The Yorkton plant, which opened in 2009, has the capacity to crush 850,000 tonnes of canola per year, producing 350,000 tonnes of oil and 500,000 tonnes of meal. — Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting. Tagged Canola, dreyfus, yorkton

Louis Dreyfus' Yorkton, Sask. canola crushing plant is about to undergo another major expansion. The project, announced Tuesday, is expected to add an additional canola crushing line and …

Reuters — An explosion and fire on Friday morning rocked Louis Dreyfus Commodities' canola-crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask., but the fire was later extinguished, a city official said.. The explosion occurred around 9:30 a.m. CT and firefighters put it out later in the morning, City of Yorkton spokesman Roy Lanaway said.

The privately-held Winnipeg agrifood firm's Richardson Oilseed arm on Wednesday announced expansion work will start this fall at the two-year-old plant at Yorkton, Sask. The project is expected to increase the plant's processing capacity to 3,000 tonnes per day, from its current peak rate of 2,400. That translates to annual demand of over a ...

Richardson International Ltd. says its Yorkton, Sask., canola crush plant will be the largest in Canada once an expansion project is complete. The Winnipeg-based company announced Monday that it ...

Published July 19, 2022 12:25 p.m. PDT. Share. The official ground breaking ceremony for construction at the new Cargill canola processing facility at the Global Transportation Hub (GTH) took ...

The LDC canola crushing plant in Yorkton opened in 2009 and currently has 120 employees. Construction will begin later this year, but the company did not set a timeline for completion. Two other canola crushing plants are undergoing expansion—Cargill at Clavet (southeast of Saskatoon) and Richardson in Yorkton. ...

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Published: October 30, 2014. News. Operations at LDM Foods in Yorkton, Sask., have temporarily stopped after an explosion and fire at the canola crushing plant destroyed part of the meal storage ...

Commodity News Service Canada — The Louis Dreyfus canola crushing plant in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, is officially back in operation after an explosion at a meal storage facility in late October forced the plant to close for a number of weeks, says a Dec. 18 statement from the company. ... The Yorkton plant, which opened in 2009, has the ...

Yorkton, Canada, April 11, 2023 – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, announced today the expansion of its canola processing complex in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, reinforcing its capacity to supply food, feed and energy customers.

An explosion and fire at the Louis Dreyfus canola crushing plant in Yorkton, Saskatchewan caused extensive damage and injured one Friday morning. The fire occurred in a meal pellet storage area and not the main building of the canola-crushing plant. The employee was taken to the hospital with what was considered to be a minor …

Published: May 3, 2013. News. WINNIPEG (Reuters) — Louis Dreyfus Commodities will expand its Yorkton, Sask., canola crushing plant capacity by 20 percent. Dreyfus will start increasing capacity ...

April 11, 2023 by RealAgriculture News Team. Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced plans to expand its canola crushing facility at Yorkton. The facility's new capacity will be over two million metric …

The canola plant produces pods that contain small black seeds, made up of about 45% oil, about double the oil content of soybeans. The seeds are crushed to release the oil, which may be used for human consumption and as a feedstock for biofuels production. ... (LDC), which announced this spring plans to add a crushing line to its …

REGINA -- Bev Leung has lived in Regina's Uplands neighbourhood for 39 years. She's dealt with the Co-op Refinery being just a few kilometres away, and a railroad track behind her home. But ...

Louis Dreyfus Commodities plans to expand its Saskatchewan canola crushing plant capacity by 20 per cent, adding to a rapid industry expansion to produce vegetable oil. ... Dreyfus will start increasing capacity at the Yorkton, Sask. plant this summer to eventually reach 3,000 tonnes per day, up from the current 2,500 tonnes, …

Canola Processing Plant. ... TYPE: Agribusiness. OWNER: Richardson Nutrition Holdings Limited . LOCATION: Yorkton, Saskatchewan. CONSTRUCTION TERM: 24 months . Project Features Include: 2,400 metric tonne per day capacity of canola crush per day ; 1,000 metric tonnes of fully refined food grade oil per day ; Slipform concrete meal …

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced plans to expand its canola crushing facility at Yorkton. The facility's new capacity will be over two million metric tonnes per year, which is more than double its current capacity. LDC initially opened the Yorkton facility in 2009 and currently employs approximately 120 people. Construction of …

YORKTON – Back in 2009, Louis Dreyfus built a canola crushing plant on the northwest corner of Yorkton. Immediately adjacent to it, James Richardson International (JRI) built its own canola crushing plant. In recent years, JRI doubled the size of its plant, and now Louis Dreyfus will be doing the same with its own plant.

The Yorkton processing and oil refining plant "will be dedicated to moving canola crush products at some of the most efficient levels seen in North America," Richardson said. "The global outlook for Canadian canola oil is promising, and this latest investment emphasizes our ongoing commitment to best in class facilities," Darrell Sobkow ...

In a $190M day, Yorkton gets 2 canola-crushing plants In the wink of an eye, Yorkton, Sask. has turned into one of the canola-crushing capitals of Canada. CBC News · Posted: Sep 07, 2006 1:46 PM ...

That will make it the canola crushing equivalent of each of the plants in Yorkton. And the Altona plant expansion is just the start of what Bunge says will be a boosting of its production at ...

Crews are cleaning up at the scene of an explosion and fire at the Louis Dreyfus canola crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask. After an explosion rocked the city of 15,000, the first calls came in ...

Winnipeg, Yorkton, Regina –Canola is riding a wave these days, and on March 22, Winnipeg-based Richardson International Limited is announcing a significant investment in their canola crush plant ...

The Yorkton facility will be served by both major railways, Canadian Pacific and CN, and will be dedicated to moving canola crush products "at some of the most efficient levels seen in North America." …

News. WINNIPEG (Reuters) — Louis Dreyfus Commodities will expand its Canadian canola crushing plant capacity by 20 percent, adding to a rapid industry expansion to produce vegetable oil. Several ...

YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — Louis Dreyfus Co. (LDC) said it will expand its canola processing complex in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Construction of an additional canola crushing line is expected to start later this year and will more than double the facility's crush capacity to more than 2 million tonnes per year.

Agri-business and food processing is one of the largest economic drivers within the municipality. We are home to some of Canada's leading international agribusiness companies. With two canola-crushing plants and four grain elevators, Yorkton helps contribute to Saskatchewan's 54% share in Canada's canola production. Due to the …

Louis Dreyfus built its canola crush plant in Yorkton, Sask., in 2009. Work on a new expansion is expected to be completed by 2025. | Reid Nagy photo courtesy of LDC Media