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farmers in southern France – these regions are excellent growing areas with the right soil and plenty of sunshine. We import large amounts of black oil sunflower for wild bird food as well as red dari, hempseed and buckwheat. What’s more, import tariffs were lifted from the Ukraine because the country wants to join the EU - which has meant we were able to import millet from there at much more competitive rates than France for the first time in years. All this has proved very beneficial over


the years and logistics have improved massively to accommodate this. However, things change and we must embrace this and look to make things better out of the challenges that face us. Thirty years ago we imported all our canary seed from Australia and Canada. Due to improved growing conditions and stronger seed varieties, this year we are growing canary


We grow all our medium striped and white sunflower under contract with farmers in southern France – these regions are excellent growing areas with the right soil and plenty of sunshine.


seed as close as quarter of a mile from our warehouses in East Yorkshire. As our own farmers face uncertainty with the potential loss of agricultural subsidies, we can perhaps offset this with growing other specialist crops in the UK. Whilst there are uncertainties and challenges ahead, one thing that does remain is Johnston and Jeff’s support for the hobby, the Parrot Society and the National. We hope that you have a great day and we look forward to seeing you there .. particularly as this is the 50th Anniversary of the Parrot Society. What a tribute to this great organisation.


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