Coopérative Bourgogne Du Sud

What Coopérative Bourgogne Du Sud does

Coopérative Bourgogne Du Sud is a French agricultural cooperative headquartered in Verdun-Ciel, Saône-et-Loire, operating as a multi-sector platform serving farmer-members across the Burgundy region. Founded in its current form through a 2006 merger but tracing its origins to France's first cereal cooperative (1930, Verdun-sur-le-Doubs), the organization serves more than 1,500 member farms in field crops (grandes cultures), alongside viticulture and livestock farming members, supported by 101-250 employees and eight wholly-owned subsidiaries covering oilseed crushing (EXTRUSEL), milling (MOULIN JANNET), viticulture services (VITI VINI SERVICE), and other adjacent agricultural operations.

The cooperative delivers integrated services across the agricultural value chain: input procurement (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection) pooled through Union AREA, technical advisory via field-based technician teams, crop monitoring supported by 60 weather stations and 56 reference parcels, disease prediction modeling (OAD) for viticulture, grain collection and storage through regional silo infrastructure, and animal feed production under the proprietary NUTRICOOP brand formulated from EXTRUSEL-crushed local rapeseed and soybean expellers. Output commercialization flows through Union CEREVIA to national and Mediterranean export markets, while the NOUS AUTREMENT brand (launched 2022) captures premium positioning across nearly 80% of 2022 grain collection under quality filière contracts.

The cooperative generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees on input distribution, commodity collection and commercialization, and feed sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, reflecting the member-negotiated cooperative model. Customer concentration is structurally low, with revenue distributed across the SMB farmer-member base. The organization's economic model emphasizes collective bargaining power, vertical integration through its subsidiary network, and member value redistribution (approximately 2 million euros in quality premiums returned to producers in 2022). Democratic governance under a one-member-one-vote structure and absence of external equity ownership distinguish it from conventional investor-backed agricultural businesses.

Name

Coopérative Bourgogne Du Sud

Legal name

Coopérative Bourgogne du Sud

Website

https://bourgognedusud.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Coopérative Bourgogne Du Sud is a French farmer-owned agricultural cooperative serving 1,500+ member farms across field crops, viticulture, and livestock in the Burgundy region. It pools input procurement, grain collection, feed production, and technical advisory through eight operating subsidiaries and union partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative services
• Grain collection commercialization
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Viticulture technical support
• Farm input supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Verdun-sur-le-doubs

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grain Collection and Commercialization: Collection and sale of cereal crops (wheat, barley, oilseeds) from member farmers through a network of silos. The cooperative commercializes production through Union CEREVIA, accessing national and international markets including Mediterranean basin via Fos-sur-Mer port. This forms the core revenue stream of France's largest cereal cooperative.
2. Agricultural Input Supplies: Supply of seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products to member farmers. The cooperative pools purchasing through Union AREA to secure competitive pricing on inputs, then distributes to farmers through its local network.
3. Animal Feed Sales (NUTRICOOP): Production and sale of compound feeds and feed ingredients under the NUTRICOOP brand, utilizing locally-sourced expellers from the cooperative's EXTRUSEL crushing facility. Also distributes partner brands PHILICOT and SANDERS feeds.
4. Viticultural Services and Supplies: Technical support, logistics, product sourcing (including AREA-referenced products), and decision-support services for winegrowers, generating revenue through service fees and supply markups.
5. Quality-Based Filière Contracts: Value-added production contracts under quality programs with strict specifications. Nearly 80% of 2022 collection was under qualityfilière contracts, with approximately 2 million euros redistributed to producers through quality premiums.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Coopérative Bourgogne du Sud is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative supplying member farms in the Burgundy region of France with agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection), technical advisory, grain collection and commercialization, viticulture and livestock support services, and the proprietary NUTRICOOP compound animal feed produced at its EXTRUSEL oilseed crushing facility. The cooperative consolidates procurement through Union AREA and commercialization through Union CEREVIA, while running an in-house NOUS AUTREMENT quality filiere brand and a digital member portal (Ma Coop En Ligne).

Product overview

Coopérative Bourgogne du Sud is an agricultural cooperative operating as a unified multi-sector platform serving farmers in Burgundy through three core production divisions (Grandes Cultures, Viticulture, and Élevage), supported by a network of eight subsidiaries (P.B REGNIER, VITI VINI SERVICE, FICHET, MOULIN JANNET, EXTRUSEL, HORMA'NAT, VAL UNION BFC, BOURGOGNE AGRO). The cooperative provides integrated services including input supply, technical advisory, decision support tools, commercialization through union partnerships (Union AREA, CEREVIA), and specialty products like the NUTRICOOP animal feed brand and the NOUS AUTREMENT local product label. Digital member services are offered through Ma Coop En Ligne, complemented by community initiatives such as Club Atout Miel for biodiversity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NUTRICOOP: Own-brand animal feed produced by the cooperative, using locally sourced rapeseed and soy expellors from its EXTRUSEL crushing unit. Respects local supply chain specifications and quality standards.

