Cooproleite

What Cooproleite does

Cooproleite (Cooperativa dos Produtores de Leite da Bacia do Rio Paranaíba Ltda.) is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative founded on July 12, 2002, in Coromandel, Minas Gerais, serving 1,076 member dairy and cattle producers (cooperados) across the Alto Paranaíba region. The cooperative has scaled from 26 founding members and 4,027 liters/day of milk collection to 1,076 members and 300,000 liters/day, ranking among the top 50 cooperatives in Minas Gerais by size and operating in nearly 30 cities with 16+ active municipalities for milk collection and input sales.

The cooperative operates a vertically integrated service model for its members: milk collection and marketing (Captação de Leite), agro-veterinary retail stores (Lojas Agro Veterinárias) in six municipalities (Coromandel, Abadia dos Dourados, Patos de Minas, Lagoa Formosa, Lagamar, Cruzeiro da Fortaleza), an automated animal nutrition manufacturing facility (Indústria de Nutrição Animal) inaugurated in late 2017 in Coromandel-MG producing the Ração Cooproleite feed brand, milk cooling stations (Posto de Resfriamento), road weighing stations (Balanças Rodoviárias), and on-going technical, veterinary, and agronomic assistance plus member development programs covering continuing education, family succession planning, and field-day training events.

Revenue is generated through milk collection transaction fees, agricultural and veterinary input retail sales, manufactured animal feed sales, and the cooperative's standard surplus distribution (sobras) model in which net earnings are returned to members in proportion to their participation. The cooperative is member-owned with no external shareholders, governed by a Diretor Presidente (Alceu Gomes do Amaral), a Vice-President (Hélio Machado), and an Administrative Council. Distribution relies on physical storefronts and direct field collection points; digital presence is limited to Facebook, Instagram, and a basic institutional website with a TOTVS Protheus member portal.

Name

Cooproleite

Legal name

Cooperativa dos Produtores de Leite da Bacia do Rio Paranaíba Ltda.

Website

https://cooproleite.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cooproleite is a Brazilian dairy producer cooperative serving 1,076 member producers in the Alto Paranaíba region of Minas Gerais through milk collection, agro-veterinary retail stores, automated animal feed manufacturing, and technical/veterinary support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Cooperative Services

NAICS

Dairy Cattle and Milk Production (112120), Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (4245), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

TMR/Complete Rations & Pelleted Ruminant Feeds (AFADAAAI)

Keywords

• Dairy cooperative services
• Milk collection
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Agro-veterinary retail
• Livestock technical assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Coromandel

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Milk Collection and Marketing: Collection of milk from member producers, processing and distribution. Daily milk collection capacity increased from 4,027 to 300,000 liters.
2. Agro-Veterinary Store Sales: Sale of agricultural and veterinary products through multiple retail stores in the region, offering quality products at competitive prices to member producers.
3. Animal Nutrition Products: Production and sale of animal feed (ração) manufactured in the automated Industry of Animal Nutrition.
4. Surplus Distribution to Members: Members participate in the distribution of cooperative surplus (sobras) based on their participation and transactions with the cooperative.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cooproleite is a dairy producer cooperative that collects and markets milk from 1,076 member producers, with daily capacity of 300,000 liters across 16+ municipalities. It operates agro-veterinary retail stores selling agricultural inputs, manufactures animal feed (Ração Cooproleite) at its automated Indústria de Nutrição Animal facility, and provides technical, veterinary, and agronomic assistance to support member producers.

Product overview

Cooproleite is a dairy producer cooperative offering a unified portfolio of agricultural products and services for milk production and cattle farming. The core offerings include milk collection (Captação de Leite) with a 300,000 liter daily capacity, agro-veterinary retail stores (Lojas Agro Veterinárias), and an automated animal nutrition manufacturing facility (Indústria de Nutrição Animal) producing Ração Cooproleite feed products. Supporting services include technical and veterinary assistance, milk cooling stations, road weighing stations, and producer support programs covering education, family succession, and professional training. The cooperative serves over 1,076 members across approximately 16-30 municipalities in the Alto Paranaíba region of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Milk Collection Service (Captação de Leite) Daily milk collection and marketing service for member producers (cooperados), with current capacity of 300,000 liters per day across 16+ municipalities in the Alto Paranaíba region of Minas Gerais.
• Agro-Veterinary Stores (Lojas Agro Veterinárias) Retail stores selling agricultural and veterinary products at competitive prices to member producers across multiple municipalities, offering quality supplies for dairy and cattle operations.
• Ração Cooproleite (Animal Feed) Animal feed brand produced by the cooperative under the Pecuária de Corte (beef cattle) and Produção Leiteira (dairy production) product lines, manufactured at the automated facility.
• Technical and Veterinary Assistance (Assistência Técnica e Veterinária) Professional technical, veterinary, and agronomic assistance service provided to member producers to support the development of dairy and cattle operations across the cooperative's coverage area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased milk collection from 4,027 to 300,000 liters daily
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• COOPAminorOthersPartner cooperative shown in the partners section of the institutional page. COOPA (Cooperativa dos Produtores de Leite) appears as a peer cooperative organization in the region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Coopavel: One of the largest agricultural cooperatives in Brazil, headquartered in western Paraná. Comparable member-owned model with farm supply retail, agronomic services, and significant agribusiness processing, though operating in a different geography from Cooproleite.
• Aurora Coop: Large agricultural cooperative in Santa Catarina operating across meat, dairy, and grains with member-owned structure and integrated processing. Comparable in cooperative-driven aggregation and member service model, but regional and larger in scale.
• Italac: Major Brazilian dairy company (UHT milk, cheeses, dairy ingredients) with national distribution. Comparable dairy value chain position as a downstream processor and potential buyer of Cooproleite's aggregated milk volume.

Direct peers

• Frimesa: Central dairy and meat cooperative in southern Brazil, integrated across milk collection, dairy processing, and member supply. Directly comparable as a member-owned dairy cooperative running milk capture plus downstream processing.
• Castrolanda: Brazilian agricultural cooperative in Paraná with significant dairy aggregation, feed production, and retail store operations for members. Same vertically integrated cooperative model with milk collection, feed manufacturing, and member supply stores.
• COOPA (Cooperativa Agropecuária de Paracatu): Dairy producer cooperative operating in the same Triângulo Mineiro / Alto Paranaíba region of Minas Gerais. Explicitly listed as a partner/peer organization on Cooproleite's institutional page; directly comparable in member-owned dairy aggregation model and regional footprint.
• CCPR / Itambé: Central dairy cooperative and dairy processor in Minas Gerais aggregating milk from multiple coops and running industrial dairy processing (Itambé brand). Highly comparable in cooperative-led dairy aggregation, though substantially larger and more industrialized than Cooproleite.

Broad incumbents

• Danone Brasil: Industrial dairy processor in Brazil and major buyer of raw milk from cooperatives and producers. Comparable in the dairy value chain and a potential downstream off-take partner for Cooproleite's aggregated milk volume.
• Cargill Nutron: Major animal nutrition manufacturer in Brazil producing ruminant feeds and premixes under the Nutron brand. Directly competes with Cooproleite's Ind ústria de Nutrição Animal in the regional feed market while also serving as a potential upstream supplier.
• Nestlé Brasil: One of the largest dairy processors in Brazil and the world, sourcing raw milk from cooperatives and individual producers. Comparable in dairy processing and a likely downstream off-take channel for Cooproleite's aggregated supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cooproleite
• Instagraminstagram.com/cooproleite
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooproleite

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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