Coperdia

What Coperdia does

Copérdia (full legal name: Cooperativa de Produção e Consumo Concórdia) is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative founded on September 5, 1967, and headquartered in Concórdia, Santa Catarina. It operates 13 distinct business units spanning the full agricultural value chain: poultry production (avicultura), swine production (suinocultura), dairy cattle farming (bovinocultura de leite), grain trading (cereais), feed manufacturing, seed processing (UBS), wood treatment (UTM), agricultural input retail, supermarket and fuel retail, transportation, and solar energy generation. The cooperative serves more than 20,000 member producers (cooperados) and end-consumers across 300+ municipalities in five Brazilian states: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Goiás. With 1,500+ direct employees (colaboradores), Copérdia is the second-largest agricultural cooperative in Santa Catarina.

The cooperative's technology stack includes NIR (Near-Infrared Reflectance) analyzers deployed across all three feed factories for real-time ingredient and finished-feed quality control, a 2 MW solar photovoltaic plant with 6,240 panels, full QR-code traceability on its seed processing line, and milk chilling infrastructure (postos de leite) with combined capacity of 80,000 liters per hour. Digital channels include the Clube Copérdia loyalty app, an online market quotation portal, a weather forecast service, a member-exclusive milk price simulator, and AI tools applied to the comptrollership (financial control) function. Copérdia holds equity stakes in four strategic partners: Aurora Alimentos (one of Brazil's largest meat processors), Fecoagro (fertilizer production), MAUÊ (small hydroelectric generation), and the Sistema Cooperativo de Crédito (cooperative credit system). Through these partnerships, Copérdia supplies 25% of Aurora's total milk production, fosters over 1.8 million pigs annually for slaughter, and provides poultry for Aurora's export operations to more than 60 countries.

Copérdia's revenue model is multi-stream and member-centric, with R$3.5 billion in 2025 revenue, up from R$3 billion in 2023. Disclosed 2023 component revenues include agricultural input retail (R$1.08 billion across 60 lojas agropecuárias), swine fostering (R$752.3 million from 907 producers and 1.84 million pigs slaughtered), and supermarket retail (R$205 million across 17 units). Member services include technical assistance (10 dairy-dedicated technicians, 5 veterinarians, 2 nutritionists, 1 manager), guaranteed production offtake, collective input purchasing, and credit access. Emerging revenue streams include GTEEX agricultural drone distribution and self-generated solar energy. 58 years of operational history, ownership of capital stakes in upstream and downstream entities, and a deep community engagement program (Núcleos Femininos, Unicoper, Tecnoeste) underpin the cooperative's competitive position.

Name

Coperdia

Legal name

Cooperativa de Produção e Consumo Concória

Website

https://portal.coperdia.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Copérdia is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative running 13 business units across inputs, production, processing, and retail. Headquartered in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, it serves 20,000+ members across 5 states, generating R$3.5 billion in 2025 as a key supplier to Sistema Aurora.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Other Animal Production (1129), Grocery and Convenience Retailers (4451), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops) (CRAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Stakeholder Grocery Cooperatives (CRAHALAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative
• Agricultural input supply
• Swine and poultry production
• Dairy cattle farming
• Animal feed manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Concórdia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Inputs Sales: Sale of fertilizers, agricultural pesticides, foliar fertilizers, seeds, hardware, veterinary products, animal nutrition, and agricultural implements through 60 agricultural stores and 59 units across SC, PR, RS, and MS.
2. Feed Manufacturing: Production and sale of animal feed (averaging 50,000 tons/month) from three feed factories in Concórdia, Joaçaba, and Mafra. Primarily serves internal swine and dairy production; also supplies agricultural stores.
3. Poultry Fostaring & Production: Fomenting poultry production for Sistema Aurora. In Santa Catarina: 47 producers with capacity to house 1,177,600 birds. In Rio Grande do Sul: 93 producers with capacity to house 4,837,800 birds. Aurora exports to 60+ countries.
4. Swine Fomenting & Production: Fomenting swine production with 907 producers in 2023, producing 1,837,708 pigs slaughtered. 63,000 sow inventory across UPL and complete cycle. Revenue of R$752,305,858.66 in 2023 from swine activity. Supplies Aurora.
5. Milk Collection & Sales: Milk collection from 510+ dairy families through three chilling posts. Over 7 million liters/month, average 250,000 liters/day across 37 municipalities. 25% of Aurora's milk comes from Copérdia.
6. Supermarket Retail: 17 supermarket units across Santa Catarina with 11,000 m² of sales area and 4,800 m² distribution center. R$205 million revenue. Over 17,000 items. Products include Aurora Cop product line.
7. Fuel Retail: Four fuel stations operating under Petrobras BR brand (Concórdoba, Itá, Seara) and Shell brand (Água Doce). Sells gasoline, aditivada gasoline, diesel S-500, diesel S-10, lubricants, filters, and convenience store items.
8. Fertilizer Production via Fecoagro: Copérdia holds equity participation in Fecoagro's fertilizer industry, producing formulated fertilizers and nitrogenous products. In 2023: 103,000 tons of formulated and nitrogenous fertilizers sold.
9. Solar Energy Generation: Solar photovoltaic plant in Concórdoba with 6,240 panels across 3 hectares, generating 245,000 kWh/month. Supplies approximately 15-23% of cooperative's energy needs. R$9 million investment.
10. Agricultural Drone Distribution: Authorized distributor and dealer of GTEEX agricultural drones in Brazil. Sales and financing through Finame/BNDES lines for KING-150 MAX, KING-100, and GT-40 models.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Copérdia is a multi-business agricultural cooperative operating 13 distinct business units that span the full agricultural value chain: agricultural input retail (60 stores), animal feed manufacturing (3 factories producing 50,000 tons/month), fostering of primary production (swine, poultry, dairy, grains), post-harvest infrastructure (milk chilling, seed processing, wood treatment), retail operations (17 supermarkets, 4 fuel stations), agricultural drone distribution, and solar energy generation. It serves over 20,000 members across 300+ municipalities in Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Goiás, generating R$3.5 billion in 2025 revenue.

