Facility could open by 2018
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com
A new grain terminal is being built near Maymont, Saskatchewan and it could be open within two years.
The project is being led by GrainsConnect Canada, a 50/50 partnership with GrainCorp of Australia and Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, an American subsidiary of Japan’s Zen-Noh. It is one of four terminals being constructed. Another will be built in Saskatchewan and the other two in Alberta.
“These sites will be part of a fully integrated supply chain for the origination, marketing, storage, handling, distribution and exporting of Canadian grain and oilseed,” GrainCorp said in a December 2015 release.
During a recent investor presentation, GrainCorp said the Canadian facilities represent a substantial investment in Canadian grain infrastructure.
Initial drilling for grain elevator construction at Maymont, Saskatchewan.
Photo: GrainCorp
The projects will also provide exposure to the Canadian grain market, which has an average annual production of 63MMT, compared to Australia’s 36MMT. Combined, the four facilities will have a total throughput of about 1 MT.
According to the presentation, GrainCorp has the land and the crews in place to begin building.
“Land has been purchased and civil and construction contractors have been commissioned to start building grain elevators and shuttle loaders,” the presentation says.