Ondrejicka Elevators Ltd. (OEL) has purchased P&H Limited’s Centralia assets. Mike Ondrejicka, owner of OEL, said the company took possession of the site Aug. 1 and will spend the next […] Read more
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OEL expands with purchase of P&H Ltd.’s Centralia site
U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop as fire closes JBS plant
Lean hogs extend slump
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell to their lowest prices since June on Monday on concerns that U.S. ranchers could temporarily lose a place to deliver […] Read more
JBS plans to reopen Nebraska beef plant damaged in fire
'Primary production areas' not hit
Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA on Monday halted production at a Nebraska beef plant that slaughters about five per cent of U.S. cattle due to a fire, but said […] Read more
Slaughter resumes at Olymel hog plant
Return to usual pace expected 'in coming weeks'
Hog slaughter resumed Friday at a major Quebec pork plant that had sat idle for over four months, as striking employees now return to work with a new six-year contract. […] Read more
New Nutrien CEO to carry out current strategy
Schmidt to focus on potash price over boosting sales
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and farm dealer Nutrien will continue its existing business strategy, including a focus on supporting global potash prices over maximizing sales, new CEO Mayo […] Read more
Cargill to crush canola at Regina
New plant to process up to one million tonnes per year
The Canadian arm of agrifood giant Cargill plans to further expand its reach in the Prairie canola market with a new crush plant at Regina and upgrades elsewhere. The company […] Read more
Richardson to upsize Yorkton canola crush plant
Company to boost shipping and receiving, double processing capacity
Agrifood firm Richardson International’s major canola crush plant at Yorkton in eastern Saskatchewan is set to undergo another round of upgrades which are expected to double its processing capacity. The […] Read more
Beef cattle sector weighs in for federal food processing study
Cattlemen's Association makes recommendations to Commons' ag committee
The House of Commons’ standing committee on agriculture will soon be wrapping up its study into Canada’s processing capacity. Since November, MPs have heard from more than 50 witnesses on […] Read more
Expansion underway on Brandon fertilizer terminal
More storage to be added at three-year-old facility
Federated Co-operatives (FCL) has started expansion work at its next-to-new fertilizer terminal in western Manitoba, to boost its capacity by almost a third. FCL announced Monday it has budgeted $5 […] Read more
Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator
Grain firm going bigger at Biggar
Grain firm Viterra’s asset investment plan has moved onto Biggar things. Regina-based Viterra announced Monday it’s starting construction “immediately” on a new “state of the art” elevator about two km […] Read more