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Last week, Cargill Inc. announced plans to expand its grain facility in Elva, Manitoba. Served by Canadian Pacific, the facility primarily handles wheat, canola, barley and oats.

The expansion will increase the facility’s storage capacity from 14,500 to 24,500 metric tons and boost rail-car handling capacity from 56 to 112 cars, Cargill officials said in a prepared statement.

Construction is scheduled to begin by month’s end and conclude in time for the 2013 harvest. Throughout the construction process, customers will be able to continue to deliver grain and access the facility, Cargill officials said.

To continue to meet customers’ needs, “we knew we needed to expand in the southwest part of the province,” said Sheldon Spearman, Cargill’s farm service group manager, adding that the project will improve grain storage access for farmers in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan.