Perdue Agribusiness

What Perdue Agribusiness does

Perdue AgriBusiness LLC is a privately-held, vertically integrated grain and oilseed processor and merchant headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, operating as a subsidiary of family-owned Perdue Farms. Founded in 1961 and employing 501-1,000 staff, the business contracts with farmers to originate conventional grains (corn, soybeans, wheat, milo, barley), specialty crops (high oleic soybeans, HEAR rapeseed), and certified-organic grains and oilseeds, then crushes and refines them at company-owned facilities in Salisbury MD, Chesapeake VA, Pantego NC, Bainbridge, Trenton KY, and Bowersville GA.

The company generates revenue across five product lines: Grain & Oilseeds (commodity trading and contracted sales to feed, food, and biofuel manufacturers); Refined and Specialty Oils (soybean, high oleic soybean, palm, HEAR, organic canola, organic high oleic sunflower, organic soybean, non-GMO high oleic canola) sold in bulk to food manufacturers in snack foods, baking, dressings/sauces, and confectionery; Feed Ingredients (soybean meal, hulls, canola meal, DDGS, corn gluten feed) merchandised to poultry, swine, cattle, and dairy industries; International Export/Import Services through a deep-water terminal in Chesapeake, VA (one of only two US crush plants combining deep water with a grain export terminal); and Animal Nutrition, including the FlockLeader brand of backyard poultry supplements.

Go-to-market is a B2B sales-led model with direct sales teams organized by product line, supported by website-led content marketing and industry events. Pricing is established at the beginning of each season via acre or bushel/truckload contracts; sustainability payments under the Perdue Sustainability Program (developed with Bayer's ForGround) offer $1/acre for data sharing and up to $20/acre for no-till, strip-till, and cover-crop practices. The company holds USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, BRCGS, Kosher, RSPO, SQF, and AHA certifications across facilities, and is pursuing PFAS remediation and settled a $12 million Maryland Department of Environment air-pollution matter in July 2024.

Name

Perdue Agribusiness

Legal name

Perdue AgriBusiness LLC

Website

https://perdueagribusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Perdue AgriBusiness LLC, headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland and part of family-owned Perdue Farms, is a vertically integrated grain and oilseed processor that contracts with farmers, crushes and refines specialty and organic vegetable oils, merchandises feed ingredients, and exports grains through a deep-water terminal in Chesapeake, VA to food, feed, and international customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grain and Oilseed Processing

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Vegetable Oil Crushing & Refining (Soy, Canola/Rapeseed, Sunflower, Corn, Cottonseed) (AFAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC), Palm Oil Milling, Refining & Fractionation (AFAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Grain merchandising
• Oilseed processing
• Vegetable oil refining
• Animal feed ingredients
• Agricultural commodity exports

Headquarters

HQ city

Salisbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Grain & Oilseed Sales: Perdue AgriBusiness purchases grains and oilseeds (corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, canola, sunflower, HEAR) from contracted farmers and sells them domestically and for export to food, feed, and biofuel manufacturers. Revenue is generated through commodity trading and contracted sales with pricing established at the beginning of each season.
2. Refined and Specialty Oils: The company crushes oilseeds and refines vegetable oils (soybean, high oleic soybean, palm, HEAR, canola, sunflower, organic variants) for major food manufacturers in snack foods, baking, dressings and sauces, and confectionery segments. Oils are sold in bulk via tank cars and trucks. Co-products include lecithin, methyl esters (biodiesel), lubricants, personal care products, and cosmetics.
3. Feed Ingredients: Feed Ingredient Merchandising offers alternative feed ingredients (soybean meal, hulls, canola meal, DDGS, corn gluten feed, cottonseed, etc.) to poultry, swine, cattle, and dairy industries, replacing higher-priced units of protein and lowering energy costs in feed formulas.
4. Animal Nutrition Products: Science-based, research-driven amino acid, fatty acid, and digestive health products for dairy, poultry, swine, and more. Includes FlockLeader brand for backyard poultry supplements.
5. International Export and Import Services: Export of soybeans, soybean meal, corn, wheat, DDGS, and soy hull pellets from a deep-water terminal in Chesapeake, VA. Imports include organic corn, organic soybeans, organic wheat, organic expeller soybean meal, organic canola seed, and palm oil. Services international customers in animal feed, aquaculture, flour milling, and oilseed processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Perdue AgriBusiness is a vertically integrated grain and oilseed company that contracts with farmers to originate conventional, specialty (high oleic soybeans, HEAR), and organic grains, crushes oilseeds at company facilities in multiple US locations, and refines vegetable oils (soybean, palm, canola, HEAR, high oleic, and organic variants) for sale to food manufacturers, feed companies, and international customers. The company operates a deep-water export terminal in Chesapeake, VA, merchandises alternative feed ingredients to poultry, swine, cattle and dairy producers, and supplies Perdue Farms and other customers worldwide with agricultural commodities and refined oils.

