Nexera Growing At Bunge Altona

The owners have changed a few times and so have the oilseeds it crushes, but the processing plant farmers built here in 1946 still epitomizes the concept of “value added.” In fact, this plant has been “value adding” since long before the words became part of the Prairie lexicon. Canola, the oilseed it processes almost

Ruling Unionizes AU Workers In Sask.

If they perform the same kinds of duties as Viterra’s unionized employees, former Agricore United (AU) workers at grain handler Viterra’s Saskatchewan elevators or Regina head office are now also union members. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) made an interim ruling to that effect March 10 as it plans a major bargaining unit review


Viterra posts “record” income

Canada’s biggest grain handler has beaten its own expectations for “synergies” from the merger of Agricore United into Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Viterra last week announced profit of $288.3 million on $6.78 billion in sales and other revenues for 2008. A direct comparison isn’t available, since its 2007 results only included AU’s accounts for part of