Probstdorfer Saatzucht

What Probstdorfer Saatzucht does

Probstdorfer Saatzucht GmbH & CoKG is an Austrian family-owned (familiengeführtes) plant breeding and seed multiplication enterprise, described as Austria's largest private seed company. The firm operates from three Austrian sites: a head office and sales department at Parkring 12, Vienna; a seed production plant at Saatzuchtstraße 11, Probstdorf (Groß-Enzersdorf); and an agricultural farm at Salmhof 188, Marchegg. The Marchfeld-continental-climate location underpins a breeding program oriented toward drought-tolerant, high-yield, disease-resistant varieties suited to Austrian and broader Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European growing conditions.

The product portfolio spans spring and fall planted crops across more than 100 proprietary and licensed varieties in 15+ crop categories, with concentration in premium/quality/milling/fodder winter wheat (including the long-running CAPO variety registered in 1989 and 2025 launches CALIFORNIA and CARLETTO), durum wheat (winter and summer), triticale, barley (winter and spring), rye, spelt, soybean (a 16-variety own-bred program including ACARDIA, ABACA, ACHILLEA, AKUMARA, APULIA), maize, sunflower, field bean, pea, lupine, oilseed rape, and oat. Seeds are sold in 30kg sacks and 500kg/1000kg big bags, with conventional, organic (BIO), and untreated seed options for select varieties. Variety performance is documented through Austria's APS scoring system and state variety trials (LSV).

Revenue is generated through one-time seed sales (a licensing/sale-of-goods model) rather than recurring subscriptions; specific prices are not publicly disclosed. Distribution is sales-led and direct, combining plant-direct sales to farmers, an HESA-branded online shop for cover crop/greening mixtures, and export into Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European markets (Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, Croatia, and as far as Azerbaijan for MAURIZIO). Marketing relies on a multilingual corporate website (German/English/Slovak), downloadable variety literature, APS rating content, and a newsletter channel. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investor ownership; its operations sit adjacent to the Mauthner group of companies.

Name

Probstdorfer Saatzucht

Legal name

Probstdorfer Saatzucht GmbH & CoKG

Website

https://probstdorfer.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Probstdorfer Saatzucht is Austria's largest privately-owned, family-run plant breeding and seed multiplication company. It sells proprietary and licensed drought-tolerant wheat, soybean, durum, triticale, and other crop seed varieties directly to farmers in Austria and Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Seeds & Plant Breeding

akta.pro primary industry

Seed Production & Multiplication (Contract Growing, Foundation/Certified Seed) (AFABAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plant Breeding & Variety Development (Conventional) (AFAGAIAF), Row Crop Seeds (Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Rice, Cotton) (AFABAFAA), Cereal & Grain Seeds (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rye) (AFABAFAB)

Keywords

• Plant breeding
• Seed production
• Agricultural seeds
• Cereal varieties
• Soybean breeding

Headquarters

HQ city

Probstdorf

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Seed Sales: Probstdorfer Saatzucht generates revenue through the sale of proprietary and licensed seed varieties across multiple crop categories. Seeds are sold in various packaging formats including 30kg sacks, 500kg big bags, and 1000kg big bags. The company offers both conventional and organic (BIO) seed options. Some varieties are available as untreated seeds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Probstdorfer Saatzucht breeds, multiplies, and sells certified seed varieties of cereals, legumes, and oilseeds adapted to the continental climate of Austria and broader Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe. The product range spans spring crops (corn, soybean, field bean, spring barley, oat, pea, triticale, wheat, durum, sunflower, white lupine) and winter crops (winter wheat in premium, milling, and fodder categories, winter barley, triticale, rye, spelt, durum, oilseed rape, field bean, pea), with organic (BIO) seed options for select varieties. Seeds are sold in 30kg sacks, 500kg big bags, and 1000kg big bags to Austrian farmers and agricultural businesses, with selected varieties exported to Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European markets.

