Canadian flax boost

摘要

As the largest producer in the world, Western Canada grew 930,100 tonnes of flax in the 2009/2010 growing season, compared to 861,100 in 2008/2009. Now the country's government is to provide up to $5.9 million in new funding to the Flax Council of Canada, to help create new flax varieties and develop an improved method for flax seed testing.rn"New and improved flax varieties will give Canadian farmers increased flax yield and more opportunities to succeed in international markets," said Canada's Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.