Products and services

• Grandes Cultures (Field Crops Service) Agricultural services for large-scale field-crop farming covering supply of seeds, fertilizers and crop protection products, agronomic technical advisory, crop monitoring, and collective commercialization of cereals, oilseeds and industrial crops for more than 1,500 member farms in Burgundy.
• Viticulture Service Technical support and advisory services for winegrowers, including vineyard monitoring using 56 reference parcels and 60 weather stations, disease prediction modeling (OAD), decision-support tools, logistics, and AREA-referenced product supplies.
• Élevage (Livestock Service) Comprehensive livestock farming support including forage production and conservation, zootechnical performance monitoring, animal welfare and hygiene solutions, and animal feed supply for member livestock farmers.
• NUTRICOOP Compound Animal Feed Proprietary compound animal feed brand produced by the cooperative using locally sourced rapeseed and soybean expellers from the EXTRUSEL crushing unit in Chalon-sur-Saône, formulated for the specific nutritional needs of Burgundy livestock farms and distributed alongside partner brands PHILICOT and SANDERS.
• NOUS AUTREMENT Quality Filière Branded value-added production contracts that market member-farm production under strict specifications covering product quality, agronomic practices, environmental actions and societal responsibility, with quality premiums redistributed to producers (approximately 2 million euros in 2022).
• Ma Coop En Ligne (Member Digital Platform) Online member services platform enabling cooperative farmers to manage their accounts, access cooperative services, and communicate with Bourgogne du Sud digitally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 80% of 2022 grain collection was under certified quality filières, demonstrating the cooperative's ability to capture premium markets.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• Club Atout Miel (Internal Initiative)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Internal cooperative initiative launched in 2013 to bring together farmers and beekeepers for pollinator preservation and biodiversity action. With 84 members including 46 with hives and over 1,070 production hives, the club implements practical biodiversity measures including bee school days and the 'Maison de Winnie' miellerie at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.
• Union CEREVIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative union for cereal commercialization operating at national and international scale. Bourgogne du Sud participates in this union structure to access large-scale grain markets and export channels, including Mediterranean basin via Fos-sur-Mer port. This partnership enables collective price negotiation and market access that would be impossible for individual cooperatives.
• Union AREAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative union for agricultural input procurement, pooling purchasing power across northeastern France cooperatives. Through this union, Bourgogne du Sud secures competitive pricing on seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products for its member farmers.
• PHILICOTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner feed company whose products are distributed through the cooperative's network to livestock farmer members. Complements the cooperative's own NUTRICOOP branded feed offerings.
• SANDERSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner feed company whose products are distributed through the cooperative's network to livestock farmer members. Provides additional feed product range alongside NUTRICOOP and PHILICOT offerings.
• MaCoopEnLignecoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital member services platform partnership providing online account management, service access, and digital communication tools for cooperative members. Enables the cooperative to deliver services digitally while maintaining member relationships.
• Alliance BFCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional cooperative group alliance (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) that coordinates recruitment, innovation, and transition initiatives across member cooperatives. Provides shared recruitment platform and collaborative innovation projects including the 'Innovation & transition' program visible on the cooperative website.
• ADIVALORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural waste collection and recycling organization. In 2021, more than 700 tonnes of agricultural waste including PPNU (plant protection product packaging) was collected through this partnership, with a dedicated truck facilitating waste management for cooperative members.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• InVivo: France's largest agricultural cooperative union, operating across grain, retail supply, and farming services. Directly comparable to Bourgogne du Sud as a multi-sector cooperative with similar pooling mechanisms through member cooperatives and union structures for commercialization and procurement.
• Axéréal: Major French cereal and oilseed cooperative with comparable grain collection, storage, and international commercialization activities. Operates with a similar cooperative model serving Grandes Cultures farmers across multiple French regions.
• Sodiaal: France's leading dairy cooperative with farmer-owned governance and value-added product brands. Comparable to Bourgogne du Sud in cooperative structure and livestock-focused services, and thematically aligned as a federated farmer-member organization.
• Euralis: Southwestern French cooperative with crop farming, livestock, and food processing activities. Comparable as a diversified agricultural cooperative organizing production, processing, and commercialization for farmer members.
• Agrial: French multi-sector agricultural cooperative combining crop production, livestock, and agricultural retail. Comparable to Bourgogne du Sud across its integrated livestock (feed) and crop service offerings and farmer-member governance model.
• Terrena: Western French agricultural cooperative spanning crop production, livestock, and retail supply. Comparable as a multi-sector farmer cooperative pooling inputs and outputs across cereals and livestock activities.
• Limagrain: French farmer-owned cooperative specialized in seeds and cereal value chains. Comparable to Bourgogne du Sud's cereal commercialization and farmer-member structure, with a similar vertically integrated approach to plant production.
• Vivescia: French grain cooperative group operating cereals, malting, and farming supply services. Direct comparable in cereals collection, processing, and union-based commercialization of member production.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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