MINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2018 /CNW/ - Ceres Global Ag Corp. (TSX:
CRP) ("Ceres" or the "Company") announced today that its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Riverland Ag Corp., has acquired 100
percent of the equity of Nature's Organic Grist, LLC, a supplier of
organic and ancient grains (including cereal grains, pulses and
seeds), milled flours, and feed products. The acquisition will be
funded from existing working capital. Cash cost of the
acquisition in fiscal 2018-19 is approximately $2.8 million, with the potential for further
payments to Nature's Organic Grist's former owner based on the
future performance of the business. Nature's Organic Grist will
continue to operate under its current name as a subsidiary of
Ceres.
"The addition of Nature's Organic Grist broadens Ceres'
portfolio of products and services, and reinforces our vision to be
the most trusted and valued partner to quality-conscious
customers," said Mr. Robert Day,
President and Chief Executive Officer at Ceres. "This acquisition
is complementary to our existing business activities and will be
immediately accretive to Ceres. Natures Organic Grist brings
a skill-set needed to be successful in the organic space, while
Ceres' infrastructure, farmer relationships and end-user
customer-base can be utilized to lower logistical costs and
increase access on both ends of the organic supply chain."
About Ceres Global Ag Corp. (ceresglobalagcorp.com)
Through its network of commodity logistics centers and team of
industry experts, Ceres and its subsidiaries originate and provide
their global portfolio of customers with North American
agricultural commodities & value-added products, industrial
products, fertilizer, energy products and reliable supply chain
logistics services.
Ceres and its subsidiaries operate six locations: Savage, MN; Duluth,
MN; Minneapolis, MN;
Shakopee, MN; Northgate,
Saskatchewan; and Port Colborne, Ontario, and is headquartered
in Minneapolis, MN. Its facilities
throughout North America have an
aggregate grain and oilseed storage capacity of approximately 30
million bushels and the ability to provide supply chain services
for over two million tonnes of fertilizer and energy and industrial
products.
At the location in Savage, MN
(Savage Riverport LLC, a joint venture with Consolidated Grain and
Barge Co. "CGB") Riverland operates the facility and owns a 50%
interest. In addition, Ceres has a 25% interest in Stewart
Southern Railway Inc., a short-line railway located in southeast
Saskatchewan with a range of 130
kilometers, and a 17% interest in Canterra Seed Holdings Ltd, a
Canadian-based seed development company.
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forward-looking information is based are listed in the
"Forward-Looking Information" section of the MD&A for the
period ended March 31, 2018. Many
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politics and governments, changes in environmental and other laws
and regulations, competitive factors in agricultural, food
processing and feed sectors, construction and completion of capital
projects, labour, equipment and material costs, access to capital
markets, interest and currency exchange rates, technological
developments, global and local economic conditions, the ability of
Ceres to successfully implement strategic initiatives and whether
such strategic initiatives will yield the expected benefits, the
ability of Ceres to successfully defend the claim by The Scoular
Corporation, the operating performance of the Corporation's assets,
the availability and price of commodities and regulatory
environment, processes and decisions. Although Ceres has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual actions,
events or results to differ materially from those described in
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actions, events or results that are not anticipated, estimated or
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events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
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forward-looking information if circumstances or management's
estimates or opinions should change, except as required by
applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking information.
SOURCE Ceres Global Ag Corp.