Canaryseed Payment Issues

[bucket]

I said that wrong.

But the question remains why is this happening again.

Is the commission at fault for lack of due diligence with regards to ensuring producers interests are covered.

These things can't continue to repeat and send the costs to farmers.

[TOM4CWB]

With the review of the CGC Act going on right now... why not have Cannaryseed be a grain for the purposes of the Grain Act... they already have grades done... why is this not covered? Whom Exactly is this exemption supposed to cover?

[freewheat]

Agree bucket and Tom.

[TOM4CWB]

BTW,

I see the CGC is telling us they are going to include Feed Mills as process elevators under changes to the CGC Act...

BY include the Feed Mills for licensing and bonding to provide Producer Security under changes to the CGC Act purposed.

[TOM4CWB]

Sorry Weird Al... I must do penance... perhaps if Farms.com would allow us to correct small mistakes on our own posts it would help!

But hey... who has more fun than us!!!

[Oliver88]

Dave thank you for providing a heads up to farmers.
Every farm out there certainly appreciates this.

[dave4441]

This issue was brought forward in mid 2000s and growers were fearful of CGC designation meaning grades would be brought forward and increased costs and regulation brought to this crop. I wasn't involved with association at that time.

It has been brought forward again recently to the organization. As a canary exporter it really is neither here nor there to our company (canary is about 12% of our company sales) as to if it is included on the bond. I could care less and would excuse myself from any decision on this due to confict of interest on this issue.

Grades for canaryseed have not been established by CGC and I believe that they would not be established if it went under the bond. Lots of things have been up in the air surrounding the issue with feds looking at massive changes to bonding system.

CDCS does not establish wether buyers have the ability to pay. That is the growers job. It is not within our scope of the AgriFood Act. The only thing we do is register buyers to collect levy which is invested mainly in agronomy (fertilizer, fungicide, herbidice and rotation) and a small amount of policy. Work in human consumption would account for 90% of the policy work.

[dave4441]

I meant I could care less from a exporter standpoint. From a grower standpoint we have to remind ourselves that this is the first concern regarding canary payments we have seen in 10-12 years. The industry is relatively strong, but we need to still be mindful of who we sell product to.

If a company is always a higher price then it's competition, there may be issues (marketing isn't completely about getting a higher price, it is about getting a higher price and getting paid). It is always easy to bid more when you don't intend to pay for the product.

[Oliver88]

Getting a great marketing warning/heads up like this is why Agriville is a good website.

I sure hope all the producers who delivered canary seed to Todd Naber are paid in full.

[TOM4CWB]

Dave,

I know when I grew Canary my buyer still used the CGC to determine moisture and dockage quality.

From CGC Site:

Canary Seed (PDF, 17 kb) – Canary Seed is not a grain under the authority of the Canada Grain Act. Nonetheless, to support the marketing of this seed, the Grain Research Laboratory has developed a conversion table, dated September 1991. Use this table to test a 250 gram sample.
Hemp Seed (PDF, 26 kb) – Hemp seed is not a grain under the authority of the Canada Grain Act. Nonetheless, to support the marketing of this seed, the Grain Research Laboratory has developed a conversion table. Feb. 99, 175 grams, calibrate at 73.
Solin (PDF, 19 kb) - Solin is not a grain under the authority of the Canada Grain Act. Nonetheless, to support the marketing of this seed, the Grain Research Laboratory has developed a conversion table, dated July 2013. Use this table to test a 225 gram sample.
https://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/guides-guides/moisture-teneur/table-tableau/mctm-mtct-eng.htm