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Agrocorp Canada, a subsidiary of Agrocorp International PTE ltd., was nominated for the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership’s 2014 Exporter of the Year Awards (STEP), celebrating Saskatchewan exporters’ contributions to the provincial economy.

“We’ve had a solid year of growth with our crop year-over-year, with container volumes tripling; evidence of how our newly built state-of-the-art processing facility in Moose Jaw, serviced by CN rail, really hit the ground running. We’re pleased to be seen as frontrunners by an organization that helps so many exporters in such a strong export prov-ince,” says Colin Topham, Managing Director of Agrocorp Canada.

Agrocorp’s dedication to processing quality grain products for the global market, utilizing CN’s extended network to get products to their destination, was key for the STEP selection committee.

The committee, made up of business leaders who provide assistance to exporters, sought companies actively exporting, introducing new products and services, increasing export sales, achieving a high export to total sales ra-tio, creating jobs and having a positive impact on Saskatchewan communities.

Export excellence and supply chain solutions go hand-in-hand. CN offers customers like Agrocorp competitive rates and essential support to get their delicate commodities to the global market.

The facility, which opened its doors in 2013 in Moose Jaw, is capable of processing 100mt of product per hour. “This was testament to having a great team develop in Moose Jaw and working closely with CN to ensure we understood each other along the way. We’ve forged a great partnership,” Topham says.

Agrocorp International is headquartered in Singapore and the company moved one million metric tonnes of agricultural commodities from Canada to the Indian

Sub Continent, China, the Middle East, Mexico and South America in the 2013 crop year.

Topham explains that CN offered close cooperation from day one, helping Agrocorp achieve their goals, as their business in Canada becomes the center of Agrocorp’s global investment strategy. In addition, the Saskatchewan and Alberta provincial and municipal governments have been incredibly sup-portive; the City of Moose Jaw provided a five-year tax abatement on the project which led to an immediate expansion project. Their Moose Jaw facility also recently announced a 150 per cent storage expansion.

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