Viterra Sees Deals as Obama Scrutinizes Agriculture

Viterra Inc., the largest Canadian grain-handler, expects more acquisition opportunities in the U.S. as President Barack Obama increases enforcement of antitrust laws in the agriculture industry.

Viterra sees small “bolt-on” acquisitions as it integrates last year’s A$1.6 billion ($1.4 billion) purchase of ABB Grain Ltd. of Australia, Chief Executive Officer Mayo Schmidt said today in an interview at Bloomberg headquarters in New York.