For the first time in six years, wheat is once again being shipped out of the port at Churchill on Hudson’s Bay.
The first is 33,000 tonnes of Durum wheat from Saskatchewan bound for Europe. Two more ships are lined up for loading.
AGT is shipping the grain through AGG at the port.
“This is what a diversified Port of Churchill looks like,” said Mike Spence, AGG board chair and mayor of Churchill.
“Prairie grain heading to Europe, critical minerals and Manitoba potash reaching international markets, and essential goods moving north to communities in Nunavut.”
“For AGT Foods, the Port of Churchill offers a compelling advantage: a shorter, efficient route connecting Western Canadian agriculture directly with customers in Europe and the Mediterranean,” said Murad Al-Katib, president and chief executive officer of AGT Foods.