headquarters regina saskatchewan canada key people kyle jeworski website www.viterra.com viterra inc. was a canadian grain handling business the nation s largest grain handler with its historic formative roots in prairie grain handling co ops among them the iconic saskatchewan wheat pool . 1 viterra inc grew into a global agri business with operations in canada the united states australia new zealand and china . viterra operated three distinct inter related businesses grain handling & marketing agri products and processing enabling it to generate earnings at various points on the food production chain from field to the table . following its 6.1 billion acquisition by glencore international on 1 january 2013 viterra inc was merged with glencore purchaser 8115222 canada inc. 1 viterra s grain handling and marketing operations were located primarily in two of the world s most fertile regions western canada and south australia . the company owns and operates grain terminals in western canada along with 95 % of the grain handling and storage facilities is south australia . the company ships grain to markets worldwide . citation needed viterra was also one of the largest agri product retailiers in canada with a network of more than 250 retail locations throughout the prairies . as part of this business viterra owns a 34 % interest in canadian fertilizer limited cfi a large urea and ammonia plant . the company also operates several value added processing businesses including wholly owned subsidiaries like dakota growers pasta company 21st century grain making it the largest producer of industrial oats in north america the third largest producer of pasta on the continent the largest malt producer in australia a large producer of canola and a leading producer of feed in new zealand . at the time of the glencore s march 2012 back to back purchase and agreement of viterra s assets to agrium which paved the way for glencore s purchase of viterra in december 2012 viterra was generating 2.4 billion in revenue and 244 million in ebitda and operated a network of 258 agri products retail locations throughout western canada and 17 retail locations in australia . retail locations offer fertilizer crop protection products seed and equipment to growers . viterra also has a minority interest in a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant in medicine hat alberta . 2 contents 1 history 2 mergers 3 glencore s side car agreements in acquisition of viterra 4 further reading 5 see also 6 references history edit viterra inc. was formed in 2007 as a publicly traded corporation when the saskatchewan wheat pool acquired agricore united which was at that time the largest grain handler in western canada . viterra s predecessors were the grain trading co operatives set up in canada during the 1920s known as the wheat pools . it has since acquired the former australian government sponsored monopsony marketing board the australian barley board created in 1939 . grain growers grain company 1906 2008 saskatchewan cooperative elevator company 1911 1926 united grain growers 1917 2001 saskatchewan co operative wheat producers 1923 1953 alberta wheat pool 1923 1998 manitoba pool elevators 1926 1998 australian barley board 1939 1999 sask . wheat pool 1953 2007 agricore 1998 2007 ausbulk formerly south australian cooperative bulk handling sacbh 2004 united grower holdings 2004 agricore united 2001 2007 abb grain 1999 2009 viterra 2007 2013 mergers edit viterra building near fort road in edmonton alberta . following glencore s takeover of viterra in december 2012 viterra underwent some major changes . viterra inc. viterra was acquired by a glencore purchaser 8115222 canada inc. and merged under the canada business corporations act cbca . the new board of directors includes mr. chris mahoney director of agricultural products of glencore mr. ernest mostert financial manager of glencore grain mr. robert wardell and mr. larry ruud president & ceo one earth farms corp . 3 on 19 may 2009 viterra announced it would buy australian abb grain for c 1.4 billion . 4 on 9 september 84 percent of abb shareholders voted in favour of the merger with 75 percent required to pass the resolution . 5 on march 15 2012 viterra announced that it had received takeover offers from multiple parties . 6 glencore was revealed to have offered a takeover bid of roughly 6 billion . it intends to immediately sell off its canadian assets to agrium and richardson international while retaining viterra s overseas assets . 7 the takeover deal was completed in december 2012 . 8 glencore s side car agreements in acquisition of viterra edit in preparation for glencore s acquisition of viterra in december 2012 in march 2012 agrium inc. tsx and nyse agu entered into a back to back cdn1 .15 billion purchase and sale agreement with glencore to acquire 90 percent of viterra s canadian retail facilities all of its australian retail facilities as well as their minority position in a nitrogen facility located in medicine hat alberta . acquire the majority of viterra s agri products business upon completion of glencore s recently announced supported acquisition of viterra . 2 further reading edit agrium to acquire viterra s agri products business from glencore . calgary alberta agrium 2 . 20 march 2013 . external link in publisher help hasselback drew 13 january 2013 . viterra s sale to glencore involved a lot of moving parts . financial post . retrieved march 30 2013 . this financial post article 13 january 2013 described the rapid fire process circuitous route of the takeover . see also edit abb grain alberta wheat pool cargill glencore richardson international united grain growers references edit a b hasselback drew 13 january 2013 . viterra s sale to glencore involved a lot of moving parts . financial post . retrieved march 30 2013 . a b agrium to acquire viterra s agri products business from glencore . calgary alberta agrium 1 . 20 march 2013 . external link in publisher help viterra provides corporate update pdf report . regina saskatchewan . 2 january 2013 . viterra to buy australia s abb for 1.2 billion . reuters . 19 may 2009 . retrieved 18 september 2009 . johnston kevin 12 september 2009 . shareholders vote in favour of abb merger . the leader post . retrieved 27 september 2009 . dead link viterra confirms takeover talks . cbc news . march 15 2012 . retrieved 2012 03 15 . glencore bids 16.25 for viterra shares . cbc news . march 20 2012 . retrieved 2012 03 20 . glencore takeover of viterra gets final approval . cbc news . december 7 2012 . retrieved 2012 12 10 . v t e corporations based in regina saskatchewan crown corporations farm credit canada global transportation hub authority investment saskatchewan sask gaming saskatchewan government insurance saskatchewan grain car saskatchewan liquor and gaming authority saskatchewan research council saskatchewan transportation company saskenergy saskpower sasktel transgas publicly traded 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