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Lindane in Canola

Lindane-treated canola is now banned from the United States. However, American crushers can import canola that grew from lindane-treated seed.

That's the way the industry hopes to keep the situation for two to three years, until new chemicals to replace lindane are perfected, Van Den Bussche said.

Lindane is used on most canola seed treatments to control flea beetles. Van Den Bussche said his company and at least two others are developing replacements for lindane, but those products will not be ready for two years.

They will likely be more expensive than lindane, which costs $1 an acre, but most people believe the United States will eventually ban lindane on all canola, Van Den Bussche said. Competition between new chemicals should ensure farmers pay a fair price, even if it is higher, he said.

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