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Canadian grain handling company
G3 grain elevator at Wetaskiwin, Alberta opened in 2020
G3 is a Canadian
grain company headquartered in
Winnipeg, Manitoba . It consists of two operating companies:
G3 Canada Limited operates a network of
grain elevators in
western Canada and port terminals in
eastern Canada . G3 purchases grains and oilseeds from farmers, who deliver the crops to G3 facilities by truck. The commodities are transferred to trains and/or ships and shipped to customers around the world. The company owns the Great Lakes bulk carrier vessel G3 Marquis .
G3 Terminal Vancouver , a grain export terminal at the
Port of Vancouver which opened in 2020.
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History
G3 Canada Limited was created in 2015, when G3 Global Grain Group (a joint venture of US
agribusiness
Bunge and Saudi agricultural investment firm SALIC) purchased a majority interest in the
Canadian Wheat Board and combined it with the grain assets of Bunge Canada.
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[7] The other shareholder in G3 Canada Limited is the Farmers Equity Trust, which owns the Class B shares in the company.
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G3 grain elevator at Maidstone, Saskatchewan opened in 2019
G3 has built a network of grain handling facilities.
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Grain elevators:
Bloom, Manitoba,
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Colonsay, Saskatchewan
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Glenlea, Manitoba ,
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[16] and Pasqua, Saskatchewan
[17] opened in 2016.
Melville and
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
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Maidstone, Saskatchewan
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Wetaskiwin ,
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Morinville ,
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Carmangay ,
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Irricana , and
Stettler County , Alberta
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Vermilion, Alberta , and
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
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G3 grain elevator at Melfort, Saskatchewan opened in 2023
Melfort, Saskatchewan and
Rycroft, Alberta opened in 2023
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G3 also operates grain elevators in
Leader ,
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Kindersley , and near
Plenty, Saskatchewan
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Laker vessel G3 Marquis at the G3 Hamilton, Ontario port terminal. G3 Hamilton opened in 2017. Port terminals:
G3's five port terminals are certified by
Green Marine , an environmental certification program for North America's marine industry.
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^ Knutt, Cory (October 6, 2016).
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"How an elevator is made: a close up look at the construction of a modern grain terminal" . Real Agriculture . May 15, 2015.
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"G3 officially opens two more elevators" . Real Agriculture . June 10, 2016.
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"G3 plans two new elevators in Saskatchewan" . Real Agriculture . March 28, 2017.
^ Schroeder, Eric (August 16, 2018).
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"Maidstone getting new primary elevator" . Battlefords News-Optimist . March 22, 2018.
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^ Salkeld, Stu (July 9, 2019).
"G3 Canada grain terminal coming along nicely" . Ponoka News .
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"G3 adds new primary elevator at Morinville" . Real Agriculture .
^ Tipper, Stephen (August 17, 2018).
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"Grain handler G3 to further expand Alberta footprint" . Grainnews . March 28, 2019.
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"Canadian company confirms locations for grain terminals" . Stettler Independent . March 27, 2019.
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^ Vossler, Glenda-Lee (December 12, 2019).
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"G3 Vermilion grain elevator open for business" . Alberta Farmer Express . 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-10-28 .
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"G3 holds grand opening for new grain elevator near Melfort" . SaskToday.ca . 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-01 .
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"G3 officially opens new grain elevator | World Grain" . www.world-grain.com . Retrieved 2023-09-01 .
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"Leader" . Grain Elevators of Canada .
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"Prairie Sentinals Plenty Saskatchewan" . bigdoer.com .
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"New agricultural terminal in Hamilton increases diversity" . CBC.ca . October 13, 2015.
^ Palermo, Tony (October 1, 2017).
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^ Cross, Brian (June 23, 2017).
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^ Richter, Brent (July 10, 2020).
"North Vancouver's G3 gain terminal now online" . North Shore News .
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"G3's Vancouver Terminal Opens on the West Coast" . RealAgriculture . July 8, 2020.
^ Demaree-Sadler, Holly (October 15, 2018).
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^ Dawson, Allan (November 25, 2016).
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^ Nickel, Rod (January 26, 2018).
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^ Nyquvest, Tyler (April 26, 2019).
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^ Almeida, Isis; Skerritt, Jen (July 8, 2020).
"Canadian trader bets on new terminal to win Asian clients" . BNN Bloomberg .
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"G3 Canada port terminals earn Green Marine certifications | World Grain" . www.world-grain.com . Retrieved 2023-09-01 .
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