Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

22. Related Party Transactions
 

The following table summarizes transactions and balances between the Company and related parties:

	December 28, 2019	December 29, 2018	December 30, 2017
	$	$	$
Transactions
Purchases of fruits, grains and seeds(1)	29,609	19,975	18,487
Sales of agronomy products(2)	115	1,136	1,141
Sales of coffee beans(3)	1,726	1,626	1,954
Rent and other	156	59	220
Balances
Grower loans(4)	3,100	1,500	—

(1)	Represents purchases of raw fruit, and fruit processing and freight services from companies related to the Managing Director of the Company's Mexican operations, as well as purchases of sunflower seeds and grains (prior to the sale of the soy and corn business) from employees of the Company, which are included in cost of goods sold on the consolidated statements of operations.
(2)	Represents sales of agronomy products to employees of the Company, which are included in revenues on the consolidated statements of operations.
(3)	Represents the sale of coffee beans from TOC to a company that is owned by the non-controlling shareholder of Trabocca B.V., a less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary of TOC.  These sales are included in revenues on the consolidated statement of operations.
(4)	Represents loans made to the Managing Director of the Company's Mexican operations, to provide operating funds for farms owned by the director.  These loans are secured by the crops grown on the farms, as well as other pledged assets of the director.