Providence Grain buys western Sask. elevator

An Alberta farmer-owned grain handler has expanded its holdings into western Saskatchewan by buying an elevator it already operated on local farmers’ behalf. Providence Grain Group on Tuesday announced it has taken up 97.3 per cent of the shares in Meridian Grain Corp. for purchase through a share swap with that company’s stakeholders. The deal […] Read more





B.C. special crops firm buys Sask. processing plants

A new British Columbia special crops marketing firm has bought a foothold in the special crops and pulse processing business in western Saskatchewan. ILTA Grain, formed in Surrey by former managers of specialty crop export firm Finora, announced Friday it’s bought four handling and processing plants owned by Parkland Grain/Pulse of North Battleford, Sask., for […] Read more