WINNIPEG — Northstar Agri Industries will open its first Canadian delivery point in Winkler, Man., this fall.
The integrated canola processing company said its new 1,500 tonne high-throughput facility will serve its crush plant in Hallock, Minnesota, as a point for canola receiving, storage and transloading.
“Canola growers in Manitoba are an increasingly important part of our business,” said company president Neil Juhnke.
“This new delivery point will enhance our ability to serve canola growers in southern Manitoba, supporting our expanded processing capacity to serve the growing U.S. market for canola products.”
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The facility will feature a high-speed, 17,500 bushel per hour unloading system and serve as a delivery point for Northstar’s Star Growers Premium Priced Contracts,.
“We are excited to add a greater level of convenience for our Canadian growers, so they may contract to Northstar Agri Industries and not have to personally deal with the document preparation, road restrictions and inspections that go along with delivering across the border,” said Derek MacLean, grain originator for the company’s Canadian operations.
“Winkler is an ideal location for Canadian canola growers. We look forward to working with our Canadian canola partners, and we feel this new facility will increase the canola being delivered from Canada to our Hallock processing plant.”
The Hallock facility is a fully integrated processing and refining plant with a processing capacity of 1,400 tonnes per day and storage for 830,000 bu. It has been in operation since May of 2012 and produces food-grade canola oil and meal.
