Commodity Specialists Company

Name

Commodity Specialists Company

Legal name

Commodity Specialists Company

Website

https://csc-world.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commodity Trading and Marketing

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Import/Export & Cross-Border Food Commodity Trading (AFAIAKAL)

Keywords

• Commodity trading
• Feed ingredients
• Brewer's grain marketing
• Pet food commodities
• Agricultural marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkhorn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading and Marketing: CSC markets and trades brewer's grain, commodities, feed and pet food products, generating revenue through transaction-based commodity trading and marketing services for suppliers and customers in the U.S. and Canada.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Commodity Specialists Company (CSC) markets and trades brewer's grain, commodities, feed and pet food products for suppliers and customers across the U.S. and Canada. The firm provides integrated marketing and logistics support, connecting buyers and sellers of processed commodities and feed inputs with timely shipping, flexible schedules, and independent market information.

Product overview

Commodity Specialists Company (CSC) is a commodity trading and marketing firm offering two integrated core services: commodities and feed inputs trading (including brewer's grain and pet food products) and comprehensive marketing and logistics support. The company serves over 500 customers across the U.S. and Canada, providing buyers, reliable sourcing, and market development services with a focus on timely shipping, flexible scheduling, and independent market information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commodities and Feed Inputs Trading

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: One of the largest global agricultural commodity traders with extensive animal nutrition and feed ingredient operations. Overlaps with CSC in feed and pet food ingredient intermediation, but operates globally and at vastly greater scale.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agricultural processor and commodity merchandiser with major animal nutrition and feed ingredient divisions. Comparable to CSC in feed ingredient sourcing and marketing, but with global origination, processing, and logistics capabilities.
• CHS Inc. Largest U.S. agricultural cooperative engaged in grain, feed, and food ingredient trading with national logistics infrastructure. Competes with CSC in the same commodity trading and feed customer space, but at far greater scale.
• The Andersons: Diversified agribusiness with grain and feed ingredient merchandising, storage, and distribution across North America. Comparable to CSC in commodity origination, trading, and feed sector customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• Bunge Global: Global agribusiness and food ingredient company active in grain origination, processing, and feed ingredient distribution. Competes with CSC in feed and pet food ingredient trading, with substantially broader geographic and product reach.
• Perdue AgriBusiness: Diversified agricultural commodities business and feed ingredient merchandiser operating within Perdue Farms. Overlaps with CSC in grain trading, feed ingredient marketing, and logistics to feed and pet food customers.

Direct peers

• Westway Feed Products: Specialty liquid feed and commodity byproducts supplier serving livestock producers across North America. Comparable to CSC in byproduct-based feed ingredient marketing and B2B distribution to feed industry buyers.
• CGB Enterprises: Diversified grain and commodity business operating across grain origination, transportation, processing, and feed ingredients. Comparable to CSC in serving feed and pet food manufacturers through direct commodity intermediation and logistics services.
• Gavilon: Commodity merchandising and distribution company (acquired by Marubeni) that originates, stores, and distributes grains, feed ingredients, and specialty crops across North America. Closely matches CSC's processed commodity trading and logistics support model.
• Scoular: Mid-sized, privately held agricultural commodity trading and marketing firm handling grains, feed ingredients, and byproducts across North America. Highly comparable to CSC in business model, customer profile (feed and food manufacturers), and B2B intermediation role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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