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Canadian flax in the European marketplace
- New flax market overview available
(July 27/10) Weber Commodities provides new market report
- CGC to deregister CDC Mons, CDC Normandy
(July 19/10) Change takes effect as of August 1, 2013
- Flax prices on the rise
(July 13/10) Prices are up by more than $2 a bushel
- Will we be short flax next year?
(June 16/10) Buyers are still cautious
- Flax bids holding fairly steady
(May 11/10) Canadian flaxseed is moving to China, but at lower values.
- Tips to avoid GM co-mingling in your flax crop
(April 30/10) European tolerance for presence of GM materials is effectively zero, so keep planting seed free of any trace of Triffid
- Flax Council of Canada invests in new non-transgenic variety research
(April 22/10) RTDS technology "new paradigm in plant trait development"
- Farmers seek to battle trade barriers with science
(April 10/10) Farm leaders press for a science-based mechanism to mediate against environmental trade barriers
- US raises concerns with Canadian flax
(April 9/10) North Dakota officials asked to quarantine flax seed from Canada
- New stewardship guidelines for farm-saved seed
(March 26/10) The Flax Council of Canada revised the stewardship program.
- Saskatchewan labs provide farm-saved seed tests
(March 23/10) New test forms available for farm-saved seed.
- Testing flax seed likely for years to come
(March 19/10) Industry conference call talks about the importance of testing planting seed.
- Flax industry to discuss options for planting seed this week
(March 15/10) SaskFlax is leading two initiatives this week: a conference call and a TV program.
- Flax Council releases stewardship guidelines for
farm-saved seed
(March 12/10) New program allows farm-saved seed under rigorous
sampling and testing procedures
- Conference call: flax planting seed options
(March 8/10) It's vital that growers are part of the dialogue to restore Canada's largest flax market.
- Flax Council: stewardship program will allow use of
farm-saved seed
(March 4/10) Recent testing at the CDC has found extremely low
indicators of Triffid on a limited number of breeder seed samples.
- Certified seed testing available at QBI
(Feb 22/10) Quantum Biosciences offers testing of certified seed in
addition to tests for CDC Triffid in other flax seed.
- AAFC flax breeder seed tested free of CDC Triffid
(Feb 18/10) Test results are in on AAFC breeder seed from Indian Head.
- What to do if you've got Triffid
(Feb 8/10) The Flax Council of Canada provides guidelines for producers.
- Approved labs for CDC Triffid testing
(Feb 4/10) The Flax Council of Canada posts its latest list
of which labs are approved by which flax buyers.
- More than 300 growers participate in conference calls
(Feb 5/10) SaskFlax provided a forum for discussion of the EU market
for flax.
- GenServeTM offers 4-replicate flax test
(Feb 3/10) New options for testing at lower tolerances are offered.
- Japan accepts new test protocol for Canadian flax
(Feb 1/10) Incoming flaxseed shipments will continue to be tested, but mandatory inspections will not be required.
- Eurofins GeneScan testing flax for CDC Triffid
(Jan 27/10) A US lab is available for producers to test flax for CDC Triffid
- New test form in use at SRC Genserve Labs
(Jan 26/10) New sample submission form and test results form incorporate more information
- Flax Council: use certified seed to restore European market
(Jan 21/10) Certified seed is our best opportunity to restore access to our largest export market
- GMO Update on Canadian flax to Brazil
(Jan 20/10) Since November, Brazil has ordered mandatory holds
and tests of all Canadian flax shipments.
- Conference calls planned to answer grower questions on flax industry
(Jan 15/10) On February 1 and 2, growers can join a call to discuss how the industry will move forward.
- Flax Council assures market that Canadian flax is safe
(Jan 12/10) Canada's reputation as a provider of high-grade flax is being threatened
- Producers: updated lab test list
(Jan 04/10) The Flax Council notes that certain companies will only
accept test results from specified labs
- GMO Update on Canadian shipments to Brazil
(Dec 23/09) Brazil has ordered mandatory testing of all flax
shipments entering Brazil from Canada
- Flax Council posts notice about GM test acceptance
(Dec 23/09) FCC advises that some flax buyers will only accept
test results from certain labs
- Russian Flax tested GM positive in Sweden
(Dec 22/09) A Swedish bakery ingredient supplier has recalled its products because of GM flax.
- SRC GenServe now testing flax for GMO
(Dec 22/09) Another option is now available to for testing
for CDC Triffid in flax.
- More than 2000 flax samples being tested for GMO
(Dec 8/09) QBI is improving the turnaround time but the requirements
of the tests are very time-consuming.
- Lab ramping up capacity for Triffid tests
(Nov 27/09) In the next week, QBI will receive new equipment that will
boost capacity by 4 times.
- Producers: test needed for each 5,000 bushels
(Nov 18/09) The trade recommends that samples represent every
5,000 bushels of inventory
- Quantum Biosciences provides test for CDC Triffid in flax
(Nov 9/09) Producer test form available here
- Flax Council: there are markets for Triffid flax
(Nov 6/09) Producers need not panic if tests of their flax are positive
to CDC Triffid
- Canada-EU Flax Protocol
(Nov 6/09) The CGC's sampling and testing protocol for flax shipments
to the EU
- Flax Council's Message to Producers
(Oct 30/09) FCC encourages producers to take and keep a representative sample of their flax
- Flax Council GMO Update #7: New Protocol
(Oct 30/09) Canada and the EU have endorsed a new Flax Protocol.
- German farmers protest EU zero-tolerance policy
(Oct 21/09)
- Flax Council GMO Update #6
(Oct 19/09) Update on Canadian government-European Union talks
- CGC extends deadline
(Oct 15/09) CGC harvest sample program extended until December 1
- Flax Council GMO Update #5
(Oct 9/09) A pre-validated PCR protocol is anticipated by October 15.
- SaskFlax, Sask Ag working together on EU flax markets
(Oct 9/09) Both groups met yesterday to discuss strategies
to address the situation
- Flax growers responding to harvest survey
(Oct 7/09) Collection guidelines for the CGC's harvest samples program
- Flax Council GMO Update #4
(Oct 6/09) Information on FCC actions the week ending October 4th.
- October 5, 2009: GM? GE? PNTs? What do these terms mean?
(Oct 5/09) Definitions of some terms and acronyms used in biotechnology.
- SaskFlax urges growers to send in harvest samples
(Sept 28/09) Survey results will help to establish a baseline of quality
for this year's crop
- Flax Council of Canada GMO Update
(Sept 28/09) The latest from FCC about the actions being taken to resolve
the current GMO flax issue
- SaskFlax closely watching European testing labs
(Sept 11/09) SaskFlax is working with FCC and CGC to verify European lab results
SaskFlax Market Support Program
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Links & information
Soundfiles/Q & A
on Triffid and EU
SaskFlax Market Support Program
CGC list of labs "proficient in testing flaxseed samples" for FP967
Guidelines for representative samples
Flax Council of Canada
Government of Canada BioPortal
GMO Compass
Canada Grains Commission 2008 flax quality report
List of Buyers
of Saskatchewan Flax
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