REGINA — Saskatchewan’s pulse and special crops processing landscape is changing again, as Harvest Grain Ltd. announced last week it had acquired two existing facilities. The newly incorporated company already owned Bornhorst Seeds Ltd. at St. Gregor. On Nov. 12 a court approved Harvest Grain’s purchase of the former Global Food and Ingredients facility at […] Read more
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Court filing adds to Purely Canada Foods’ woes
REGINA — Monette Farms Ltd. has moved to foreclose on Purely Canada Foods Corp.’s facility in Avonlea, Sask., claiming it defaulted on a $2.5 million mortgage dated Aug. 20, 2024. That mortgage was signed less than a week before the Canadian Grain Commission revoked Purely Canada’s licences in Avonlea, Kindersley, Sask., and Lajord, Sask., meaning […] Read more
Some producers will again miss compensation
Another grain buyer has left farmers unpaid for grain deliveries. And yet again, some producers will be outside of the timelines required for compensation under the Canadian Grain Commission’s licencing and bonding program. This time it’s Purely Canada Foods with its Saskatchewan facilities in Avonlea, Kindersley and Lajord. Those in the grain trade are not […] Read more
Canadian producers have new option for selling pulses
WINNIPEG — Yet another company wants to buy pulse crops from Canadian farmers and sell them to the world. Sadot Group, a firm with headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, announced this summer that it’s creating a subsidiary in Toronto called Sadot Canada. In a news release from July unveiling the new division, Sadot Canada said […] Read more
Company says resolution of oats contracts still possible
Farmers pursue legal action after Purely Canada Foods voided gluten-free oat contracts last year due to equipment failure
REGINA — The company that cancelled gluten-free oats contracts last year said it was surprised by an article stating that farmers are pursuing further court action. Purely Canada Foods chief executive officer Tyler West said in an email last week that nothing had changed in terms of court filings or processes. “We completed mediation and […] Read more
Court remedy sought for unfulfilled contracts
Sask. company claims equipment breakdown at a third-party mill caused it to declare force majeure on contracted oats
REGINA — More than two dozen farmers are moving ahead with legal action against Purely Canada Foods after it failed to honour contracts for gluten-free oats. A Jan. 8 news release said the 27 farmers had completed mandatory mediation with Purely Canada, and its parent company Above Foods, in late 2023 but the matter had […] Read more
