Agribusiness company Viterra announced the groundbreaking of its newest grain facility in Dalhart, Texas, on Feb. 25, 2025.
This ceremony marks a milestone in the company's commitment to strengthen its service to customers in West Texas. The new facility will include a grain handling system and loop track served by Union Pacific Railroad.
Leaders of the local community, along with Union Pacific and Viterra employees, attended the groundbreaking and toured the site.
"Today's groundbreaking signifies a significant step in enhancing Viterra's ability to serve the West Texas region and builds momentum toward a stronger network," said Rayner Freyberg, CEO United States and Mexico of Viterra. "We look forward to this facility's completion and expanding our customer reach."
"Union Pacific appreciates and values the relationship we have with Viterra to provide safe and reliable service to this growing agricultural market for years to come," said Jason Hess, senior vice president — marketing and sales, Union Pacific Railroad. "We innovate for growth just like this, investing more than $10 million per day in infrastructure, technology and network expansion to provide solutions for our customers to win in the marketplace."
The groundbreaking commemorates the beginning of a development expected to bring substantial benefits to Dalhart and the surrounding area. Viterra anticipates the site to be completed in mid-2026.
In announcing the project in 2024, Viterra said it expects the new facility to benefit Dalhart and the surrounding area by spurring economic growth and creating jobs.
Neither the cost of the project nor the contractor building the facility were noted in the press release.
Viterra counts more than 265 storage and handling facilities in 15 countries, according to petfoodprocessing.net. In the United States, it oversees 83 storage facilities. Those faciliies have a licensed capacity of 273 million bushels, according to Sosland Publishing Co.'s 2024 Grain & Milling Annual.
Viterra is merging with Bunge Global SA, a union that would create one of the world's largest agribusiness companies, making it more comparable to leading agribusiness giants Cargill and ADM, according to petfoodprocessing.net.
