Stakeholders in the Canadian grain industry panned Ottawa’s approval of Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra in mid-January.

Bunge-Viterra merger conditions fall short: industry

Farm groups continue to flag concerns over dwindling grain industry competition, which they say the merger of Bunge and Viterra will make worse

Ottawa’s approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger has drawn fire from numerous farm groups, who are worried about the impact on competition in the grain sector.


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Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU

Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.