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G3 is a Canadian grain company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It consists of two operating companies:
G3 Canada Limited operates a network of grain elevators in western Canada and port terminals in eastern Canada. G3 purchases grains and oilseeds from farmers, who deliver the crops to G3 facilities by truck. The commodities are transferred to trains and/or ships and shipped to customers around the world. The company owns the Great Lakes bulk carrier vessel G3 Marquis.
G3 Terminal Vancouver, a grain export terminal at the Port of Vancouver which opened in 2020.[1]
G3 grain elevator at Wetaskiwin, Alberta opened in 2020
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G3 Canada Limited was created in 2015, when G3 Global Grain Group (a joint venture of US agribusinessBunge and Saudi agricultural investment firm SALIC) purchased a majority interest in the Canadian Wheat Board and combined it with the grain assets of Bunge Canada.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The other shareholder in G3 Canada Limited is the Farmers Equity Trust, which owns the Class B shares in the company.[8][9]
G3 grain elevator at Maidstone, Saskatchewan opened in 2019
G3 has built a network of grain handling facilities.[10][11][12]