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  <element name="SeriesB2PreferredStockMember" id="stkl_SeriesB2PreferredStockMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ServicePeriod" id="stkl_ServicePeriod" type="xbrli:durationItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheFiveMember" id="stkl_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheFiveMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheFourMember" id="stkl_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheFourMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheSixMember" id="stkl_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheSixMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ShortTermIncentivePlanMember" id="stkl_ShortTermIncentivePlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SnackProductsMember" id="stkl_SnackProductsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SoyAndCornMember" id="stkl_SoyAndCornMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SoybeanMember" id="stkl_SoybeanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SpecialSharesSeries2Member" id="stkl_SpecialSharesSeries2Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SpecialVotingSharesIssuedAndOutstanding" id="stkl_SpecialVotingSharesIssuedAndOutstanding" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SpecialVotingSharesVotingInterest" id="stkl_SpecialVotingSharesVotingInterest" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="StockIssuedToEachRecipientMember" id="stkl_StockIssuedToEachRecipientMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="StockIssuedToRecipientAxis" id="stkl_StockIssuedToRecipientAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="StockIssuedToRecipientDomain" id="stkl_StockIssuedToRecipientDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="StockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember" id="stkl_StockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SunflowerAndRoastedSnacksMember" id="stkl_SunflowerAndRoastedSnacksMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="SunoptaGrainsAndFoodsIncMember" id="stkl_SunoptaGrainsAndFoodsIncMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ThresholdsPeriodAxis" id="stkl_ThresholdsPeriodAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ThresholdsPeriodDomain" id="stkl_ThresholdsPeriodDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="TransactionAndRelatedCostsIncurredAxis" id="stkl_TransactionAndRelatedCostsIncurredAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="TransactionAndRelatedCostsIncurredDomain" id="stkl_TransactionAndRelatedCostsIncurredDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="TransactionAndRelatedCostsIncurredMember" id="stkl_TransactionAndRelatedCostsIncurredMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="TypeOfLeaseAxis" id="stkl_TypeOfLeaseAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="TypeOfLeaseDomain" id="stkl_TypeOfLeaseDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="UsSubfacilityMember" id="stkl_UsSubfacilityMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="ValueCreationPlanMember" id="stkl_ValueCreationPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="WahpetonRoastingFacilityMember" id="stkl_WahpetonRoastingFacilityMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true"/>
  <element name="WorkingCapital" id="stkl_WorkingCapital" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
</schema>
