VA Intertrading

What VA Intertrading does

VA Intertrading Aktiengesellschaft (VAIT) is an Austria-headquartered, privately held agricultural trading company founded in 1978, operating from a base of 690 employees across 30+ markets on 4 continents. Its business is organized into three core areas — Agricultural Commodities (grains, corn, oilseeds, feed meals, and edible oils sourced from the Americas, Black Sea, and Europe), Agricultural Machinery (sales and aftersales via the Romanian subsidiary NHR AGROPARTNERS, distributing SAME DEUTZ-FAHR, JCB, POETTINGER, and other premium OEMs through 14 regional centers), and Freight (multi-modal ship, rail, truck, and container coordination) — supported by three service modules in Trade Finance & Treasury, Insurance, and Operations.

The company monetizes through transactional trading margins on approximately 3M+ tons of annual commodity flow, hardware sales and aftermarket service in agricultural machinery, and professional services fees on structured trade finance, letters of credit, supply chain finance, and cargo insurance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on bespoke commodity-trading terms, with the Geneva office serving as a directional trading hub and the Linz headquarters anchoring trading, finance, and operations functions. The go-to-market is sales-led, executed directly from trading centers in Linz and Geneva and through 10 subsidiaries plus agents in strategic markets.

Ownership is concentrated under Tello Holding AG (71.43%) and Linden Sipal GmbH (14.29%), with SIPAL Group taking a strategic equity stake in October 2025 to anchor South American origin access. Under CEO Christian Jörg (appointed January 2025), the company has executed a strategic realignment exiting steel trading to focus exclusively on agriculture, expanded leadership with senior hires from Viterra, Louis Dreyfus, Noble, BNP Paribas, and ING, and announced a planned Singapore office to extend its Asian footprint.

Name

VA Intertrading

Legal name

VA Intertrading Aktiengesellschaft

Website

https://vait.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

VA Intertrading is a privately held Austrian agricultural commodities trader (founded 1978) with 690 employees across 30+ markets, trading grains, oilseeds, and feed meals globally and distributing agricultural machinery via its Romanian NHR AGROPARTNERS subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodities Trading

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural Commodities Exchanges (Grains, Oilseeds, Livestock) (FSAFAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Byproduct & Co-Product Feed Blending (DDGS, soybean hulls, wheat midds) (AFADAIAG)

Keywords

• Agricultural commodities trading
• Agricultural machinery distribution
• Freight logistics coordination
• Trade finance services
• Commodity supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Linz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Commodities Trading: Trading of grains, corn, oilseeds, feed meals, and edible oils. The company procures from origins in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, USA, Ukraine, France, Germany, Romania, and Bulgaria, selling to customers in Mediterranean region (EU, North Africa, Middle East), Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
2. Agricultural Machinery Sales and Service: Sales of agricultural machinery through subsidiary NHR AGROPARTNERS in Romania. The company offers equipment from manufacturers including SAME DEUTZ-FAHR, JCB Agriculture, POETTINGER, and provides full aftersales services.
3. Freight and Logistics: Coordination of goods transport via ship, rail, truck, and container. The operations team oversees the entire flow of goods from contract execution to delivery.
4. Trade Finance & Treasury: Financing and insurance solutions for commodity trading activities, including letters of credit, pre-export/post-export financing, supply chain finance, and cargo insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

VA Intertrading is a global agricultural commodities trading company that procures, distributes, and trades grains (wheat, corn, barley), oilseeds (soybeans, rapeseed, sunflower seeds), feed meals, and edible oils between origins in South America, Black Sea, and Europe and destinations in Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company also distributes agricultural machinery through its Romanian subsidiary NHR AGROPARTNERS and coordinates freight, trade finance, and insurance services as integrated support modules.

