One went to an American company
Two Canadian and one American grain handler received licenses from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) on March 18.
One of the Canadian companies, Red River Seeds in Morris, Man., the leading buyer of rye grain in Western Canada, received two licenses.
One of those licenses is a grain dealer license.
This is required to a person or company “who, for reward, on their own behalf or on behalf of another person, deals in or handles western grain,” the CGC’s website says.
The other license Red River Seeds received is a primary elevator license.
This designation “may be issued to an operator of an elevator which primarily receives grain directly from producers, for either or both storage and forwarding.”
Marquis Milling and Grain Ltd. out of Hague, Sask., is the other Canadian company to receive a CGC license on March 18.
It also received a grain dealer license.
“We mill only Canadian whole grain flour without separating the bran and germ from the original kernel,” its website says.
The American company to receive a CGC license on March 18 is The Redwood Group from Mission, Kan.
This company, which received a grain dealer license, specializes “in feed grain, feed ingredient, and energy merchandising, commodity risk management services, and freight brokerage,” the organization’s site says.
Redwood Group has locations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.