Broadland International

VANCOUVER, Jan. 13, 2012 /CNW/ – ILTA Grain Inc of Surrey BC, through it’s subsidiary ILTA Processing Inc., is pleased to announce it has acquired 4 specialty grain and pulse facilities from the Parkland Grain/Pulse group of companies effective January 15^th, 2012.  The facilities are located at North Battleford (2), Swift Current, and Cutknife, Saskatchewan.

The current 45 employees of Parkland will join ILTA’s  staff.  Further expansion of the facilities will be made to support the growing sales program of both companies.  The Parkland Grain/Pulse Companies have operated for 24 years in Saskatchewan and were started by Cyril Fransoo, a pioneer in the Western Canadian Special Crop industry.  His son Gilles will continue on with the new company and will be an integral part of the growth, expansion, and development of ILTA.

The management and shareholders of ILTA have been involved in the specialty grain and pulse markets globally for over 20 years. We look forward to providing both growers and and our global client base with many marketing options and opportunities as the  Western Canadian  grain industry continues to evolve.   ILTA is also developing  2 new strategically placed specialty grain/pulse facilities in Saskatchewan with expected completion in 2012-2013.

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Parkland Pulse has purchased WA Grain and Pulse Solutions in Innisfail, Alta.In a press release, general manager Gilles Fransoo states the purchase will assist the local company in its orgination and processing of peas and other pulse crops from Alberta.

“This move will also provide Parkland Pulse the opportunity to expand into the Alberta feed grains market with Saskatchewan originated commodities.”

The expansion increases the operation’s export capacity to 2,000 metric tonnes per week. Fransoo indicated the company is looking for an additional annual export of 80,000 tonnes.

“The growth from both processing and logistics is needed as our exports continue to strip avialablel line times from our current facilities,” Fransoo stated.

The company is also looking to increase its international profile with a second initiative, the opening of Parkland Pulse Trade (Qingdao Ltd.), based in Qingdao, China. This initiative has a goal of providing overseas customers with Chinese origin beans.

Parkland Pulse is a private, family owned company with four processing facilities in North Battleford, Cut Knife and Swift Current.

After some very heavy losses in 2008 Parkland Pulse’s start in 2009 is fairly positive. In the second half of 2008 there were three major price drops which caused a lot of trouble for Parkland Pulse in China. The first drop was the deflation of the Canadian Dollar in August 2008. That was then compounded by a larger crop and pressure on lower prices from line companies.  Finally, just when prices seemed to have bottomed out in October the economic crisis became official and prices continued to fall. In about a four month time peroid the price of peas to China went from 550usd/mt to 280usd/mt. Parkland Pulse suffered heavy losses from buyers defaulting and renegotiating contracts. Having survived such difficult times 2009 looks much more positive. Sales volumes are back to normal. Old customers are buying again and new customers are turning up in new markets. Most importantly the price has been fairly stable and contracts are being executed.

Date: August 28, 2008 – Parkland Pulse Grain Co., LTD is pleased to announce the purchase of Cargill Grain inland concrete terminal in Cutknife, Saskachewan.

Parkland Pulse has commenced a $1,000,000.00 expansion of the facility to incorporate a full pulse cleaning line. Upon completion of the upgrades, which will include easy handling of products, new receiving and byproduct storage, the plant will have storage capacity of 6000mt and cleaning and receiving 150mt/hr, loading 200mt per hour and a 25 CP railcar siding. The facility will be operational early in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Parkland Pulse Grain Co.,Ltd, a client of Broadland International, will be receiving visitors from China this month. Mr.Zhang BaoSheng of COFCO and Mr.Yin HuaWei of YANTAI HONGFA FOODS, part of a Chinese vermicelli industry delegation, will be visiting Canada and the US to examine this year’s pea crop as well as discuss cooperation with dry pea suppliers. Read the rest of this entry »