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72 Ontario | January 2021
Bühler Industries has announced the
closure of their Minnesota production
facility and plans to shift production
to their facility in Morden, Manitoba.
Bühler, the parent company behind
brands Farm King and Versatile, is
streamlining their North American op-
erations by optimizing output at the
Morden plant while capitalizing on
the fluctuations in the exchange rate.
The Farm King equipment line,
which is currently manufactured in
Willmar, Minnesota and Vegreville,
Alberta, produces augurs, mowers,
bale carriers, snowblowers, compact
implements, and tillage equipment.
The facility in Morden will now take
over production from the Willmar
factory, which will close in early 2021.
The company already underwent
some changes in production locations
this year when they consolidated their
U.S. manufacturing into one plant at
Willmar, which is now slated to close
in the new year. This included moving
their Fargo, North Dakota-based pro-
duction to the Willmar plant. Bühler
has been operating at the Willmar
facility since 2011 after it bought an
existing 135,000 square-foot facility
that they currently use to manufac-
ture Versatile sprayers and Farm King
application equipment.
The company does not anticipate
delays for their Farm King dealers in
Canada due to the relocation. Bühler
reported Q1 2020 revenue of $49.2
million, down from $57.3 million in
Q1 of 2019. The company attributed
lower sales to trade uncertainties, bad
harvesting conditions, low commodity
prices and bad crop yields.
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