ETG COMMODITIES
CANADA benefit from selling all the input and buying all the output which then is used in our processing plants and distribution centers around the world .
“ Staying close to the farmer helps us understand the farmer ’ s needs very well ,” says ETG Commodities COO Harjee Makkar . “ We ’ re present in 46 countries , and that helps us stay updated on destination market dynamics . At the same time , our presence at the farm level helps us understand the origination dynamics — what farmer is planning to seed and what kind of costing he has . If we are in 2014 , we can contract with them for 2015 , and that can only happen if you ’ re close to the farmer and understand what he ’ s planning .”
Ground Presence in North America Export Trading Group has been in business for decades , and in 2012 the company expanded its reach into North America with the incorporation of ETG Commodities in Ontario to reach markets in Canada and the United States . Just over two years later , ETG Commodities has rapidly grown into one of the largest exporters in Canada , exporting more than 250,000 tons of pulses and oilseeds out of the country on a yearly basis . It ’ s growth that ETG Commodities attributes to a dynamic team that knows the market and is committed to staying ahead of the curve .
“ ETG ’ s market intelligence and ground level presence helps us understand the international perspective better than our competition . For instance , yellow peas are grown in multiple regions around the world . Other than North America , Ukraine , Russia and Australia are major origins in the world , since we are present in all of these countries , we know international supply dynamics very well ,” says Makkar , explaining ETG ’ s techniques for staying at the forefront of the industry . “ ETG is a global brand today in the commodity world and we have been quite successful in developing good strategic partners at every point of the supply chain . May it be the farmers , shipping lines , transloaders or the importers around the world , these relationships have been instrumental in our growth . We stand behind our quality and our
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