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PCC taking a leading role in

Viterra’s heathy oil strategy

It’s been a few years since Viterra signed relationship that we have with those There has also been consistent growth
an exclusive supply and marketing employees, along with their hard work, in the specialty oil side of the business
agreement with Pacific Coast Canola in is allowing us to build good customer as the plant becomes more efficient and
Warden, WA. Originally opened in 2013, relationships and greater awareness of capable handling more tonnes.
it’s the largest expeller-press canola the value that Viterra can provide local
processing facility in North America, farmers in the PNW.” “We’ve made great strides at Warden,
producing a variety of healthy canola both from a marketing and operational
oils to meet demand from leading food This includes arranging crop tours standpoint,” said Smoot. “We’re confident
manufacturers and distributors. It also for local farmers, and partnering with that if our team there continues to
produces meal products that are sold commercial and educational institutions perform as well as it has been, that PCC
into the dairy, cattle and other livestock on research plots to generate positive will become our go-to facility for healthy
markets. awareness about canola. But more oil exports and play a much bigger role in
than that, there has been a strong focus our processing strategy going forward.”
Since then, employees at the facility have on providing customers with flexible
been working closely with members contracting opportunities, and
of the Regina and Minneapolis teams working with commercial grain
to develop marketing opportunities for handlers to support longer term
farmers in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) storage programs for farmers.
and expand the local canola market. Improving logistics has also been a
key focus.
“The team at the Warden plant has
clearly demonstrated its commitment All of this has clearly had a positive
to our growth strategy for the region,” impact, as canola acreage numbers
said David Smoot, Vice-President US have been growing steadily over
Merchandising. “The direct working the last few years in the PNW.

New tool delivering results at Moose Jaw

Although our delivery scheduler was how we communicate the benefits to our “In the past when I delivered here, there
rolled out only a few months ago, some customers.” were times when I’d wait an hour or more
of our facilities are already starting to see to unload. Today’s delivery was fantastic,
the benefits. By being consistent and selling the and I actually signed up three more loads
advantages of the tool, the goal is to shift than I originally anticipated because of
At Moose Jaw, it’s beginning to have the mentality when it comes to making the short wait times”, said Gary Gadd who
a positive impact on lineups and wait deliveries at our facilities. farms southeast of Moose Jaw, SK.
times. The facility has had several big
tonnage days since implementation, and “Instead of having our customers come Another customer also noticed a
in many cases there haven’t been more in and ask ‘What time are you open significant improvement as a result of the
than two trucks waiting in line. until?’ we want our customers to ask delivery scheduler.
‘Do you have room on your schedule to
“Everyone at Moose Jaw has been accommodate me?’, said Kristoff. “Everything seems to flow pretty
working hard on proper communication good there with this new tool,” Jason
and consistency for the past few years” One local farmer has already seen the Waldenberger, who farms at Marquis,
said Tim Kristoff, Facility Operations positive impact, and was enthusiastic SK. “It’s really improved the time I spend
Manager at our Moose Jaw facility. “We after he made his first delivery since at the facility and you can really see how
all need to be on the same page when it using tool. it benefits everyone involved, from staff
comes to why we’re using the tool and to farmers to trucking companies, saving
them valuable time.”

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