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Grain handler Viterra’s system allows growers to create contracts online 24/7 via smartphone. (Paul Ketcheson photo)

Viterra offers up 24/7 online grain contracting

By GFM Network News February 3, 2019

Prairie grain growers doing business with Glencore Agriculture’s Viterra arm can now create their own grain contracts with the company anytime online. In what it describes as the “first and only full range” of online contracting options for farmers in Western Canada, Viterra launched its new system on its myViterra platform in December. A Prairie […] Read more

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Viterra closes deal for Gardiner Dam Terminal

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News December 29, 2018

Central Saskatchewan’s Gardiner Dam Terminal is expected to go full Viterra within months, now that the Regina grain firm has completed its deal for full control of the facility. Shareholders in GDT voted Dec. 13 in favour of the deal announced last month in which Viterra buys the half of GDT it doesn’t already own […] Read more

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Viterra to boost two Prairie elevators’ capacity

By GFM Network News November 23, 2018

One of the Prairies’ biggest grain handlers has pledged to boost the handling and rail capacity at two of its inland terminals. Glencore Agriculture’s Viterra arm announced Thursday it plans to upgrade its elevators at Stettler, Alta., about 80 km east of Red Deer, and at Binscarth, Man., about 120 km southeast of Yorkton, Sask. […] Read more

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Grain company hunt goes on for Glencore

By GFM Network News November 15, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — Commodities giant Glencore has made unsuccessful moves for three or four smaller targets in the grain sector this year as it seeks acquisitions to grow upstream, the head of its agricultural arm said. “We have looked at three or four possibilities in our core area already this year but couldn’t reach […] Read more

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Bunge shares jump on report of Glencore standstill agreement

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 13, 2017

Reuters — Shares of U.S. commodities trader Bunge surged on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Glencore had a standstill agreement that temporarily prevents the Swiss company from making a hostile bid for Bunge. Bunge had rebuffed a takeover approach by Glencore in May. Speculation has swirled for months that Glencore would make […] Read more

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Glencore looking to expand agriculture business, CEO says

By GFM Network News May 24, 2017

Cham, Switzerland | Reuters –– Miner and trader Glencore is looking to expand its agriculture business via its partnership with two Canadian funds, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday, but has no plans to move into any commodities it does not already trade. CEO Ivan Glasenberg was speaking a day after U.S. grains trader Bunge […] Read more

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Glencore approaches Bunge on possible takeover

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Reuters — Glencore Plc said on Tuesday its agricultural unit has made an informal approach to commodities trader Bunge Ltd. about a “possible consensual business combination,” the company said in a statement. The commodities trading firm did not say more about a potential offer that its Glencore Agriculture unit made to Bunge. Glencore, whose Canadian […] Read more

Gavilon Grain has sold its facility at Grand Forks, N.D. to Viterra. (Gavilon.com)

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Viterra buys North Dakota elevator

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 2, 2017

Prairie grain handler Viterra is expanding its reach in eastern North Dakota with a deal for Gavilon Grain’s elevator at Grand Forks. Regina-based Viterra said Monday it has closed its acquisition of Omaha-based Gavilon’s Grand Forks site for an undisclosed sum, and plans “immediate capital upgrades” for the elevator. The Grand Forks site, which was […] Read more

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U.S. agribusiness deal not a priority for Glencore

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 28, 2017

Lausanne | Reuters — Glencore does not see further consolidation in agricultural commodities as straightforward and views a U.S. acquisition as less crucial than in the past, the group’s agriculture chief said Tuesday. The diversified trading and mining group had pointed to the possibility of making bolt-on acquisitions after posting improved results for 2016 and […] Read more

Glencore, whose Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) in Ontario are shown here, has shed assets to cut debt and now plans to maintain a lower net debt to earnings ratio. (Glencore.com)

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Glencore ready for deals and dividends after profit boost

By GFM Network News February 23, 2017

London | Reuters –– Commodities trader and miner Glencore reported an 18 per cent rise in full-year profit on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in raw materials prices, and said it was well-placed financially for small acquisitions or a special dividend payout. Analysts said the results beat expectations, driving the share price nearly two per […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Tag Archives Viterra

Viterra offers up 24/7 online grain contracting

Viterra closes deal for Gardiner Dam Terminal

Viterra to boost two Prairie elevators’ capacity

Grain company hunt goes on for Glencore

Bunge shares jump on report of Glencore standstill agreement

Glencore looking to expand agriculture business, CEO says

Glencore approaches Bunge on possible takeover

Viterra buys North Dakota elevator

U.S. agribusiness deal not a priority for Glencore

Glencore ready for deals and dividends after profit boost

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