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Sunflower Purchases	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2022
Sunflower Purchases [Abstract]
Sunflower Purchases [Text Block]	24. Sunflower Purchases For the year ended January 1, 2022, the Company's subsidiary, SunOpta Grains and Foods Inc., purchased $24.1 million and $17.4 million of sunflower seeds from growers located in Minnesota and North Dakota, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for sunflower purchases.

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