Village Farms Stock Soars Another 14% on Capacity Expansion Approval

Shares of Village Farms International (NASDAQ: VFF) are soaring on Tuesday, following yesterday's announcement that the company's Delta 2 greenhouse facility was approved for cannabis cultivation. The marijuana specialist also gave details about vaporizer products to be launched this summer.

Health Canada issued a cultivation license for Delta 2, a greenhouse facility with 1.1 million square feet of production area located in British Columbia, to Village Farms' cannabis subsidiary Pure Sunfarms on Friday, which caused the stock to leap 23%. Investors' excitement is apparently extending into this week following the company's official press release.

The approval will allow the company to expand capacity as needed, with Village Farms CEO Michael DeGiglio saying in yesterday's press release, "At a time when many in the industry are scaling back new construction projects, Pure Sunfarms continues to move forward with expansion of its future capacity to be ready to meet the anticipated long-term demand for its products." Pure Sunfarms reported a 49% increase in total gross sales in the first quarter.

Source Fool.com