# Buffalo Creek Mills receives $5.1M federal grant for oat plant expansion in Altona

Buffalo Creek Mills will receive up to $5.1 million in federal funding to purchase and install first-in-Canada technology as part of a plant expansion in Altona, Manitoba. The project will increase processing capacity to 54,000 MT/yr and grow employment from 3 to 45 employees.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-12
- Where: Altona, Manitoba, Canada
- Value: $4.00M (5.10M CAD)
- Jobs: 42
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 54,000 MT/yr
- Products: oat groats, oat products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Buffalo Creek Mills](https://endata.com/companies/59632.md)

## Sources

- [portageonline.com](https://portageonline.com/articles/altonas-buffalo-creek-mills-receives-federal-investment-of-51-million-through-agriinnovate-program), 2021-12-12: "This new equipment will help create and maintain new markets for Canadian oat products while helping to grow the local economy."

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