About Manitoba Crop Alliance
Check-Off Information
Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) invests check-off dollars in research and production, market development and access, advocacy, communications and operations. Through MCA’s board of directors and four crop committees, farmer members have a direct say in how these funds are invested. More details on how check-off dollars are invested are available in our strategic plan and annual report.
MCA received its designation regulation to collect a mandatory check-off from all sales of spring wheat, winter wheat, barley, corn, sunflower and flax in Manitoba starting on Aug. 1, 2020. The check-off amounts are unchanged from what was in place with the five previously existing organizations and the check-off remains refundable.
Buyers of MCA Crop Types
If you are a purchaser of Manitoba-grown spring wheat, winter wheat, barley, grain corn, flax and/or sunflowers, you must register with MCA as per our designation regulation. Please email levy@mbcropalliance.ca for more information.
For general inquiries on our provincially designated regulation to collect check-off, please email levy@mbcropalliance.ca.
Manitoba Crop Alliance Check-Off Amounts
| Crop Type | Check-Off Amount |
|---|---|
| Corn | ½ of 1% of sales |
| Flax | ½ of 1% of sales for flax and solin seed 1% of sales for flax and solin straw |
| Sunflower | ½ of 1% of sales |
| Spring Wheat | $1.00/tonne |
| Winter Wheat | $0.98/tonne |
| Barley | $1.06/tonne |