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Biomass availability and supply in Renfrew County, Ontario

Valley Bio Ltd was engaged by Renfrew County to:

1. undertake detailed analysis of crop and fiber processing and management practices
2. identify business opportunities within the crop and fiber processing industry

Valley Bio reached these conclusions^[1]:

1. In a region of Eastern Ontario in which crop production is experiencing marked and steady growth, lack of a substantial crop handling facility is seen as a barrier to expanded field crop production, especially for corn and soybeans.
   • Producers are incurring additional costs and county agribusiness is suffering from lost potential revenues.
   • Innovation into new and diversified crops is stagnating due to lack of infrastructure for value added processing of agricultural products.
2. A major grain handling or processing operation would be viable in the region, but not likely as a traditional elevator business as seen in other areas of Ontario.
   • An elevator would not be able to “go it alone” in Renfrew county due to a lack of critical mass of any one single commodity.

Previously, in March 2006, Valley Bio prepared a report in response to growing interest in the possible uses of heritage wood residuals and agricultural residuals^[2].

A plan devised by Ensyn Corporation seeks to minimize the trucking costs of sustainably harvestable pulpwood or sawmill residues in Renfrew County^[3].

• Appendix 5 locates possible pellet plant sites^[4]
• Appendix 6 locates possible pellet and wood chip burner sites^[5]

References

1. ↑ Crop and Wood Fiber Processing and Management in Renfrew County
2. ↑ Processing and Marketing of Sawmill and Agricultural Residuals in Renfrew County
3. ↑ Wood trucking cost minimization in Renfrew County
4. ↑ possible pellet plant sites in Renfrew County
5. ↑ possible pellet and wood chip burner sites in Renfrew County