What BUDISSA Agrarprodukte does

BUDISSA Agrarprodukte AG is a privately held German Aktiengesellschaft headquartered in Niederkaina (Bautzen, Saxony) that operates a corporate group of nine wholly-owned subsidiaries across the Oberlausitz region. It runs five agricultural operations on approximately 9,000 hectares — split across ~8,000 ha of arable land (winter cereals 55%, corn 19%, rapeseed 17%, sugar beets and potatoes 3%) and ~1,000 ha of grassland — and supports ~250 regional workplaces. Animal production comprises ~1,500 dairy cows with DeLaval milking robots at Preititz/Kleinbautzen, a pig breeding and fattening line (~500 sows with Danish genetics across Niederkaina, Oberföstchen and Pommritz), an Angus cattle herd, and free-range poultry, goats, sheep and bees at the Gutshof Baruth estate.

The group is vertically integrated across primary production, downstream marketing, renewable energy, real estate and technology. Direct-to-consumer channels include the BUDISSA Landmarkt retail store (Niederkaina), two Hofläden (Niederkaina and Baruth), the Kartoffellagerhaus farm-gate potato warehouse, and an online commerce site for garden and municipal equipment. B2B offtake flows to named Saxon processors — Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke (two milk tanker loads per day), Dresdener Mühle under the Sachsens Ährenwort quality programme, Ölwerke Riesa (Cargill), a Czech sugar factory, and the DTL Padborg cooperative — alongside seed and feed sales to regional farmers via BUDISSA-Getreidehandel in Baschütz. Four biogas plants with five CHP units and rooftop solar (~7.3 million kWh/year) form a circular energy loop feeding heat to stalls, grain drying and local households, with digestate returned to fields. BAG Budissa Agroservice GmbH distributes proprietary Folienschlauchsilierung (foil tube silage) technology to trading partners in nearly 30 countries, and the Wohn- und Grundstücksverwaltungs GmbH rents ~200 apartments plus commercial space across six villages.

Revenue is generated through a mix of agricultural commodity sales, B2B raw material supply, retail and direct-marketing of regional products under the 'BUDISSA Gutshof – Produkte aus der Region' brand, energy sales (biogas and solar), real estate rental, and global licensing of silage technology. The company is QS-System certified, holds the DLG Silver Band of Milch-Elite for dairy quality, and is recognised by Berufsakademie Sachsen as a practice partner for agricultural training. No public revenue, funding rounds, or external investors are disclosed; ownership appears internally held.

Name

BUDISSA Agrarprodukte

Legal name

BUDISSA Agrarprodukte Aktiengesellschaft Niederkaina

Website

https://budissa-ag.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BUDISSA Agrarprodukte AG is a Saxon agricultural holding operating five farms on ~9,000 hectares, producing crops, dairy, pork, eggs and renewable energy, supplying Saxon food processors, regional consumers via Landmarkt retail, and exporting proprietary silage technology to ~30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Agricultural Production

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Handling & Farmgate Services (Retailer/Co-op Adjacent) (AFABAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sugar & Starch Crop Contract Growing & Plantation Operations (AFAGAEAL), Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

Keywords

• Integrated agricultural production
• Crop and livestock farming
• Biogas and solar energy
• Regional dairy and meat products
• Grain trading and storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Bautzen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Product Sales: Sale of agricultural products including own-grown potatoes (multiple varieties), cereals, oilseeds, sugar beets, seeds, feed and animal products (milk, pork, beef). Products sold via farm shops, Landmarkt, wholesale to processors and food industry. Crop composition: Winter cereals 55%, Rapeseed 17%, Corn 19%, Sugar beets and potatoes 3%.
2. Biogas and Solar Energy Production: Four biogas plants with 5 block heating power stations (CHP) produce electricity and heat from manure, renewable raw materials, low-quality grain, sugar beets and agricultural residues. Electricity equivalent to ~4,000 four-person households annually. Solar installations on roofs produce ~7.3 million kWh per year. Heat used for stall heating, production halls, sanitary/bureaucratic rooms, hot water and grain drying.
3. Real Estate Rental: Wohn- und Grundstücksverwaltungs GmbH manages and rents out ~200 residential apartments across Niederkaina, Kleinbautzen, Malschwitz, Kubschütz, Pommritz and Baruth, plus commercial spaces, warehouses and offices.
4. Trade and Services: Grain trade and storage via BUDISSA-Getreidehandel und Dienstleistungs-GmbH (partner with Dresden Mühle, Sachsens Ährenwort quality programme and Saatgut 2000 GmbH); seed and feed sales to farmers and smallholders; BAG foil tube silage technology service and equipment sales globally; Landmarkt garden/municipal equipment retail and online sales.
5. Direct Marketing of Regional Products: Direct sale of regional products from the Gutshof Baruth including fresh eggs, honey, meat, and other regional products under the 'BUDISSA Gutshof – Produkte aus der Region' brand through the Hofladen (farm shop) and BUDISSA Landmarkt.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BUDISSA Agrarprodukte AG is an integrated agricultural corporate group operating approximately 9,000 hectares across Saxony's Oberlausitz region, producing potatoes, cereals, rapeseed, sugar beets, and corn alongside livestock (1,500 dairy cows, ~500 sows, Angus cattle, free-range poultry). The group sells raw commodities to food processors, regional products directly to consumers via Hofladen farm shops and the BUDISSA Landmarkt retail store, seed and feed to other farmers, foil tube silage technology globally through BAG Budissa Agroservice, biogas and solar electricity/heat from four biogas plants and rooftop solar, and rents ~200 apartments through its real estate subsidiary.

