Photo from Government of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan government is happy to hear about and support the announcement by Ceres Global Ag, of its plans to build a new USD $350-million integrated canola crush facility at Northgate.
“Adding value to agriculture products right here in Saskatchewan will help us reach the goals set out in our Growth Plan,” Premier Scott Moe said in a release. “We welcome Ceres Global’s investment in Northgate to support and provide southeast Saskatchewan growers with a unique and valuable option for marketing their canola. With its direct connection to the BNSF railroad, Ceres can offer Saskatchewan growers access to a variety of markets in the United States.”
Construction of the new 1.1-million metric tonne canola processing plant at Northgate is expected to begin in 2022 and will increase exports of value-added products via the direct connection to the BNSF Railway adjacent to the United States border.
In 2013, Ceres purchased 1,300 acres of land at Northgate to construct its commodity logistics hub, which was fully operational by 2015.
In September 2020, Ceres acquired the Nicklen Siding grain elevator in Ridgedale, Saskatchewan.
This is the third new canola crushing plant to be announced in Saskatchewan in 2021, large expansions were also announced for existing plants in Yorkton and Clavet.
Northgate is about 60 kilometres southeast of Estevan along the U.S. border.
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