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Dreyfus’ Yorkton canola crush plant status still unclear

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 17, 2014

CNS Canada — Questions linger over the status of Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ canola crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask., which was forced to halt operations in late October due to an explosion at a meal storage facility. The plant has reportedly been back in operation since the beginning of December, but the company will not confirm […] Read more

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Dreyfus unsure when Sask. canola plant will reopen

November 25, 2014

CNS Canada –– A month after an explosion crippled the Louis Dreyfus Commodities canola crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask., it’s still unclear when operations will resume. LDC Canada’s vice-president Brian Conn issued a statement Tuesday outlining its “preliminary assessment” of the situation. While the investigation is ongoing, Dreyfus’ assessment so far indicates the Oct. 24 […] Read more

Canola, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus plant may resume canola crushing in 3-7 weeks

By Rod Nickel October 31, 2014

Winnipeg / Reuters – Louis Dreyfus Corp’s Canadian canola plant may resume receiving and crushing the oilseed in three to seven weeks, following last week’s explosion and fire, the president of the company’s Canadian unit said on Friday. Brant Randles, president of Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd, said the company is working with contractors and engineers on a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant offline indefinitely

By Reuters October 28, 2014

Reuters — A canola-crushing plant owned by the Canadian unit of global grain trader Louis Dreyfus will be offline indefinitely after an explosion and fire on Friday, the company said. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast at the Yorkton, Sask. plant, and an assessment of the structural condition of a canola meal storage […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

Blast, fire hit Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant

By Rod Nickel October 24, 2014

Reuters — An explosion and fire on Friday morning rocked Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ canola-crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask., but the fire was later extinguished, a city official said. The explosion occurred around 9:30 a.m. CT and firefighters put it out later in the morning, City of Yorkton spokesman Roy Lanaway said. Brant Randles, president of […] Read more

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