The Manitoba government is promoting several major agricultural development projects in western Manitoba, highlighting the sector’s role in driving economic growth, creating jobs, and expanding value-added processing across the province.
At the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn spotlighted initiatives they say will strengthen local production and keep more agricultural processing within Manitoba.
Among the featured projects is a $205 million expansion by Vermillion Growers in Dauphin. The greenhouse company, currently Manitoba’s largest tomato producer, operates a 10-acre controlled-environment facility that generates approximately $8 million in annual revenue and employs 52 full-time staff. The proposed expansion would increase production capacity to 90 acres through a three-phase development plan.
The province is also advancing plans for a soybean crushing facility in western Manitoba. Officials say the project would capitalize on the rapid growth of Manitoba’s soybean industry by processing more of the crop locally and creating additional economic benefits for farmers and rural communities.
A third project, led by Azure Sustainable Fuel Corp., aims to position Manitoba at the forefront of renewable energy production. The company is pursuing large-scale sustainable aviation fuel production, along with renewable diesel that could be sold into the Canadian fuel market.
Kostyshyn said the projects reflect Manitoba’s commitment to innovation and value-added agriculture, while helping producers capture more of the economic value generated by crops grown in the province.
The investments are being promoted alongside opportunities in critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and Indigenous economic partnerships as Manitoba seeks to attract new investment and expand economic development across the province.
