New Pasta Plant

[TOM4CWB]

Mustard,

Obviously the Canola crushing industry... the flour millers that are here (in spite of CWB meddling)... Parheim Foods... the many food processors we sell produce to..

Prove you WRONG , Mustardman and mememe_farmer. World class process facilities; run well... are great for our Canadian prairie productivity and growers/suppliers.

Your logic proves the CWB'single desk' mentality is founded on quicksand and is FALSE. Thanks for reminding us... ONE more Time: AGAIN; why the CWB MUST change and have competition.

MY Congratulations to Alliance and every one involved in bringing this great NEW asset to the Canadian prairie economy.

Murad Al-Katib has a sharp mind and works well with people. A personal Congratuations and thumbs up for a job well done and begun!!!

God Bless you and your endevours!!!

[TOM4CWB]

Wilagro,
CP reports are as left leaning as their owners!

Here is a much more accurate report on the project!

"New Pasta Plant Planned For Regina, Sk

By Commodity News Service Canada Inc.

Winnipeg - October 7, 2011 - Alliance Grain Traders Inc.
plans to invest up to C$50 million towards the construction of a
pasta and pulse processing as well as logistics complex in
Regina, Saskatchewan, a release from the company said Friday.
The project is expected to commence construction in 2012.
The announcement by Alliance was attended by Prime Minister
Stephen Harper, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, Brad Wall,
Premier of Saskatchewan and Regina Mayor Pat Fiacco.
The complex is planned as a milling site for wheat and pulses
processing durum wheat into semolina for the production of the
Arbella pasta brand in Canada, as well as pulse processing
capacity for production of ingredient pulse flours, proteins,
starches and fibres.
The distribution centre is expected to capitalize on the
availability of ocean containers, trucks and intermodal units at
the site for domestic and export shipments.
"We are continuing our growth and expansion strategy of our
global packaged food and ingredients platforms in pulses and
milled durum wheat," Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of
Alliance Grain Traders Inc., said.
He said Canada is a dominant world supplier of durum wheat
and pulses and with his company's strong Canadian base built over
the past decade, Western Canada was a logical choice for the new
processing complex.
"We have built a successful global pasta business based out
of our production facilities in Turkey. With the good conditions
in Canada, we feel that significant opportunities exist to expand
our operations here. Our relationships with growers in Western
Canada and our relationships with our international customers we
sell to everyday create opportunities and synergies that we feel
may be realized through this investment," he said.
Alliance Grain Traders Inc. is a pulse, staple food and
ingredient processor and exporter engaged in the business of
value-added processing (cleaning, splitting, sorting and bagging)
of pulses and specialty crops for export and domestic markets.
Through its offices and processing facilities located in some of
the pulse growing regions in Canada, the US, Turkey, China and
Australia and merchandising and sales offices in the UK, the
Netherlands and Spain, AGT handles a full range of pulses and
specialty crops including lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans and
canary seed.
Through its subsidiaries in Turkey, the Arbel Group, AGT also
produces staple foods such as Arbella Pasta, rice, and milled
wheat products, including bulgur and semolina."

[rockpile]

How much Government (taxpayer) money is going into
this?

[wilagro]

Thanks Tom. Now that is a more balanced report than the one that I quoted and it leaves out the partisan "political crap" which I'm sure was deliberately inserted for the sensationalism it would engender.

[gustgd]

Rockpile.

Good Question.
Answer 0$ into plant all financed by private dollars, equity.

but.
There is federal, Provincial and municipal $$ in the Global Transportation Hub(GTH) available to all who build there

http://www.sasktrade.com/dbdocs//4cc5a02c4f47d.pdf

[gustgd]

Someone else asked the question about markets and development.

This plant was planned as an expansion of one of their other plants. With this policy change in western Canada it allows Alliance to build on existing relationships , with farmers and buyers.

Already have the brands developed, shelf space bought.

If they don't offer a price/delivery better than you can get elsewhere don't deliver.

Funny that's what the monopoly supporters did'nt get.

This is fantastic news!

[furrowtickler]

Good points Gus.

[cottonpicken]

Am i the only one that doesn't see how stupid this
is?

We have no competitive advantage,labour
cost,currency cost,land cost,.

We take fish out of lake winnipeg,ship it to
china,where it is processed then shipped back to us
at a profit.

Re-read that and think about that,then think about
how great everybody thought nortel was-this is not
a no brainer-and how it effects the international
price of durum needs to be explained to me,the
only bonus is a savings in shipping costs,unless we
are special and they descide to pay us a higher
price,which in turn makes them certifiably retarded
by making the company even less competitive

[TOM4CWB]

farmaholic,

Not sure how "World class process facilities; run well... are great for our Canadian prairie productivity and growers/suppliers.

Your logic proves the CWB 'single desk' mentality is founded on quicksand and is FALSE. Thanks for reminding us... ONE more Time: AGAIN; why the CWB MUST change and have competition."

I really don't see why this should offend you... it is a very simple statement of 'fact' (in my small mind) and appreciation for the commitment and hard work Alliance has done.

A blessing on Thanksgiving... one would hope would be in the spirit and tradition of the season... with good cheer; and a hearty 'all the best'!

Cheers to one and all... I really do believe this is a great project...

Happy Thanksgiving!

[cottonpicken]

I dare everyone to put their money where there mouth
is.

A juggernaut currency exporting a manufactured good
into the realm of low cost labour,good luck.

[riders2010]

That guy does not go into anything unless there are mega public tax dollars going into it, then he buys from us cheap and sells mega times for cleaning and putting a package on it, then gets all these tributes as to how brilliant of a manager. You can bet this will not loose or go broke because any losses will be picked up by Harper, sorry, actually all of us. Could you imagine if it went broke, what would Stevie's image be then.

Yes get rid of Cwb, but this plant is mainly good for the local jobs, will mean very little for us except maybe a public but hidden bill paid by us, to make it look profitable.

[gustgd]

@2010 What a chicken shit yellow comment.

A. Great news public announcement is made
about what we hope is the first of many value
added processing jobs, and what concerns us
as farmers another avenue for our production.

Both Al katib and Harper, specifically
addressed the public dollars comment and I
also referred to it when rockpile asked.

If you've got a hate on for Harper. Ok but
try not to slander someone who has risked
their own money to make money.

If you want to say that he has taken
advantage of some processors who have
stumbled, guilty. But give the guy some
credit for investing where others have
failed.

Have not we all bought out a neighbour who
was going through hard times or just wanted
out?

To those of you who think that they won't
succeed because of the high costs of
operating in Canada. You may be right but I
trust they know more about the business than
you do

[farmaholic]

Morning Tom: My comment to Cotton was asking why he wouldn't touch a value added Canadian company with a ten foot pole. I believe they all stand a chance of success but agree that there are hurdles to clear to be competitive. I never brought the CWB's single desk into the comment and think it is irrelevent to my question to Cotton.
Sour g****s don't make good wine(whine either). Happy Thanks Giving to all!!

[cottonpicken]

I hope i am wrong and am missing something.

I'm all for expansion and development.

But global integration is now moving at warp speed.

[farmaholic]

Cotton: wouldn't the pasta plant be an extension of what already exists in the pulse processing and marketing business of AGT? The two product lines may not share the exact same markets but..... . Domestic labour and distance to markets could be an issue. I don't think land is a problem or the supply of the raw product to produce the pasta. I hope it happens and they are successful.