(Reuters) - Glencore International PLC (>> Glencore International Plc) expects its friendly takeover bid for Canadian grain handler Viterra (>> Viterra Inc) to win the approval of regulators in Canada and the United States, the company's director of agricultural products, Chris Mahoney, said in a conference call on Tuesday.

Commodities trader Glencore also plans to further expand its North American agricultural business with acquisitions in the United States and organic growth in Canada, he said.

(Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg; Editing by Peter Galloway)

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