Cargill opens canola processing facility in Alberta

CARGILL’s canola processing plant in Camrose, Alberta is ready for operation. The company opened the new facility in the presence of Alberta’s farmers, industry stakeholders and dignitaries.

According to Ken Stone, assistant vice president for Cargill’s Canadian canola processing business, the state-of-the-art facility has the capacity of over one million metric tonnes of canola annually. It is the first major investment in Alberta’s grains and oilseed sector in 30 years and further diversifies Alberta’s agriculture sector and competitiveness in the global marketplace.

"The global demand for canola is on the rise, and we're targeting an increase to 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025," said Patti Miller, president of the Canola Council of Canada. "More than half of this will be processed in Canada for markets around the world. Cargill's new plant takes us a step closer to achieving this goal."

In Alberta, Cargill has eight businesses in 22 locations with over 3,000 employees. The new crush facility will place Alberta’s canola sector at a competitive advantage in the global marketplace as markets become available through the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, according to the company.