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Varieties: Exceed, 2631 LL, Swallow, SW Legion LL, SW Flare LL, LBD 2393 LL
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Description &
History
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These are Liberty Link herbicide tolerant Argentine (B. napus) varieties that are no longer commercially sold in Canada and are no longer registered.
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Market Issues
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Europe: Exceed, 2631 LL, Swallow, SW Legion LL, SW Flare LL and LBD 2393 LL
contain the transformation event T45 that is not approved in the European Union
for food or seed.
Within the next year, the canola industry expects that the European Commission
will complete the approvals for Roundup Ready (event GT73) and the currently sold
InVigor (event MS8RF3) varieties allowing imports of canola. This is important to
our industry as Europe is now sourcing canola for their expanding biodiesel industry.
However - T45 is not approved and we do not know when, or if, it will be approved.
This lack of approval could continue to block our access to the EU even when the
other varieties are approved.
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Recommendation
to Growers
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Do not seed Exceed, 2631 LL, Swallow, SW Legion LL, SW Flare, and LBD 2393 LL.
Deliver seed from these varieties as soon as possible because your market options
may be limited within the next six months. Do not deliver any seed produced from
these varieties to any ADM crushing facility.
Check this site for any future changes to this recommendation or call 1-866-834-4378.
For treated seed: contact provincial authorities or municipal landfills for disposal.
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