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Father, Husband and lots of grain!

Port Colborne, Ontario
Joined April 2010
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After our delegation landed in Mexico, we literally hit the ground running when the Ontario Agri-Food Trade Mission visited retailers as an in-market exercise to assess opportunities for Ontario grains and bakery sectors.
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Thanks to #PepsiCo #Mondelez #Costco #Cheduraui #Harinera for productive meetings with our trade delegation representing #Ontario’s entire grains/bakery value chain. We look forward to realizing opportunities to work together in the sustainable spirit of producing quality food!
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Was an honour to meet Canada’s Ambassador to #Mexico Graeme Clark. His team is hard-working & tremendous ambassadors for #Ontario’s agriculture & food industry. I thank them for their support & advice during our mission! Fun Fact-the Ambassador’s Grandmother grew up in #Goderich!
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While in #Mexico #Ontario’s grain & bakery trade mission also had a valuable exchange with representatives from: Latin Institute for Cereals, Nat’l Assoc of Importers & Exporters, Nat’l Chamber of Bakers, Nat’l Chamber of Corn Processors as well as #Antad & the Wholesale Market.
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#Ontario’s grains & bakery trade mission delegates to #Mexico represented grain farmers, bakeries, commodity traders, grain companies & the Ports of #Hamilton & #PortColborne We’ve had a jammed packed itinerary and have met with over 110 Mexican buyers & industry representatives
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Continuity of grain movements are highlighted with the London Agricultural Commodities Inc. (LAC) purchase from Ceres Grain of Port Colborne terminal lands and an existing grain elevator. @MACommodities @bhodgson 1/3
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Join us in congratulating our sister company on this expansion acquisition!
Continuity of grain movements are highlighted with the London Agricultural Commodities Inc. (LAC) purchase from Ceres Grain of Port Colborne terminal lands and an existing grain elevator. @MACommodities @bhodgson 1/3
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Next stop is @Ceres_Global Ag Corp - a storage & transport facility that connects local customers with the global market. Now with 129 bins, this plant can hold nearly 63,000 tonnes, allowing a wide variety of crops for intake brought in via rail, ship & trucking #ofaboardtour – at Port Colborne, Ontario
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View @Ceres_Global from the third floor where ships pull in to get loaded with grain. Canal access makes this facility unique and convenient due to the prime location #ofaboardtour – at Port Colborne, Ontario
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Facility manager Kevin Reles @Ceres_Global showing the original scales which are still used today for weighing grain. The facility boasts 2.2 million bushels of grain storage capacity #ofaboardtour #niagararegion
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Thanks to @Ceres_Global for the opportunity to learn more about your operation, trading on the global grain market, transporting via rail, road and water. Tour wrapped up with a sponsored lunch thanks to London Agricultural Commodities #ofaboardtour – at Port Colborne, Ontario
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Balir Mckeil at Robin Hood Flour this morning. – at Port Colborne, Ontario
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LAC’s Port Colborne location getting ready to load the MV Saginaw with wheat. MV Saginaw was built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in 1953. 639ft 9in long and a beam of 72ft 2in.
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