Canada’s canola oil industry is facing two threats from the United States, said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the ...
An agricultural group believes the approval of Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra effectively ends competition in Canada’s agriculture commodity sector. In a news release, The National Farmers Union (NFU) ...
Monday, the federal government announced they had approved the purchase of Regina-based Viterra by Bunge Global, a global agribusiness ... The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan issued ...
University of Saskatchewan researchers also estimated that the merger would cost Canadian grain producers $770 million annually in revenue loss due to the increased lack of competition in the market.
“Our priority is ensuring Saskatchewan producers continue to be competitive with access to key global markets,” it said in an emailed statement. Bunge said it appreciated the dialogue with officials ...
With Bunge, the third-biggest oilseed processor, taking over Viterra, one of its biggest competitors, farmers’ income and Saskatchewan’s canola crushing projects are all at risk, Young noted.
as well as the Saskatchewan Crops Forum; both were in Saskatoon, and both had numerous announcements made. It was announced on Tuesday the federal government gave the green light to the Bunge-Viterra ...
Saskatchewan's Official Opposition says the provincial government must be transparent about lobbying efforts around the acquisition of the grain-handling business Viterra by U.S.-based Bunge Ltd ...
Farmers warn Canada's approval of US grain trader Bunge's $34-billion takeover of Glencore-backed Viterra will reduce their options to sell crops at competitive prices, and say the government did ...