DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred seed company has opened a new hybrid canola seed production facility in Lethbridge.
The plant is part of DuPont’s strategy to be the canola market leader by 2012. The company’s seed and crop protection businesses have teamed up to increase points of sale in Western Canada.
Pioneer will increase seed production acreage by 58 percent in 2008 to meet increased demand for its canola hybrids.
The $12 million plant covers 2,700 sq. metres and employs more than 20 people. It includes office, warehouse and bulk storage space and will handle all aspects of canola seed growing, cleaning, conditioning, packaging and distribution.
It is accredited by ISO 9001 and the Canadian Seed Institute.
