New Nipawin grain terminal could yield trade possibilities
A new multi-million dollar company will be opening a grain terminal in the Town of Nipawin.
Hanfood will be a company focused on agri-trade with economic developing countries like China, which are looking to purchase higher quality foods from Canada. The venture is expected to also bring new employment opportunities to Nipawin and the surrounding areas.
Andy Hu, president of MaxCrop and president of Hanfood, said he chose Nipawin based on the location of surrounding ports to ship food products internationally, as well as it being in the heart of the agricultural community.
“Nipawin has the best place to grow the crops,” said Hu. “Second, there is no terminal in Nipawin now, there [were] wooden elevators before, but [they’re] gone, it’s a good time to have a terminal here.”