Calgary-A combined Agrium Inc. and UAP Holdings Inc. would have approximately 870 retail outlets, Richard Downey, an Agrium spokesman, told Green Markets last week. As previously reported (GM Dec. 10, p. 1), this would be just under 15 percent of the market, with the next player coming close being Helena Chemicals Inc. Downey put Agrium legacy outlets at 500 and UAP’s number at 370. While Agrium closed some 40 outlets when it acquired Royster-Clark Inc., he said that since the UAP outlets are so well run and there is very little overlap that he expects very few, if any, to have to be closed. Downey said UAP has likely already closed any inefficient locations.
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