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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1.             NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. was incorporated in British Columbia on July 8, 1987 as a holding company for Jewett-Cameron Lumber Corporation (“JCLC”), incorporated September 1953.  Jewett-Cameron Trading Company, Ltd. acquired all the shares of JCLC through a stock-for-stock exchange on July 13, 1987, and at that time JCLC became a wholly owned subsidiary.  JCLC has the following wholly owned subsidiaries:  MSI-PRO Co. (“MSI”), incorporated April 1996, Jewett-Cameron Seed Company, (“JCSC”), incorporated October 2000, and Greenwood Products, Inc. (“Greenwood”), incorporated February 2002. Jewett-Cameron Trading Company, Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) have no significant assets in Canada.

 

The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates out of facilities located in North Plains, Oregon.   JCLC’s business consists of the manufacturing and distribution of specialty metal products and wholesale distribution of wood products to home centers and other retailers located primarily in the United States. Greenwood is a processor and distributor of industrial wood and other specialty building products principally to customers in the marine and transportation industries in the United States. MSI is an importer and distributor of pneumatic air tools and industrial clamps in the United States. JCSC is a processor and distributor of agricultural seeds in the United States.

 

These unaudited financial statements are those of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd., contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state its financial position as of May 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine month periods ended May 31, 2012 and May 31, 2011 in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended May 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be experienced for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012.