Insights and Stories on Viterra

China lifts block on Canadian grain firms’ canola exports

May. 18, 2022 at 5:25 pm CDT

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 and Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, in a joint statement Wednesday, confirmed the decision by Chinese customs officials allowing Richardson International […]

Bunge says sanctions may have ‘adverse effect’ on Russian operations

Mar. 1, 2022 at 7:47 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Viterra to buy Marubeni’s U.S. grain firm Gavilon

Jan. 26, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Viterra seeking expansion in Americas, Australia, sources say

Nov. 12, 2021 at 8:46 pm CST

By Clara Denina

Rail shippers pick sides as CP, CN bid for Kansas City Southern

Apr. 26, 2021 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Viterra plans major canola crusher for Regina

Apr. 26, 2021 at 4:58 pm CDT

Grain handler and processor Viterra is taking its plans to build the world’s biggest canola crusher to its Prairie home town. The North American arm of Rotterdam-based Viterra said Monday it’s in the “feasibility” stage of designing and finalizing plans for what it bills as the “world’s largest integrated canola […]

By Dave Bedard

Ex-Viterra chief Schmidt named Nutrien’s new CEO

Apr. 19, 2021 at 8:33 pm CDT

Canadian fertilizer and ag retail giant Nutrien has tapped a familiar name in agribusiness to lead the company, as the CEO it’s had since birth steps aside. Saskatoon-based Nutrien said Monday its board has named its current chairman, Mayo Schmidt, as the company’s new CEO. Replacing Schmidt as Nutrien’s chair […]

By Dave Bedard

Viterra brand goes worldwide

Dec. 2, 2020 at 11:30 am CST

Glencore Agriculture has officially taken the name of its Canadian subsidiary as its own worldwide. Glencore Agriculture, co-owned by commodity firm Glencore and two Canadian public-sector pension fund investment firms, announced Monday it has started to use the name Viterra — and a new brand, “Viterra: The Agriculture Network” — […]

By Dave Bedard

Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator

Oct. 19, 2020 at 8:28 pm CDT

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 northeast of its current elevator at Biggar, Sask., about 90 km west of Saskatoon. The new concrete facility will have […]

By Dave Bedard

Truce reached in Montreal port strike

Aug. 21, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

Striking longshoremen at the Port of Montreal plan to return to work Sunday morning, beginning a truce of up to seven months brokered by federal mediators. Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi announced Friday that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375, Syndicat des debardeurs and the port’s Maritime […]

By Dave Bedard