Cannabis Cultivation Expanded in Delta, British Columbia by Village Farms International

In a recent press release, Village Farms International, Inc. (Village Farms), announced that the organization’s Board of Directors unanimously approved to grow their cannabis cultivation abilities through the conversion of the remainder 550 sq. ft. of their Delta 2 greenhouse located in Delta, British Columbia (1). This expansion will be used to increase their cannabis cultivation amounts.

The press release mentioned that the conversion process is anticipated to be started in November 2025 and may require an estimated CAD $10 million in capital expenditures as the project progresses (1). Around 40 metric tons are estimated to be produced annually with the first planting in new grow rooms planned for the spring of 2026.

Village Farms President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael A. DeGiglio commented in the press release (1), “We are pleased to announce this capacity expansion, which will enable us to continue supporting our Canadian and International customers with the consistent supply of quality products they expect from Village Farms. Our business is growing organically, with market conditions across the globe aligning favorably with the competitive strengths we’ve established through nearly 40 years in controlled environment agriculture. We expect these trends to continue, and that this investment will help drive profitable growth in 2026 and beyond.”

Once the Delta 2 greenhouse facility has finished their conversion, the establishment will have 2.2 million sq. ft. for cannabis production, an increase of 33% (1).

Mr. DeGiglio concluded (1), “I am very proud of our operating team’s discipline and execution, and the way our Canadian cannabis team has consistently and profitably matched our supply with demand over the past several years. We have always taken a crawl, walk, run approach to scaling our operations, and we are pleased to utilize the strength of our balance sheet and reward our team with the incremental capacity they need to continue building our leadership position in global cannabis.”

In June 2025, Village Farms announced that the company had closed a transaction that would privatize most of their fresh produce business (2). This step was explored to help situate the company as an entirely cannabis-focused business.

“For the past eight years we have carefully built our cannabis business based upon our learnings from over 35 years in controlled environment agriculture, and now we are ready to move forward independently from produce,” said DeGiglio in a June 2025 press release (2,3). “We have established an immensely talented team of cannabis leaders across the organization, and I look forward to watching more of our accomplishments unfold together as we invest more time and resources to become one of the world’s largest and most respected cannabis operators.”

References

1. Village Farms International, Inc. Village Farms International announces expansion of cultivation capacity in Delta, British Columbia https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/04/3126422/0/en/Village-Farms-International-Announces-Expansion-of-Cultivation-Capacity-in-Delta-British-Columbia.html (accessed Aug 5, 2025).
2. McEvoy, E. Village Farms finalizes transition to cannabis-focused business https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/village-farms-finalizes-transition-to-cannabis-focused-business (accessed Aug 5, 2025).
3. Village Farms International. Village Farms International Announces Closing of Transaction to Privatize its Fresh Produce Business https://news.villagefarms.com/news-releases/news-release-details/village-farms-international-announces-closing-transaction (accessed Aug 5, 2025).