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| Industry | Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Grain Growers' Grain Company Alberta Farmers' Co-operative Elevator Company |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Merged with Agricore |
| Successor | Agricore United |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Products | Grain buying |
The United Grain Growers, or UGG, was a Canadian grain farmers' cooperative for grain storage and distribution that operated between 1917 and 2001.
History
Tent for the Grain Growers. Grain Co., a cooperative farmers organization in Canada that was the precursor of the United Grain Growers, cica. 1910.
In 1917, the Grain Growers' Grain Company (GGGC) merged with the Alberta Farmers' Co-operative Elevator Company, founded in 1913, to form the United Grain Growers (UGG), which provided grain marketing, handling and supply.[1] UGG was active in grain sales, crop inputs and livestock production services.[2]
In 2001, UGG merged with Agricore to form Agricore United in a deal brokered by Archer Daniels Midland, a majority stakeholder in the new company.[2]
Gallery & locations
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
 Killarney, (Demolished 2017) |
Saskatchewan
See also
References
- ↑ Fairbairn 2014.
- 1 2 (2001) "United Grain Growers and Agricore sprout merger," Archived CBC News. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
Sources
- Fairbairn, Brett (2014). "United Grain Growers (Agricore United)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
External links
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