Limagrain: seeds, LG, HM.CLAUSE and Hazera
Limagrain's cooperative roots, field and vegetable seeds, the LG, HM.CLAUSE and Hazera brands and agri-food operations, with EUR 2.452 billion in sales.
Limagrain is a French seed and agri-food group whose parent is an agricultural cooperative rooted in the Auvergne region.
France · Group with an agricultural cooperative as parent
Limagrain breeds, produces and sells field crop and vegetable seeds, and complements this with food ingredients and bakery activities. Its parent is an agricultural cooperative in Auvergne with approximately 1,300 farmer members in the 2024/25 information. The model connects genetics with processing, including crops supplied by cooperative members, while its breeding and seed operations are international and serve far more customers than the members themselves.
The group is made up of several brands. LG, HM.CLAUSE, Hazera and Vilmorin sit within it, while Jacquet and Brossard belong to the bakery business. A maize grower, a vegetable producer and a food manufacturer therefore use different parts of the portfolio, each with its own products and commercial contacts. Limagrain is the name of the wider group, and LG is one of its portfolio brands.
Size of the business
Limagrain reported EUR 2.452 billion in sales in 2024/25. It reports a further EUR 767 million in sales from activities conducted with strategic partners separately from that figure.
Do LG and Limagrain mean the same thing?
No. LG is a portfolio brand, while Limagrain is the wider group with several brands and business activities.
Do all sales come from seeds?
No. Agri-food operations are also part of the group, so group sales cover more than the seed market alone.
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