Global grain giant Bunge Global SA BG-N is acquiring one of the largest and last remaining independent elevators in Canada, furthering its market presence and once again raising questions about mounting consolidation in the grain industry.

The purchase of North West Terminal (NWT) in Unity, Sask., will bring back online an elevator that has been stalled for a year, connecting it to Bunge’s expansive network, Bunge in Canada head Kyle Jeworski said in a press release.

Farmers, analysts and researchers across Western Canada are conflicted.

On the one hand, the reopening of the grain terminal is good news. The elevator serves a huge production area and its closing hurt farmers, said Kyle Larkin, executive director of Grain Growers of Canada.

But the news also emerges a few months after

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