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    Spitz closing in Alberta; moving production to the USA

    https://amp-realagriculture-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.realagriculture.com/2018/02/pepsico-announces-closure-of-bow-island-spitz-plant/ https://amp-realagriculture-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.realagriculture.com/2018/02/pepsico-announces-closure-of-bow-island-spitz-plant/

    #2
    Why???

    Maybe because of better tax laws in the states.

    Betcha the liberal government could care less while handing out millions for supercluster**** funding that will still have the companies involved move to a better tax environment in time.

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      #3
      Carbon tax = high costs for everything.
      A plant like this in a cold climate will be hit hard with increasing electricity, heating costs due to Nutjobs policies.
      Notley also has raised corporate tax rates in AB.
      USA is slashing corporate tax rates this year.

      This shouldn’t be a surprise.

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        #4
        All the above reasons plus labor costs.
        Centralizing processing to production area?

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          #5
          Spitz is now owned by Pepsico so no surprise they are bailing on us. Pepsi is handing over all production to a contract company. One reason they gave was that it's a growing market for the Sptiz brand and Bow Island couldn't meet it. I do know a couple of growers but they had been selling into the export market for a better return. Spitz had a good run here.

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            #6
            Canada the new shit hole of the World thank Trudeau.

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              #7
              Originally posted by SASKFARMER3 View Post
              Canada the new shit hole of the World thank Trudeau.
              .......it's beginning to sound like Canada is suffering from a case of Saskatchewanitis....the affliction it suffered in the 80's and 90's. (The Brain Drain and labor pool exodus....I never went anywhere, sigh LOL)

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                #8
                Wasn't there a Spitz plant on the SW corner of Medicine Hat, west of the airport? Is it still there or is it gone too?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SASKFARMER3 View Post
                  Canada the new shit hole of the World thank Trudeau.
                  I know you are not a large corps, but Mabry you could come home and quit spending our pesos in the mighty USA, every little bit helps. Shop local.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by bobofthenorth View Post
                    Wasn't there a Spitz plant on the SW corner of Medicine Hat, west of the airport? Is it still there or is it gone too?
                    It was shut down a while ago and the production boosted at Bow Island.

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                      #11
                      Some good sunflower seeds out of winnipeg maybe they can expand. If you want to leave Canada take off. But buy Canada first if there is that option.

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                        #12
                        I quit Spitz years ago.

                        Ronnie's Jumbo Seeds are vastly superior.

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                          #13
                          Pepsico= Bershire -Hathaway= Warren Buffet

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by the big wheel View Post
                            Some good sunflower seeds out of winnipeg maybe they can expand. If you want to leave Canada take off. But buy Canada first if there is that option.
                            but ... isn't that what trump has been saying ?

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