feb 5/13) Lower production in 2012
• SaskFlax growers hopeful about European market
  (Jan 8/13) Future looking brighter for flax exports
• New flax in the system for 2014
  (Jan 8/13) Growers asked to replace stocks
• Flax Council launches Flax Market Snapshot
  (Jan 2/13) Quarterly update on flax market indicators
• Flax Day will deliver important message about seed supply
  (Jan 1/13) Time to reboot flax industry
• U of S purifies flax breeding lines
  (Dec 10/12) CDC reconstituting flax varieties
• New seed coming
  (Nov 19/12) Time to clear out existing flax seed stocks
• Significant progress in reducing Triffid in flax supply
  (Nov 2/12) Testing of flaxseed still important
• Canadian flax sector working to regain European market
  (Oct 15/12) Testing protocols are working
• Test your flax this fall
  (Sept 24/12) New submission forms for testing flax samples for Triffid
• National flax council increases levy
  (April 23/12) Canadian processors, exporters will pay
  voluntary levy of $2/tonne for 2 years
• Flax industry points out bright spots ahead
  (March 22/12) New varieties coming, global markets growing
• Revisiting the Triffid issue: policy discussion
  (Jan 13/12) Audio files from Flax Day presentations available
• Flax Day provides update on Triffid, LLP policy
  (Nov 21/11) Dennis Stephens and Cami Ryan will speak on January 9

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Featured Trading Partner: CHINA

In 2011, China was Saskatchewan’s second largest export market overall with sales of $1.7 billion and second largest agri-food export market with sales of $1.1 billion. Saskatchewan makes up 35 per cent of total Canadian agri-food exports to China in 2011 ($3.1 billion).

SaskFlax Market Support Program
go to Market Support page

• Last report: July 2010
  - "Debate over flax acres continues"
• All Reports
• Key Reports - quarterly overviews
• Audio Podcasts - audio interviews on market topics

Soundfiles/Q & A
on Triffid and EU

Flax Council approved labs and test submission forms

Guidelines for representative samples

Re-constituted seed

Flax Industry Update
(February 2013)