Product overview

Copérdia is a multi-business agricultural cooperative headquartered in Concórdoba, Santa Catarina, Brazil, with 13 distinct business units serving over 20,000 members across more than 300 municipalities in Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Goiás. The cooperative functions as a vertically integrated agribusiness platform spanning the full production chain: it supplies agricultural inputs (Lojas Agropecuárias with 60 units, Fábrica de Ração with 3 factories), fosters primary production (Avicultura with ~6M bird capacity, Suinocultura with 63,000 sow matrices, Bovinocultura de Leite with 510+ families producing 7M liters/month, and Cereais handling hundreds of thousands of tons), provides post-harvest infrastructure (Postos de Leite with 3 cooling stations, Unidade de Tratamento de Madeira, Unidade de Beneficiamento de Sementes), and operates retail operations (Supermercados with 17 units, Postos de Combustíveis with 4 fuel stations, Transporte fleet). The cooperative also distributes GTEEX agricultural drones and generates solar energy through a large photovoltaic plant. Digital services include a market quotation portal, weather forecasts, the Clube Copérdia loyalty app, a monthly newspaper (Jornal Copérdia, 33 years in print), and the Rádio Copérdia weekly program. With R$3.5 billion in revenue in 2025, Copérdia is one of the largest raw material suppliers to the Sistema Aurora cooperative system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GTEEX Agricultural Drones (Distributed by Copérdia): Agricultural drone distribution and concession operation including KING-150 MAX, KING-100, and GT-40 models for precision farming.
• Copérdia Leite Mais

