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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-152288
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190521
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190521

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Village Farms International, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001584549
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Z4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38783
		FILM NUMBER:		19840880

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4700 - 80TH STREET
		CITY:			DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
		STATE:			Z4
		ZIP:			V4K 3N3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		732-676-3008

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		STREET 1:		4700 - 80TH STREET
		CITY:			DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
		STATE:			Z4
		ZIP:			V4K 3N3
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE&nbsp;13a-16&nbsp;or&nbsp;15d-16 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of May, 2019 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission file <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">number:&nbsp;001-38783</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Village Farms International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">4700-80</FONT><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Delta, British Columbia
Canada </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>V4K 3N3 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;or</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;40-F.</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form</B><B></B><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;6-K</FONT></B><B></B><B>&nbsp;in paper as permitted by Regulation</B><B></B><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;S-T</FONT></B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Rule
101(b)(1):</B><B></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-T&nbsp;Rule</FONT> 101(b)(1) only permits the
submission in paper of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;6-K&nbsp;if</FONT> submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form</B><B></B><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;6-K</FONT></B><B></B><B>&nbsp;in paper
as permitted by Regulation</B><B></B><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;S-T</FONT></B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Rule 101(b)(7):</B><B></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-T&nbsp;Rule</FONT> 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;6-K&nbsp;if</FONT> submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is
incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&#146;s &#147;home country&#148;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&#146;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a
press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant&#146;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;6-K&nbsp;submission</FONT>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following document of the Registrant is submitted herewith: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Village Farms International Expands U.S. Outdoor Hemp Cultivation and CBD Extraction Program to Colorado Through New Joint Venture, Arkansas
Valley Green and Gold Hemp </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>&#150; New JV for Colorado Complements Multi-State Outdoor Hemp Program for Rest of U.S. &#150;
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Vancouver, BC, May</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;21, 2019 &#150; </B>Village Farms International, Inc. (&#147;Village Farms&#148; or the
&#147;Company&#148;) (TSX:VFF; NASDAQ:VFF) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Arkansas Valley Hemp, LLC (&#147;AV Hemp&#148;) to form a joint venture for the outdoor cultivation of high-cannabidiol (CBD) hemp and CBD extraction in
Colorado. The joint venture, Arkansas Valley Green and Gold Hemp LLC (&#147;Arkansas Valley Green and Gold&#148;), will be 60%-owned by Village Farms, 35%-owned by AV Hemp, and 5%-owned by Village Fields Hemp (Village Farms&#146; 65%- owned joint
venture for hemp cultivation and CBD extraction in the U.S. states other than Colorado). Based in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado, AV Hemp was established by the founder of one of Colorado&#146;s largest licensed outdoor cannabis growing operations
and real estate developer, specifically to capitalize on the significant opportunity in hemp-derived CBD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Arkansas Valley Green and Gold is targeting to
be in production on approximately 120 acres in the Arkansas Valley in 2019, increasing Village Farms total planned hemp production area for its two hemp joint ventures for 2019 to more than 920 acres (for all of which adequate quantities of hemp
seed has already been purchased). Arkansas Valley Green and Gold plans to expand to as much as 500 acres in 2020. Arkansas Valley Green and Gold will initially cultivate in 2019, with extraction to crude biomass coming online in early 2020 with
plans to expand operations in 2020 to support Village Farms&#146; vertically integrated strategy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;This new joint venture is an outstanding
opportunity to expand Village Farms&#146; outdoor hemp cultivation and CBD extraction program in partnership with an experienced, large-scale outdoor grower in one of the best growing regions for hemp in one of the most advanced hemp industries of
any state in the country,&#148; said Michael DeGiglio, Chief Executive Officer, Village Farms. &#147;We expect both Arkansas Valley Hemp and Village Fields to benefit from each other&#146;s extensive <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">know-how,</FONT>
