ABOUT PRAIRIE MALT LIMITED “Quality People, Quality Malt” In 1974, Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada was selected as the site for Prairie Malt Limited. Situated in the heart of Canada's prime barley-growing region, Biggar is an excellent location for Saskatchewan's first malt plant. Over time, a unique working relationship has developed, benefiting both Prairie Malt and the surrounding community. By processing barley, a raw Saskatchewan agricultural product, Prairie Malt Limited not only gives the barley added value in world markets, it also employs over 70 Saskatchewan people in the process. In return, the perfect combination of hard-working people and productive farm land has helped Prairie Malt Limited grow into a dynamic, technologically-advanced, world-class organization. Prairie Malt Limited now supplies top quality malt to a wide variety of domestic and international customers. Some of the best barley in the world is grown within a one hundred kilometre radius of this malthouse, which has an annual capacity of 220,000 metric tonnes. Many technological and economic changes have taken place at Prairie Malt, but two very important things have remained constant: quality people and quality malt. This is Prairie Malt Limited. Forward thinking management and faith in our capability to provide quality malt have long been hallmarks of Prairie Malt Limited. These characteristics will continue to help us meet our customers' needs as we move into the future. Introduction To Prairie Malt Limited The plant was built in 1977, and was purchased from the Saskatchewan provincial government in 1989 as a joint venture between Schreier Malting Company and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Canada's largest agricultural marketing cooperative. The Wheat Pool, with over 65,000 producer members, is a preferred supplier of barley to Prairie Malt's operations. In 1998, Cargill Inc. purchased the Schreier Malting portion of Prairie Malt. Cargill Malt has eleven malt plants in nine countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Prairie Malt utilizes the Wanderhaufen system for the germination process. Four "streets", each with a width of about 9 metres (19 feet) and a length of about 80 metres (262 feet), allow the barley to germinate for up to five days. Prairie Malt also utilizes the Fleximalt system which combines germination and kilning in one malt compartment. Front View of Prairie Malt Rear View of Prairie Malt Steep Tanks and Germination Streets in the Wanderhaufen system. Steep Tanks and Malt Compartments for Germination and Kilning in the Fleximalt system. Kilns for the Wanderhaufen system. Malt Storage silos are shown in the bottom right. Cleaners are shown in blue. (Clockwise from Top Left) Malt Storage, Barley Storage for Steeping (first row above the building), Analysis Silos (first 2 rows below the building), Malt Storage, Precleaned Barley (center and right). Administration Offices are in the Top Right corner. Main Page | About Prairie Malt | The Malting Process | Contact Prairie Malt