Beausejour Brokenhead Issued BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Wheat Straw

The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead, the Beausejour Brokenhead Development Corporation (BBDC), Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative are pleased to announce the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Beausejour-Brokenhead, Manitoba. This BDO Zone is the first rating in the Province of Manitoba for agricultural biomass and is rated for 150,000 oven-dry tonnes per year of wheat straw, extending within a 120-km radius from the center point, Beausejour, MB. The rating was supported by funding from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Fuels Fund.

Beausejour-Brokenhead’s ‘A’ rating indicates high prospective viability to support new biobased plant operations, with low risk associated with Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure in the Zone. The BDO Zone is a high-yield wheat production area with multi-generational, locally established grain and cattle producers experienced in wheat straw harvesting and utilization. The region offers experienced custom baling capacity ready to scale up production for new projects, with no large-scale competition for wheat straw. With various industrial lots available around the region, Beausejour Brokenhead provides a strategic location for bio-industries, with access to major highways, rail infrastructure, utilities, and a competitive cost of living.

“Our ‘A’ rating highlights the transformative potential of our wheat straw resources and provides a unique opportunity to foster innovation in our community,” stated Brad Saluk, Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. “Our region has a long history rooted in agriculture and we’re now shovel-ready and eager to build on that foundation by partnering with biobased companies and establishing Beausejour Brokenhead as a hub for biomass manufacturing in Eastern Manitoba.”

Jordan Solomon, Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiative, stated, “As the first BDO Zone for agricultural biomass in Manitoba, this investment-grade ‘A’ rating will unlock untapped markets for wheat straw utilization and validates the regions exceptional potential in the global bioeconomy.”

To see the full BDO Zone Rating for Beausejour-Brokenhead, MB, please click here.