Wynnstay expands grain trading business

Farm inputs supplier Wynnstay Group has acquired Shropshire-based Wrekin Grain as part of plans to expand its grain trading business.

From early July, all Wrekin staff will join Wynnstay’s grain trading arm, Shropshire Grain, to form GrainLink. The new business will be based at Shropshire Grain’s Shrewsbury headquarters.

The integration will also combine Wrekin’s fertiliser, seed, fuel, haulage and storage portfolio with Wynnstay’s arable services. The grain trading activity of Yorkshire-based Woodheads Seeds - acquired by Wynnstay in 2010 - is also due to become part of the new company.

“As a locally-focused business with sufficient national scale, GrainLink’s key aim will be to help farmers across our trading area make the most of their opportunities in today’s increasingly volatile and competitive commodity markets,” Wynnstay chief executive, Ken Greetham said.

“At the same time, the new business will provide us with better links to food and feed processors across the country while enhancing the national supply chain scale they require in the modern market.”