Lantmännen: Swedish farmer cooperative, grain and food
Lantmännen is a Swedish farmer-owned cooperative in farm supplies, grain trading, Cerealia and Unibake food brands and biorefineries.
Lantmännen is a Swedish agricultural cooperative owned by farmers, active in farm supplies, grain trading, food processing and bioenergy.
Sweden · Owned by its farmer members
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative owned by Swedish farmers, with around 17,000 farmer owners. Its operations are organised into divisions covering agriculture, energy, food and real estate. Farm supplies, seed and grain handling sit in the agricultural business, Lantmännen Lantbruk, while the food business includes Lantmännen Cerealia and Lantmännen Unibake. Lantmännen Biorefineries makes up the energy side of the group.
The cooperative model links the farm gate with later stages of the chain. Members buy seed and other inputs through the group and sell their grain back into it, and that grain can then be milled, baked or turned into biofuels within the same organisation. For growers this means a single partner for supplies and crop marketing, and a share in the value created when their crops are processed into food and energy. The group runs operations in around 20 countries.
Size of the business
Lantmännen has around 17,000 farmer owners and runs operations in around 20 countries.
What does the company offer?
Lantmännen covers farm inputs and seed through Lantmännen Lantbruk, grain trading, food production through Cerealia and Unibake, and biorefineries that turn crops into energy products.
How should a buyer make contact?
Lantmännen is organised by country and business unit, and the company website lists the contacts for each. Enquiries are handled most quickly when they state the intended use, the volumes involved and the required timing.
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