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Related party transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]

					December 28, 2013	December 29, 2012	December 31, 2011
					$	$	$
Transactions:
	(a)		Sales of agronomy products		412	537	509
	(a)		Purchases of grains and seeds		4,447	1,486	1,821
	(b)		Sales of coffee beans		879	871	700
	(c)		Rent paid		475	498	512
	(d)		Interest paid on promissory notes		-	112	225
Balance:
	(e)		Amount due under retiring allowance
			agreement		163	215	248

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Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates.

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