including specific expertise in outdoor cultivation, as we collaborate to advance cultural practices and genetics to optimize plant traits and yields.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One of the first states to allow hemp cultivation in 2012 when it legalized recreational cannabis, Colorado is at the forefront of hemp cultivation and
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approximately 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of Denver, the Arkansas Valley is known for its fertile land and favorable growing climate. Agricultural production in the Arkansas Valley benefits
from the intensity of the sunlight due to its elevation of approximately 4,500 feet above sea level, as well as low humidity levels and an optimal day/night temperature variation, all of which contribute to plant quality and yield. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;DeGiglio added, &#147;Village Farms is uniquely positioned for the significant opportunity in hemp-derived CBD. We are moving quickly to scale
outdoor cultivation to complement our existing, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">state-of-the-art</FONT></FONT></FONT> greenhouse operations in Texas and further strengthen the
foundation for our national, vertically integrated, consumer packaged strategy for hemp-derived CBD.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the joint venture
agreement, Village Farms will contribute approximately US$5&nbsp;million to Arkansas Valley Hemp for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">start-up</FONT> costs and working capital. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Village Fields Hemp Update </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Village Fields Hemp has now
commenced planting on its more than 800 acres in three states (Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina). All acreage is expected to be planted by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-June</FONT> 2019, with harvesting expected to commence in July
2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company, Arkansas Valley Green and Gold and Village Fields Hemp do not have, and do not intend to engage in, any direct, indirect or ancillary
involvement in the U.S. cannabis industry (as described in Canadian Securities Administrators Staff Notice <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">51-352)</FONT> until it is federally legal to do so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Village Farms International, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Village Farms is
one of the largest and longest-operating vertically integrated greenhouse growers in North America and the only publicly traded greenhouse produce company in Canada. Village Farms produces and distributes fresh, premium-quality produce with
consistency 365 days a year to national grocers in the U.S. and Canada from more than nine million square feet of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) greenhouses in British Columbia and Texas, as well as from its partner greenhouses in British
Columbia, Ontario and Mexico. The Company is now leveraging its 30 years of experience as a vertically integrated grower for the rapidly emerging global cannabis opportunity through its 50% ownership of British Columbia-based Pure Sunfarms Corp.,
one of the single largest cannabis growing operations in the world. The Company also intends to pursue opportunities to become a vertically integrated leader in the U.S. hemp-derived CBD market, subject to compliance with all applicable U.S. federal
and state laws, Village Farms has established two joint ventures, Village Fields Hemp and Arkansas Valley Green and Gold Hemp, for outdoor hemp cultivation and CBD extraction and plans to pursue controlled environment hemp production at its Texas
greenhouse operations, which total 5.7&nbsp;million square feet of production area, subject to legalization of hemp in Texas. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws
(&#147;forward-looking statements&#148;). Forward-looking statements may relate to the Company&#146;s future outlook or financial position and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding the financial position, business
strategy, budgets, litigation, projected production, projected costs, capital expenditures, financial results, taxes, plans and objectives of or involving the Company. Particularly, statements regarding future results, performance, achievements,
prospects or opportunities for the Company, Pure Sunfarms, Village Fields, the greenhouse vegetable industry or the cannabis and hemp industries are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by such
terms as &#147;outlook&#148;, &#147;may&#148;, &#147;might&#148;, &#147;will&#148;, &#147;could&#148;, &#147;should&#148;, &#147;would&#148;, &#147;occur&#148;, &#147;expect&#148;, &#147;plan&#148;, &#147;anticipate&#148;, &#147;believe&#148;,
&#147;intend&#148;, &#147;estimate&#148;, &#147;predict&#148;, &#147;potential&#148;, &#147;continue&#148;, &#147;likely&#148;, &#147;schedule&#148;, &#147;objectives&#148;, or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other similar
expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon
assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on information currently available to management, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company&#146;s control, that may cause the Company&#146;s or the industry&#146;s actual results, performance, achievements, prospects and opportunities in
future periods to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the factors contained in the Company&#146;s filings with U.S. and Canadian securities
regulators, including as detailed in the Company&#146;s annual information form and management&#146;s discussion and analysis for the year-ended December&nbsp;31, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, as forward-looking
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information as of the date on which the statements are made in this press release. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
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