Product overview

BUDISSA Agrarprodukte AG is an agricultural holding company operating five Saxon farms across approximately 9,000 hectares. The portfolio consists of core agricultural products (potatoes, cereals, rapeseed, corn, sugar beets), livestock production (dairy cattle with ~1,500 cows using DeLaval milking robots, pig breeding with ~500 sows, Angus cattle), and estate products (eggs, honey, meat). Supporting services include seed and feed sales, biogas/solar energy production (~7.3 million kWh annually), rental of ~200 apartments and commercial spaces, and film tube silage services (BAG Budissa Agroservice). The BUDISSA Landmarkt subsidiary offers garden/municipal technology and regional products. An AI initiative in dairy barns is under development for autonomous data analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kartoffeln (Potatoes)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~4,000 four-person households' electricity demand met annually by biogas production
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Dresdener MühlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBUDISSA-Getreidehandel und Dienstleistungs-GmbH works closely with Dresdener Mühle, operating under the 'Sachsens Ährenwort' quality programme. BUDISSA grain deliveries are processed by the Dresden mill with quality-assured standards from field to finished product.
• Saatgut 2000 GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBUDISSA-Getreidehandel is a partner of Saatgut 2000 GmbH for seed production of agricultural cultures, securing certified seed supply and distribution.
• Initiative 'Die Lausitz schmeckt'flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerBudissa Agrarprodukte Preititz/Kleinbautzen GmbH is a member of the 'Die Lausitz schmeckt' (Lusatia Tastes) initiative. The initiative focuses on potato production of known varieties and new breeds (e.g., Goldmarie). BUDISSA participates in published event calendars and regional food marketing.
• Heinrichsthaler MilchwerkecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBUDISSA delivers raw milk from ~1,500 dairy cows (two full tanker trucks daily) to Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke. The volume is sufficient to produce approximately 4,500 kg of cream cheese daily. BUDISSA also stocks Heinrichthaler cheese in the Landmarkt.
• Berufsakademie SachsenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBUDISSA AG is a recognized practice partner (anerkannter Praxispartner) of Berufsakademie Sachsen (State Study Academy Dresden). Awarded the 'Siegel der Berufsakademie Sachsen für anerkannte Praxispartner' in March 2018. Provides internship opportunities and project/thesis supervision for agricultural science students.
• DTL PadborgminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agricultural cooperative (Danish-German border region) for the distribution of Jungsauen (young sows) bred at BUDISSA facilities with Danish genetics. A large proportion of animals remain in the region, avoiding long-distance transport.
• Research Institutions (International)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAG Budissa Agroservice GmbH works in cooperation with research institutions in Germany and abroad for the continuous development of foil tube silage technology, particularly for improving feed preservation and developing new applications.
• EIP-AGRI Operational Group (AI in Dairy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBudissa Agrarprodukte Preititz/Kleinbautzen GmbH participates in an EIP-AGRI operational group project developing artificial intelligence for autonomous data analysis in dairy barns. The AI system independently establishes relationships, provides solution suggestions, and performs self-directed optimizations.
• ELER/EU Funding ProgrammesminorOthersBUDISSA operations receive ELER (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) funding for various projects: livestock housing investments (Friedersdorf, Niederkaina), rural area development (Baruth), young cattle grazing areas, fruit tree planting, and manure storage facilities. Also ESF-funded apprenticeship training.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Einbeck-based global seed breeding company, already connected to BUDISSA through the Saatgut 2000 GmbH seed-production partnership. Comparable as a major upstream supplier of certified seed into BUDISSA's crop operations.
• DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH: Germany's largest dairy cooperative processing milk from thousands of farmers. Comparable to BUDISSA's milk customer Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke and provides a reference point for the scale and competitive dynamics of German raw-milk supply relationships.
• Südzucker AG: Europe's largest sugar producer and a major buyer of sugar beets from German growers, including (via regional factories) the same supplier pool that BUDISSA sells into. Comparable as the dominant counterparty in BUDISSA's sugar beet value chain.
• Cargill, Incorporated: Global agricultural commodity processor that owns Ölwerke Riesa, one of BUDISSA's named rapeseed customers. Comparable as the off-taker counterpart for BUDISSA's oilseed harvest and a benchmark for large-scale crop trading and processing.

Regional players

• HaGe Nord AG (Norddeutsche Waren Handels- und Produktionsgesellschaft): Northern German agricultural trading cooperative operating grain, seed, feed, fertilizer, and energy businesses. Comparable in operating model to BUDISSA's grain trading and energy arm but serving Schleswig-Holstein/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern rather than Saxony.
• Hauptsaaten für die Rheinproving GmbH: German seed cooperative producing and distributing certified cereal and rapeseed seed, partnering with regional growers. Comparable to BUDISSA's seed trade activities via Saatgut 2000 GmbH, though serving western German growers.

Direct peers

• BayWa AG: Munich-based agricultural, energy, and building materials conglomerate trading grains and agricultural inputs across Europe. Closely comparable to BUDISSA in combining crop trading, agricultural inputs, and renewable energy under a single corporate roof.
• AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG: Major German agricultural cooperative trading grains, seeds, feed and fertilizer to farmers. Directly comparable to BUDISSA-Getreidehandel und Dienstleistungs-GmbH in commodity handling and farm input distribution in northern/western Germany.
• RWZ Rhein-Main Waren-Zentrale GmbH: Cologne-based agricultural cooperative offering grain trade, seeds, feed, fertilizer, and energy services to farmers. Operates a similar mix of commodity trading and farm services as BUDISSA's trading arm, serving as a comparable cooperative-style model.

Emerging players

• Gut Dalwitz / Gut Panker estate operations: Privately held large German agricultural estates operating mixed crop and livestock farming with direct marketing and on-site retail. Closely comparable to BUDISSA's diversified farming model and regional food brand approach, though at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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