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Company type | Public |
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TSX: AU | |
Founded | 2001 |
Defunct | 2007 |
Fate | Merged with Saskatchewan Wheat Pool |
Successor | Viterra |
Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN |
Products | Grain Handling, Crop Production Services, Livestock, Hail Insurance |
Agricore United, Inc. was a farmer-directed agribusiness in Canada.[1] It supplied crop nutrition and crop protection products, and offered grain handling and marketing services. It was created on November 1, 2001 by the merger of Agricore and United Grain Growers. It was headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its shares were publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "AU" ("AU.LV" – Limited voting common shares; "AU.DB" – Convertible 9% debentures; "AU.PR.A" – Series 'A' preferred shares) until June 15, 2007, when it was taken over by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Agri-business giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) had a 28% stake in the company at the time of the takeover.[2]