Product overview

Probstdorfer Saatzucht is Austria's largest private seed company, operating as a specialized plant breeding and seed sales enterprise. The company offers two core product lines: Spring Seeds (Frühjahrsanbau) covering corn, soybean, field bean, barley, oat, pea, triticale, wheat, durum, sunflower, and lupine; and Winter Seeds (Herbstanbau) covering winter wheat (categorized into Premium, Quality, Milling, and Fodder tiers), winter barley, winter triticale, winter rye, winter spelt, winter durum, winter oilseed rape, winter field bean, and winter pea. The company also provides organic seeds and cover crop mixtures. A major new storage and packaging facility was completed in 2021 at their Probstdorf location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spring Seed Portfolio (Frühjahrsanbau) Comprehensive portfolio of spring-planted certified seed varieties including corn (9 varieties), soybean (16 varieties), field bean, spring barley, spring oat, spring pea, spring triticale, spring wheat, spring durum, sunflower, and white lupine, for Austrian farmers and Central/Eastern European growers.
• Winter Seed Portfolio (Herbstanbau) Comprehensive portfolio of fall-planted certified seed varieties including premium/quality/milling/fodder winter wheat, winter barley, winter triticale, winter rye, winter spelt, winter durum, winter oilseed rape, winter field bean, and winter pea, for Austrian and Central/Eastern European growers.
• Premium Winter Wheat Varieties (Premiumweizen) Premium wheat varieties with highest baking quality (BQG 7-9) including ALESSIO, ARNOLD, ARONIO, CAPO, CARLETTO, CHRISTOPH, MANDARIN, MIDAS, MONACO, and TOBIAS, characterized by excellent protein content, hectoliter weights, and disease resistance. Targeted at premium wheat producers in Austria and Central/Eastern Europe.
• Milling Winter Wheat Varieties (Mahlweizen) Milling wheat varieties (BQG 4-6) including CALIFORNIA, HYACINTH, HYVENTO, RGT KILIMANJARO, SIEGFRIED, THALAMUS, TILLSANO, and ZAMPANO, optimized for flour yield and baking quality. Targeted at milling wheat producers.
• Soybean Seed Portfolio (Sojabohne) Proprietary soybean varieties covering maturity groups 0000 to I, including APULIA (0000), ABACA, AFORIA, AKUMARA, ACARDIA, ACHILLEA, ASCADA, AXIOMA, ANNABELLA, ARALIA, SIGALIA, ANGELICA, ATACAMA, AUSTRALIA, ATANGA, and ALHAMBRA. Targeted at soybean producers in Austria and Central/Eastern Europe.
• Winter Triticale Varieties Winter triticale varieties including BELCANTO, FREDRO, PRESTO, RAPACE, RGT TAMAC, SU LAURENTIUS, and TRICANTO, characterized by high yield potential, winter hardiness, and disease resistance. Targeted at triticale producers.
• Organic Certified Seeds (Bio-Saatgut) Certified organic seed varieties for both spring and fall cultivation across 15+ crop categories including soybean, corn, field bean, peas, barley, durum, oat, wheat, spelt, rye, and triticale. Targeted at organic farmers in Austria and Central/Eastern Europe.
• Cover Crops / Green Manure Seed Mixtures (Begrünungen) Annual cover crop and green manure seed mixtures for soil improvement and sustainable agriculture, distributed through the HESA online shop. Targeted at farmers implementing soil-building and catch-crop practices.
• Seed Production and Packaging Facility Seed production, conditioning, storage, and integrated packaging facility located at Saatzuchtstraße 11, 2301 Groß-Enzersdorf/Probstdorf, with modern storage and packaging capabilities completed in 2021. Supports the company's certified seed supply chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• Proprietary soybean breeding program producing top-yielding varieties such as ACARDIA, officially the highest-yielding 000-soybean variety across all regions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Germany-based global seed company with deep European presence across cereals, sugar beet, maize, and oilseeds. Comparable because it competes with Probstdorfer in the same Central European wheat, barley, and rye categories, but operates at vastly greater scale across many more crops and geographies.
• Syngenta Group: Global agricultural input company with a major European seed business (cereals, maize, sunflower, vegetables) headquartered in Switzerland. Comparable because its European seed division competes directly with Probstdorfer in CEE markets, but operates at a vastly larger scale across the full crop protection and seed value chain.
• Corteva Agriscience: Global seed and crop protection company (owner of Pioneer Hi-Bred) with strong European wheat, maize, sunflower, and oilseed rape portfolios. Comparable through Pioneer brand wheat and oilseed rape competition in CEE, though at vastly larger scale and broader trait technology capabilities.
• Bayer Crop Science: Global agricultural input major (includes former Monsanto seed business) with European wheat, oilseed rape, maize, and vegetable seed portfolios. Comparable as a competing source of certified seed in CEE markets, but operates at global scale with biotech trait capabilities.

Direct peers

• RAGT Semences: French seed breeder with European-wide wheat, barley, maize, sunflower, and soybean portfolios. Comparable as a mid-sized European seed company focused on conventional breeding of similar crops, competing for farmer customers in overlapping CEE markets.
• Saatbau Linz eGen: Austrian seed cooperative headquartered in Linz with a comparable portfolio of cereals, soybeans, maize, and catch crops. Direct domestic peer competing in the same Austrian farmer customer base and overlapping crop categories (wheat, barley, soybean).
• Saaten-Union GmbH: German seed marketing cooperative specializing in cereals, maize, oilseeds, and catch crops across Central Europe. Comparable as a multi-crop seed distributor/marketer competing for the same farmer base in overlapping CEE geographies.
• Lidea (Caussade Semences Group): French-headquartered European seed company with cereals, maize, sunflower, and protein crop portfolios. Comparable as a multi-crop European seed breeder of similar scale, directly competing for similar farmer segments in CEE markets.

Emerging players

• DLF Seeds A/S: Danish-based global leader in forage and amenity grass seed with broader crop ambitions. Comparable as a European plant breeding company with proprietary variety development, though focused primarily on forage/grass rather than cereals; partial overlap in catch crop and cover crop categories.
• Delley Samen und Pflanzen AG: Swiss-based small seed company specializing in cereals, forage crops, and catch crops. Comparable as a smaller European plant breeding and seed distribution company with similar customer focus, though operating at meaningfully smaller scale than Probstdorfer.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/probstdorfer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/probstdorfer-saatzucht

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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