Beausejour-Brokenhead, Manitoba
The Beausejour-Brokenhead, Manitoba BDO Zone for Wheat Straw is rated ‘A’.
Rating Issue Date: October 31, 2024.
'A' ratings denote high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Capacity to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong.
Beausejour-Brokenhead, MB holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Wheat straw. Issued in Oct 2024, the rating certifies approximately 300,000 gt/yr of reliable, low-risk biomass feedstock available within a 120-km driving distance from the centre point (Beausejour, MB).
A ‘A’ rating is an investment grade rating, signalling a reliable, low-risk feedstock supply. It signals to developers, lenders, and investors that Beausejour-Brokenhead, MB’s feedstock supply has undergone rigorous, standardized due diligence across 100+ risk indicators, the same framework applied to every BDO Zone across North America.
Every BDO Zone Rating assesses a region across three dimensions, mapped as expanding radii around a candidate site.
- Feedstock surplus: Data indicating at least 50,000 tonnes per year of excess feedstock available to support typical intake of new biofuels manufacturing plants.
- Supply chain strength: Evidence supporting long-term commitment to supply both quantity and quality by local farmers, forestry companies, food waste generators, haulers and municipalities.
- Sound infrastructure: Suitable transportation, logistic, operating and supporting infrastructure to meet the requirements for new facility operations.
Assets & liabilities
- High yield wheat production region
- Multi-generational, locally established grain and cattle producers experienced with wheat straw harvesting
- Experienced custom baling capacity ready to scale production
- No large-scale competition for wheat straw in Competition Zone
- Increasing fuel costs and narrow harvest/transport window
- Weather events (drought, hail) impact straw availability
- Infrastructure challenges with electrical connectivity, rail access, and local labour
Infrastructure & sites
- 70.20 acres
- Zoned M-Industrial
- ±1,950' Highway 44 frontage
- Access to hydro, sewer, water off Road 33E
Local grants & incentives
- Manitoba Works Capital Incentive
- Manitoba Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit
- Strategic Innovation Fund
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