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By Ryan Young
Apr 23, 2021 6:52 PM
More canola is going to be crushed domestically in the future, and the Chair of SaskCanola says that’s positive for growers.
Bernie McLean commented on news that Cargill is going to build a 350-million dollar canola crushing plant in Regina.
“It actually bodes really well for getting us a step closer to the Canola Council of Canada’s goal of 14-million metric tonnes of crushed capacity in Canada by 2025. I think currently we’re around 10-million metric tonnes.” McLean said.
The Cargill plant in Regina will have an annual crush capacity of one million metric tonnes when it opens in 2024. Construction on the plant will begin early next year.
Cargill has announced plans to build a new canola processing facility in Saskatchewan, Canada, to support the growing global demand for canola products. The new facility, to be located in Regina, will have an annual production capacity of one million metric tons (MT) when online.
The agribusiness giant said it expects to begin construction on the crushing plant early next year. The build is set to cost US$350m.
The facility, which will be similar in design to Cargill’s existing Camrose, Alberta plant, is set to be operational in early 2024.
A spokesperson for Cargill told us end users of the canola products from this plant will be feed, food and fuel customers.
Dive Brief:
Merit Functional Foods started commercial production of canola protein at its new 94,000-square-foor facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Merit s canola-based protein ingredient, Puratein, can be used in the plant-based, clean-label foods segment. According to the company, this is the world s first and only large-scale facility producing food-grade canola protein.
With two decades of experience, Burcon NutraScience Corporation owns hundreds of patents for processing proteins from plants including pea, canola, soy, hemp and sunflower. Merit was formed in 2019 as a joint venture between Burcon and three food industry executives, and produces Burcon s pea and canola protein ingredients.
Dive Insight:
As the plant-based protein market continues to boom and demand skyrockets, food manufacturers and ingredient providers are exploring new options to keep consumers satisfied. Although many plant-based protein companies tap soy or peas for their protein ingredient, other optio
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