Agribiz
Equipment
Tech on Offer
Manitoba’s
agribusiness manufacturing
and technology shipments exceed
$1 billion. As much as 70
percent is exported, with
the majority bound for the
United States market destinations,
particularly the Upper Midwest.
Comprising in excess of 250
Manitoba-based firms, this
diverse yet integrated industry
sector employs an estimated
5,800 people.
Predominant activities include
the production of equipment
and technology, and the provisions
of related services for all
aspects of crop and livestock
production, with a focus on
the grain-based value chain.
Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs) are supported by a
large and diverse network
of OEM suppliers producing
quality-assured components,
sub-assemblies, spare parts
and precision services. OEM
suppliers alone number more
than 80 and also supply to
the aerospace, building products,
construction/off-highway,
recreational vehicle and transportation
industry sectors.
A small sampling of Manitoba’s
industry capabilities and
products include:
• Agricultural Equipment
and Machinery: tractors, swathers,
fertilizing and spraying equipment,
seeding equipment, harvesting
equipment.
• OEM Supply: precision
metal fabrication, machining
and grinding, fasteners and
wire products, cab enclosures,
castings, hydraulic cylinders,
decals, labels and striping,
flighting, gear boxes, hubs,
wheels and spindles, paints,
coatings and sealants, plastic,
polyurethane and composites,
electronic and wire harness
assemblies, electronic monitoring,
instruments and controls.
• Grain Handling, Storage
and Processing: grain storage,
aeration, bulk handling, sampling,
grading and testing, dust
control, grain cleaning, precision
instrumentation and controls,
project management, design/build,
turnkey construction.
• Services and Industry
Support: marketing, education
and training, financing, prototype
design and manufacturing,
research and development,
equipment contracting.
Beyond the sector’s
North American market focus,
a strong nucleus of firms
export to developing offshore
markets. Manitoba-made agricultural
solutions can be found in
over 50 country markets worldwide.
Priority market regions include:
Asia Pacific, Central Asia,
Eastern/Western Europe, Latin
America, Africa and the Middle
East.
A diverse agribusiness cluster
In addition to significant
agribusiness manufacturing
and technology activity, Manitoba
is the focal point for Canada’s
grain-based industries: commodities,
transportation and marketing;
regulatory agencies; value-added
processing; manufacturing;
process technology; consulting
engineers; turnkey construction;
training and education. Winnipeg,
Manitoba is home to most of
Canada’s major grain
marketing companies and a
myriad of industry support
groups which has created a
unique and comprehensive level
of industry integration and
synergy.
Additionally, the proximity
of Manitoba’s agribusiness
related manufacturers -- to
each other, to national players
in other sectors of agribusiness
activity, and to the demanding
western Canadian agricultural
marketplace – has fueled
the innovation that has made
Manitoba a world-class producer
and exporter of leading-edge
dryland farming technology.
Agri-Tec International Inc.,
headquartered in Winnipeg,
is a Canadian agribusiness
industry consortium that provides
to international markets a
single source for Canadian
grain handling, storage and
processing technology and
expertise. Agri-Tec provides
design/build construction
of turnkey grain handling
and storage facilities. Agri-Tec's
capabilities also include
the design, engineering and
complete turnkey operations
for feed mills, flourmills,
seed conditioning plants and
malt facilities.
MANITOBA COMPANIES
A Manitoba company from the
agribusiness sector attending
Manitoba’s trade mission
to India is Westeel Limited.
Westeel Limited (www.westeel.com)
is one of North America’s
largest producers of grain
storage systems, leading the
industry in design innovation,
quality and product selection.
Westeel’s grain silos
are used in inland grain elevators,
processing plants, and port
facilities. Its silos are
complemented by a complete
range of accessories including
systems for aeration, unloading
and grain handling. For specialized
purposes, the company also
produces bulk feed tanks and
hoppered bins for wet grain
holding, seed and fertilizer.
Westeel has been involved
in grain storage projects
internationally for over 30
years, and is products can
be found in China, Australia,
New Zealand, the Middle East,
Africa, South America, South
East Asia and Eastern and
Western Europe.
Other key companies in Manitoba’s
agribusiness sector include:
AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT &
MACHINERY
• Buhler Versatile Inc.
• MacDon Industries
Ltd.
SERVICES & INDUSTRY SUPPORT
• PAMI – Western
Canada Testing Inc.
• Canadian International
Grains Institute – “CIGI”
• Manitoba Food Development
Centre
GRAIN HANDLING STORAGE &
PROCESSING
• FWS Technologies •
Agri-Tec International
• Agricore United •
Westfield Industries
OEM SUPPLIERS
• Monarch Industries
Limited • Vansco Electronics
