SASKATOON (Staff) – Saskat-chewan farmers have a new buyer for their canola.
On April 8, Cargill Ltd. began purchasing canola for its new crushing plant at Clavet, located just east of Saskatoon.
The $53 million plant is slated to begin operations in early June. It will be built to process 2,000 tonnes of canola a day, although general manager Ken Stone said it will likely start at around 1,000 tonnes a day and gradually work up to full capacity.
Stone said farmers can deliver to one of the company’s 32 farm service centres in the province, or call the company to arrange for on-farm pickup for sales of at least 20 tonnes.
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He said the company expects enough old-crop canola is available to keep the plant busy until 1996 crop supplies become available.
“At this point, the indications are there will be a fairly large carryout of canola, historically speaking,” he said. “It just remains to be seen if the producer is going to sell it. It’s in the producers’ hands.”
He said Cargill hopes to secure all the canola it needs from Saskat-chewan farmers, although that will depend on the size of the 1996 crop.
