Federated Co-op adds canola crushing to complex

Federated Co-operatives Limited is partnering with AGT Food and Ingredients to add a $360-million canola crush facility in Regina to complement its previously-announced renewable diesel project.

It is the third large canola-crushing plant to be announced for Regina in the last year and is part of a $2-billion integrated agriculture complex investment by Federated Co-operatives.

The crush plant will be 51 percent owned by FCL and 49 percent owned by AGT. It will be capable of processing 1.1 million tonnes of canola seed and producing 450,000 tonnes of oil annually.

It will produce enough oil to meet half of the needs of the renewable diesel plant. The other half will come from sources such as tallow.