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Agricultural Products

Agriculture is the dominant industry in Western Manitoba. As such, both the industrial and service components of the economy are attuned to the production of commodities. This places the region in the forefront for agri-food production and processing of many agricultural products.

Aggregate Resources

The immediate Brandon area is rich in aggregate resources for the construction industry and related uses. Many major deposits lie within the city limits.

Industrial Materials

Major steel construction firms, electronic manufacturers and other industries in the city are able to easily access necessary materials for their product lines. Lying at the hub of major highway and rail transportation systems allows timely and reliable delivery of materials.

Markets

Located near the geographic centre of North America, Brandon industries have ready access to the major mid-western markets of the United States, as well as Western Canada. Major centres such as Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, Kansas City and Denver are 1-2 day truck hauls away. Access to the 5 million residents of the three Prairie provinces is a one-day delivery timetable.

Intersection with major east-west freeways that traverse the United States is facilitated through major north-south highways in Manitoba. This opens up all of North America to trade. Through the Central North American, Red River and Mid-Continent Trade Corridors, trade flows from Canada's north to Mexico.

Suppliers

The need for suppliers is industry specific. We will help you define the availability of your needs - openly and honestly. The same excellent transportation networks that allow marketing of products from Brandon, allow servicing of our industries and businesses.

Brandon’s Trade Area

Being Manitoba’s second largest wholesale-retail centre, Brandon provides services to a wide area. The primary trade area involves 60,500 residents in a concentric zone of approximately 60 km around the City. The secondary trade zone stretches from the International Border to the south, east to MacGregor, north to Dauphin and west to Elkhorn (approximately 150 km east-west, and 200 km north-south). This area has and additional 71,400 residents. The tertiary zone stretches north to Swan River, east to Portage la Prairie, south into North Dakota and west into Eastern Saskatchewan. Approximately 50,000 people reside in the tertiary zone.

In total, Brandon has a trading area with more than 180,000 residents.

View a Map of Brandon's Trading Area