Product overview

VA Intertrading (VAIT) operates as a global agricultural commodities trading company with a diversified business portfolio organized into three core business areas and three service modules. The core business areas include Agricultural Commodities (grains, oilseeds, feed meals, edible oils traded globally), Agricultural Machinery (sale and service via Romanian subsidiary NHR Agropartners), and Freight (global logistics coordination). These are supported by three service modules: Trade Finance & Treasury (financing structures, risk management, banking relationships), Insurance (cargo protection across transport modes), and Operations (contract execution, documentation, quality control). The company connects origins in South America, Black Sea, and Europe with customers across Asia, Africa, and Middle East, with trading hubs in Linz (headquarters) and Geneva.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NHR AGROPARTNERS SRLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company in Romania operating since 1999. NHR AGROPARTNERS is a reliable partner to the Romanian agricultural industry with over 190 employees offering technical and commercial consultation as well as full aftersales services.
• SAME DEUTZ-FAHR GROUPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distribution partner for agricultural machinery in Romania. Industry benchmark manufacturer, highly innovative and reliable in performance.
• JCB AgriculturecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing business relationship with JCB. VAIT was allocated 6 of 40 limited Black Edition machines from agricultural sector for sale to select customers to mark JCB's 80th anniversary.
• POETTINGERminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• EINBOECKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• HARDIminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• BOGBALLEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• DALBOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• SFOGGIAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• MUETHINGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery manufacturer represented by VAIT/NHR in Romania.
• LAG Trading SAEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing VAIT in Egypt market.
• Agrosel Dis Tic. Ltd. StiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner representing VAIT in Turkey market.
• Georges DaouminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents VAIT in Lebanon (Beirut office) and Libya.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BayWa: German-headquartered agricultural conglomerate combining global commodity trading with farm input distribution and agricultural machinery retail — the closest analog to VAIT's combined commodities + machinery (NHR Agropartners) + services model.
• Viterra: Global agribusiness (formerly Glencore Agriculture) focused on grains, oilseeds, rice and cotton origination, marketing and distribution. VAIT's CEO Christian Jörg previously held a senior role at Viterra, reflecting deep operational overlap in origination and destination marketing.
• Cofco International: Chinese-state-backed global agricultural commodity trader with strong origination in South America and destination reach into Asia and the Middle East. Directly comparable to VAIT in grains/oilseeds trading footprint and in particular the South America–Asia trade lane that SIPAL+Singapore expansion targets.
• Ameropa: Swiss-headquartered, privately held ag commodity trader focused on grains, fertilizers and oilseeds, with similar mid-tier scale and European base. Closely comparable to VAIT in profile: privately held, Switzerland presence, grain/oilseed focus, similar destination market exposure (Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia).
• AGRAVIS Raiffeisen: German agricultural trading and service company combining grain origination, farm inputs and agricultural machinery retail — closely mirroring VAIT's combination of commodity trading (Linz/Geneva) with machinery distribution (NHR Agropartners in Romania). Regional to Germany but functionally comparable.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): One of the largest global agricultural processors and commodity traders ('A' in ABCD), active across grains, oilseeds, feed and food ingredients. Comparable end-to-end from origination through destination delivery and risk-managed trade finance — similar in scope to VAIT's integrated offering.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: One of the world's largest agricultural commodity merchants (the 'D' in the ABCD group), actively trading grains, oilseeds, feed meals and edible oils across similar origin and destination corridors. VAIT's Trading Director Allan Perk previously held a senior role at Louis Dreyfus, underscoring direct operational overlap.
• Bunge: Major global agribusiness and food company ('B' in ABCD) trading grains, oilseeds and processed products worldwide. Directly comparable in core commodity scope (grains, oilseeds, meals, oils), global footprint and counterparty profile to VAIT's agricultural commodities desk.

Emerging players

• Agrex Group: Czech-based grain and oilseed trader with international reach into Mediterranean and emerging markets. Comparable mid-tier scale and similar product focus (wheat, barley, corn, oilseeds) to VAIT's agricultural commodities desk, though with a more regional European footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: The largest privately held agricultural commodity trader globally ('C' in ABCD), with vast diversification across grains, oilseeds, animal nutrition, food ingredients and financial services. Overlaps with VAIT across every product line but operates at materially larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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