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Village Farms growing more Dutch pot

Published on June 22, 2026 by Pat Bulmer

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Village Farms International has started growing pot at an expanded Dutch facility.

The company announced this month it started cultivation at its Phase II cultivation and processing facility in Groningen.

The Groningen site is expected to ramp to full production capacity into early 2027 and will bring the company’s maximum annual production capacity in that country to approximately 10 metric tonnes, a news release said.

Village Farms has large facilities in Delta, BC. It has a smaller footprint in the United States, where the company’s focus is on cannabinoid wellness products.

In Canada, Village Farms announced the launch of the Pure Sunfarms Pink Kush Cured Resin 510 Vape. The company says it is bringing Canada’s “all-time No. 1 selling strain into the fastest-growing category of the Canadian cannabis market.” It’s available now in B.C. and Ontario.

The company was also busy recently on the financial front and in the boardroom.

Two big, unnamed U.S. “institutional investors” are buying shares in the company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Lake Mary, Fla.

The investors will buy 7.5 million common shares, Village Farms said in another release.

“The offering is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $15 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, enhancing the company’s strong liquidity position after closing the first quarter of 2026 with $55 million in cash,” the release said. “Net proceeds from the offering are intended to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.”

“We believe that today’s announcement reflects an extraordinary statement of confidence in our future by well renowned US institutional investors,” CEO Michael DeGiglio said.

At the company’s annual general meeting in Vancouver. DeGiglio and a slate of six others were elected to the board of directors. Christopher “Kip” Woodward will take over as board chair. He succeeds John McLernon, who had been chair since 2006 and remains on the board.