Agropur continues to buy dairies in Atlantic Canada,
expanding its operations in a Canadian market dominated by Saputo.
Farmers who own Dairytown Products cooperative at Sussex,
N.B., have voted in favour of a merger with Agropur. Terms of the deal have not
been disclosed.
Dairytown processed about half of New Brunswick’s milk,
making most of it into butter and a range of milk and whey powders.
Last year Agropur bought two Nova Scotia dairies – Farmers Cooperative
Dairy of Bedford and Cook’s Dairy.
Agropur is the dominant dairy in Quebec and has bought a significant
presence in Ontario.
