Bunge Global SA BG-N has sold five grain elevators and appointed new directors as it works to fulfill competition agreements made with the federal government after the recent Viterra Ltd. acquisition.

The divested elevators are located in Dixon, Sask., and Fannystelle, Beausejour, Tucker, and Coulter, Man. They will be sold to local companies, including Direct Grain Limited, Linear Grain Inc. and BP & Sons Grain.

The transaction is part of the divestiture commitment Bunge made with Ottawa as part of its merger with Viterra.

The deal between Bunge and Viterra was a transaction between the company in Western Canada with the most oilseed-crushing facilities (Bunge) and the company with the most primary grain elevators (Viterra). The Competition Bureau said the merger was likely to result

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