Paris | Reuters — Canada’s biggest grain merchant Richardson International is entering the malt sector through the acquisition of U.K.-based Anglia Maltings Holdings (AMH), targeting rising demand for the beer […] Read more
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Richardson buys into European malt market
Winnipeg agrifood firm buys U.K.-based Anglia Maltings

Richardson makes first entry in branded crop inputs
Company launches new N stabilizer, CirrusX
Prairie grain handler and agribusiness Richardson Pioneer has launched itself into self-branded crop inputs with a nitrogen stabilizer, CirrusX. Steve Biggar, associate vice-president of fertilizer and energy products for Winnipeg-based […] Read more

China lifts block on Canadian grain firms’ canola exports
Canola from Richardson, Viterra again allowed, officials report
Officials say China has reinstated market access for two major grain firms whose exports of Canadian canola have been blocked from Chinese ports since 2019. Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng […] Read more

Richardson crush plant staff ward off strike vote
Unionized staff at Lethbridge vote to ratify new contract
Unionized staff at Richardson International’s canola crush plant at Lethbridge have voted for six years’ labour peace rather than proceeding toward a strike vote. The 140-odd workers, represented by United […] Read more

Richardson crush plant workers to vote on new offer
UFCW team endorses latest offer
Unionized workers at Richardson International’s oilseed crush plant at Lethbridge, Alta. will vote Tuesday and Wednesday on a new offer from the company after rejecting a previous proposal. United Food […] Read more

Lethbridge canola crusher workers reject contract offer
UFCW to seek mediation
Unionized workers at Richardson International’s oilseed crush plant at Lethbridge, Alta. plan to seek mediation after voting to reject the company’s contract offer. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local […] Read more

Thunder Bay reports rare inbound grain shipment
MarketsFarm — Grain movement at the Port of Thunder Bay included a rare inbound cargo of feed wheat, according to the port’s latest monthly report. A 12,000-tonne shipment of feed […] Read more

Richardson buys up veg oil-based drilling lubricant maker
Grain firm supplies canola oil to Control Chemical
The Calgary maker of Matex drilling fluids is under new ownership from one of its minority owners and its biggest supplier of crude canola oil. Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International […] Read more

Richardson to buy major U.S. durum processor
Italgrani's milling, grain handling assets to go to Winnipeg firm
Agrifood firm Richardson International is set to expand and further diversify its grain processing space with a deal for what’s billed as North America’s single largest durum flour and semolina […] Read more

Richardson building new southwestern Saskatchewan elevator
On-site crop inputs facility to follow
Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International has started work on a new high-throughput grain elevator in southwestern Saskatchewan, to be bookended by smaller elevators it already operates in the region. The […] Read more