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MFU Board Weighs In On Sanderson Farms Deal

Published August 25, 2021

The Minnesota Farmers Union will send a letter of opposition to the state congressional delegation voicing its opposition to the sale of Sanderson Farms to Cargill and Continental Grain. The MFU is opposed to further consolidation within the poultry industry.

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New Crush Facility Coming to Manitoba

Published August 18, 2021

Cargill plans to build a new canola crush plant near Regina, Manitoba. Construction will begin once the regulatory approvals are granted. The plant is expected to be up and running by early 2024.

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New Ownership for Sanderson Farms

Published August 9, 2021

Sanderson Farms is being sold to Cargill and Continental Grain Company for $4.5 billion. Sanderson Farms is the third-largest poultry processor in the United States.

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions With Corn

Published June 9, 2021

Cargill and HELM have launched a joint venture, Qore, to create a new environmentally friendly products from corn. The two companies will invest a combined $300 million to build the first commercial-scale renewable facility in the U.S. to produce bio-based…

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Plant-Based Foods Gaining Market Share

Published June 7, 2021

During a speech to the National Grain and Feed Association, Cargill CEO David MacLennan said plant-based products will account for ten percent of the meat business within the next three-to-four years. As a large beef producer, that’s an issue for…

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Roberts and Harmening to Co-Chair MBOLD

Published May 19, 2021

Cargill Salt President Sonya McCullum Roberts and General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening are the new co-chairs for MBOLD. MBOLD is a coalition of Minnesota CEO’s and senior leaders working to fast-track solutions to the issues facing the food and agriculture…

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ADM to Build New Soybean Crush Facility in ND

Published May 10, 2021

Archer Daniels Midland plans to build a soybean crush facility at the Spiritwood Energy Park near Jamestown. The $350 million facility will process 150,000 bushels of soybeans per day. ADM is taking over the site of a former Cargill barley…

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Canola Crush Capacity Expands in Saskatchewan

Published April 27, 2021

Viterra has announced plans to build a canola crush plant at Regina, Saskatchewan. The facility will crush up to 2.5 million tons of canola per year and should be operational by late 2024. In the past month, Richardson International revealed…

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New Canola Plant Coming to Saskatchewan

Published April 23, 2021

Cargill has announced plans to build a $350 million canola plant at Regina, Saskatchewan. The plan is to have the plant operational by early 2024. This plant will have the capacity to crush one million tons of canola each year.

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Bushel Closes Its $47 Million Series C Investment Round

Published April 21, 2021

The Fargo-based software company, Bushel, has closed out an investment round of $47 million. The leading investors include a firm that specializes in food and agriculture ventures called Lewis & Clark AgriFood. The Continental Grain is the other big investor…

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