Product overview

Perdue AgriBusiness operates as a vertically integrated grain and agricultural products company with distinct product lines. The core Grain & Oilseeds division contracts with farmers to purchase conventional crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, milo, barley), specialty varieties (high oleic soybeans, HEAR), and organic grains. The Oils division sources, crushes, and refines oils at company facilities including Salisbury, MD, Trenton, KY, and Bowersville, GA, offering refined oils (soybean, high oleic soybean, palm) and specialty oils (HEAR, organic canola, organic high oleic sunflower, organic soybean, non-GMO high oleic canola). Feed Ingredients provides alternative feed ingredients to reduce formula costs for animal nutrition customers. International Services exports grains and oilseeds via deep-water terminal in Chesapeake, VA and imports organic commodities. The Carbon Program partners with Bayer ForGround to compensate farmers for regenerative practices. Animal Nutrition supplies science-based nutrient products for livestock and poultry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FlockLeader: Poultry supplements, litter additive, functional treats, and black soldier fly larvae products for backyard chicken flocks.
• Perdue Sustainability Program

Products and services

• Grain & Oilseeds Conventional (corn, soybeans, wheat, milo, barley), specialty (high oleic soybeans, HEAR), and organic grains and oilseeds sold to feed, food, and biofuel manufacturers domestically and internationally.
• Feed Ingredients Alternative feed ingredients including soybean meal, soybean hulls, canola meal, DDGS, corn gluten feed, cottonseed, and specialty organic options sold to poultry, swine, cattle, and dairy producers to lower feed formula costs.
• Refined and Specialty Oils Refined soybean oil, high oleic soybean oil, palm oil, HEAR oil, non-GMO high oleic canola oil, and organic oils (canola, high oleic sunflower, soybean) supplied in bulk via tank cars and trucks to food manufacturers in snack foods, baking, dressings and sauces, and confectionery segments.
• International Export and Import Services Export of soybeans, soybean meal, corn, wheat, DDGS, and soy hull pellets and import of organic corn, organic soybeans, organic wheat, organic expeller soybean meal, organic canola seed, and palm oil for international customers in animal feed, aquaculture, flour milling, and oilseed processing.
• Animal Nutrition Products Research-driven amino acid, fatty acid, and digestive health products for dairy, poultry, swine, and companion animals, plus FlockLeader brand supplements, litter additive, functional treats, and black soldier fly larvae products for backyard chicken flocks.
• Perdue Sustainability / Carbon Program Carbon and sustainability program that pays farmers $1/acre for sharing farm management data and up to $20/acre for adopting no-till, strip-till, or cover crop practices, using the Perdue EarthSmart app integrated with Bayer ForGround for verification and Scope 3 emission reporting to enterprise customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~37% market share of Sri Lanka's soybean meal imports
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bayer (ForGround Platform)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Perdue Sustainability Program is a collaboration between Perdue AgriBusiness and Bayer's ForGround platform, representing two industry leaders working together to decarbonize grain farming. The partnership delivers verified Scope 3 Emission Reductions, supports regenerative agriculture, and provides the Perdue EarthSmart app for farm data management. Perdue is the first business-to-business collaboration under Bayer's new ForGround platform.
• Fortune Agro Ltd. (Crysbro)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSince 2017, Perdue AgriBusiness has partnered with Fortune Agro Ltd., a subsidiary of Crysbro, a leading vertically integrated chicken company in Sri Lanka owning 50% of the Sri Lankan broiler market. Perdue supplies approximately 10% of Sri Lanka's annual soybean meal imports and holds roughly 37% market share in Sri Lanka. Perdue was the first to export soybean meal to Sri Lanka.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cargill: Largest privately-held global agribusiness with grain origination, oilseed crushing, oil refining, and international export/import operations directly comparable to Perdue Agribusiness' vertically integrated model.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global grain and oilseed processor with extensive crushing, refining, and specialty ingredient operations that directly compete with Perdue Agribusiness in soybean meal, refined oils, and feed ingredients.
• Bunge: Vertically integrated global agribusiness with oilseed processing, refined oils, and grain merchandising; operates Viterra and a joint venture (Stratas Foods) in edible oils that competes head-to-head with Perdue's specialty oils business.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Privately-held global commodity trader and processor with grain origination, oilseed crushing, and international export capabilities — directly comparable to Perdue's grain/oilseed trading and export franchise.
• Ag Processing Inc (AGP): US farmer-owned cooperative focused on soybean processing, soybean meal/oil refining, and renewable biodiesel — directly comparable to Perdue Agribusiness' core crush/refine operation in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
• CHS Inc. Largest US agricultural cooperative with grain origination, oilseed processing, and global trading that competes with Perdue in soybean meal, refined oils, and feed ingredients.
• Scoular: Privately-held US grain, feed ingredient, and food ingredient merchandiser with overlapping capabilities in specialty/organic grain origination and alternative feed ingredients supplied to livestock producers.
• AAK: Specialty oils and fats company producing customized vegetable oils and ingredients for food manufacturers — directly comparable to Perdue's specialty oils and identity-preserved supply chain offerings.
• Stratas Foods: Leading US supplier of edible oils to foodservice and food manufacturers, offering soybean, canola, and specialty oils — directly competes with Perdue's refined and specialty oils segment.

Broad incumbents

• Ingredion: Global ingredient solutions provider serving food manufacturers with oils, sweeteners, and starches; overlaps with Perdue in supplying refined ingredients to food manufacturing customers but is a broader portfolio player.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/perdueag

Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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