Province called on to do a risk assessment on the proposed merger of Bunge and Viterra

Leaders from four farm groups in Saskatchewan are calling on the province to take a closer look at the proposed merger of two key grain operators.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), SaskCanola, Sask Wheat and SaskBarley have written a letter to  Agriculture Minister David Marit urging the Government to conduct a thorough risk assessment concerning the proposed merger of Bunge and Viterra.

In the letter, the leaders commend the government's past efforts, specifically referencing the assessments conducted in 2010 for the proposed merger of BHP Billiton and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and the 2012 examination of the Glencore-Viterra merger as valuable precedents.