Products and services

• Avicultura (Poultry Production)
• Bovinocultura de Leite (Dairy Cattle Production)
• Suinocultura (Swine Production)
• Cereais (Grain Trading and Storage)
• Distribuidora Drones (Agricultural Drone Distribution)
• Fábrica de Ração (Feed Factory)
• Lojas Agropecuárias (Agricultural Stores)
• Postos de Leite (Milk Reception and Chilling Posts)
• Postos de Combustíveis (Fuel Stations)
• Supermercados (Supermarkets)
• Unidade de Beneficiamento de Sementes - UBS (Seed Processing Unit)
• Unidade de Tratamento de Madeira - UTM (Wood Treatment Unit)
• Transporte (Transport Fleet)
• Energia Solar (Solar Energy Generation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 56.5% average milk production increase per property in Copérdia Leite Mais project
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature8 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• GTEEXcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Copérdia is the authorized distributor and dealer of GTEEX agricultural drones in Brazil. Models sold include KING-150 MAX, KING-100, and GT-40. Products are eligible for Finame/BNDES financing.
• Ambev, Tozzo, Guardião, Basso, Pancote, Total AgrominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Sponsors of the Palpite Campeão campaign (June-July 2026) that integrates supermarket, agricultural store, and fuel station promotions. The campaign uses the Clube Copérdia app to engage customers across the cooperative's retail businesses.
• SyngentamoderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Syngenta produced a documentary series De Produtor Para Produtor featuring Copérdia as part of the International Year of Cooperatives (2025) and International Day of Cooperatives celebrations. Copérdia's Núcleos Femininos received Syngenta's Prêmio Mérito award in 2011.
• SESCOOP/SCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024SESCOOP/SC (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Cooperativismo de Santa Catarina) co-sponsors the Unicoper/JCC (Jovens Cooperativistas Catarinenses) program since 2024, a rural management and succession course.
• IFC - Instituto Federal CatarinensecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Co-organization of Tecnoeste agricultural show with IFC (Campus Concórdoba) since 2002. The event is held at IFC's park in Concórdoba. The partnership has grown across 17 editions with 315,000 total visitors.
• Aurora Alimentos (Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAurora Alimentos is one of Brazil's largest meat processing conglomerates and a world reference in meat processing technology. Copérdia is one of the largest raw material suppliers to Aurora, providing swine (1.6+ million pigs/year), poultry, and milk (25% of Aurora's milk supply). Copérdia holds equity participation in Aurora Alimentos and supplies via long-term fostering contracts.
• Fecoagro (Federação das Cooperativas Agropecuárias de Santa Catarina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFecoagro gathers 11 cooperatives and operates in fertilizer industrialization. It provides joint procurement of major inputs and supplies distributed by member cooperatives. Copérdia has equity participation in Fecoagro's fertilizer industry, enabling production of its own formulated fertilizers and nitrogenous products.
• MAUÊ (Geradora e Fornecedora de Insumos S.A.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAUÊ is a small hydroelectric power plant in Flor do Sertão, Santa Catarina, with capacity to supply 40,000 people. Copérdia is one of seven cooperatives holding equity in MAUÊ, contributing to the cooperative's renewable energy supply.
• Sistema Cooperativo de CréditomoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Credit Cooperative System is the largest cooperative financial group in Brazil, with over 3,000 service points and nearly 5 million members. Copérdia provides access to cooperative credit services for its members through this system.
• Aurora AlimentoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAurora Cop is a key partner of Tecnoeste, the agricultural show organized by Copérdia and IFC. Aurora participates as a major exhibitor and supporter of the event.
• SebraemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in rural qualification programs including QTRural (Qualidade Total Rural), contributing knowledge and tools for rural farm management training.
• SenarmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in rural education and training programs. Senar provides agricultural training resources used in Cooperjovem and other rural development initiatives.
• Embrapa, Epagri, Cidasc, Crea-SC, ACCS, Agrocon, Consórcio LambariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple institutional partners supporting Tecnoeste agricultural show and various technical programs. Each brings specialized agricultural research, regulatory, and development expertise.
• Sicredi UniEstadosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCopérdia participated in the Sicredi Run event in Concórdoba, an athletic event sponsored by Sicredi that promotes community values and cooperativism.
• DNA GenéticamoderateTechnology or IntegrationDNA Genética partnered with Copérdia on the MGA (Modelo Genético Aurora) program from inception, providing genetic analysis to correct udder, leg, and genetic disease issues in dairy cattle.
• Syngenta Seedcare InstitutemoderateTechnology or IntegrationAwarded Syngenta Seedcare Institute certification to Sementes Copérdia (UBS) for seed treatment quality and safety, recognizing TSI (Treatamento Seguro de Sementes) compliance.

Scale indicators36 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aurora Alimentos (Sistema Aurora): Brazilian cooperative central that is Copérdia's primary offtake partner for swine, poultry, and 25% of its milk. Aurora exports to 60+ countries and shares the cooperative ownership model, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Coopavel: Large agricultural cooperative in Paraná operating across agricultural input retail, grain handling, meat production, and supermarkets. Highly comparable in multi-business cooperative structure and regional ag input distribution.
• Lar Cooperativa: Agribusiness cooperative in Paraná with vertically integrated operations including agricultural retail, grain handling, poultry production, supermarkets, and fuel stations — directly analogous to Copérdia's 13-business-unit model.
• Cotrijal: Agricultural cooperative in Rio Grande do Sul with grain handling, agricultural retail, dairy, and meat production. Same regional Southern Brazil footprint and member-owned cooperative structure as Copérdia.
• C. Vale: Agricultural cooperative in Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul with dairy, meat, agricultural retail, and supermarket operations. Comparable in combining member-driven production with consumer-facing retail.
• Agrária Cooperativa: Producer cooperative in Paraná focused on grain origination, malt, and flour production. Comparable as a member-driven agribusiness cooperative in Southern Brazil with integrated processing.
• Frimesa: Cooperative of cooperatives in Paraná operating meat processing (pork and poultry). Direct comparator for Copérdia's swine fostering business and Aurora partnership dynamic.
• Integrada Cooperativa Agroindustrial: Agricultural cooperative in Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul with grain, coffee, and agricultural retail. Comparable regional cooperative scale and diversified agribusiness model.

Broad incumbents

• BRF S.A. Brazil's largest meat processor and major acquirer of poultry and pork. Operates at much larger scale than Copérdia but competes indirectly for producer supply and represents a potential alternative offtake partner.
• JBS S.A. World's largest meat processor with operations across poultry, pork, and beef. Represents a competitive benchmark for downstream meat processing economics that Copérdia's fostering production ultimately feeds into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_S--7vI1zUAgBvOYvny4kA
• Facebookfacebook.com/coperdia
• Instagraminstagram.com/coperdia.cooperativa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coperdia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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