Special Crops - Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA)

The Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA) establishes trade rules and serves as a forum for exporters, dealers, brokers and processors involved in the industry of trading Canada's special crops. These include dried peas, lentils, mustard seed, canary seed, dried beans, chickpeas, faba beans, sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, and buckwheat.

Mustard seed, a relative of canola, is an annual, cool season crop that can be grown in a short growing season. Canada produces three mustard types: yellow, brown, and oriental.  Mustard seed is used primarily in the condiment and food industries, in the form of either seed or oil.

Sunflower is an annual broadleaf plant that can be successfully grown in most regions of Canada. It is the only oilseed native to the northern Great Plains of North America and has been grown commercially in Canada since the early 1940s.  Canada produces both confectionery and oilseed varieties of sunflower seed, and is a competitive partner in the growing international market for this special crop.

Buckwheat is a well-established special crop that has been grown on the eastern prairies for the last 40 years. Approximately 70% of total Canadian production is in Manitoba with the balance in Ontario and Quebec. All buckwheat varieties currently grown in Canada were developed at the Morden research center.

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