Viterra began as a Canadian grain handling business, the nation's largest grain handler, with its historic formative roots in prairie grain-handling cooperatives, among them the iconic Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.
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10 Facts About Viterra
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Viterra Inc grew into a global agri-business with operations in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and China.
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Viterra's grain handling and marketing operations were located primarily in two of the world's most fertile regions: Western Canada and South Australia.
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Viterra was one of the largest agri-product retailers in Canada, with a network of more than 250 retail locations throughout the Prairies.
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Viterra has a minority interest in a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
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Viterra Inc was formed in 2007 as a publicly traded corporation when the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool acquired Agricore United, which was at that time the largest grain handler in Western Canada.
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Viterra's predecessors were the grain-trading co-operatives set up in Canada during the 1920s known as the wheat pools.
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On 19 May 2009, Viterra announced it would buy Australian ABB Grain for C$1.
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In 2020, Glencore Agriculture rebranded to Viterra and created a new brand identity, building off the Viterra brand that was created in 2007.
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