What Ynovae does

Ynovae is a French agricultural production cooperative group headquartered in Véron (Yonne department), formed on November 25, 2016 through the merger of cooperatives CAPSERVAL (Véron) and CEREPY (St Julien du Sault). It operates under the Société coopérative agricole legal form, owned and governed by its 912 farmer-members (adhérents) who are simultaneously suppliers of grain, purchasers of agricultural inputs, and co-owners of the cooperative. The cooperative collects cereal and large crop production (337,296 tonnes in 2023/2024) from farmer-members across 80,000 hectares of cultivated land, leveraging 25 grain storage silos with 332,000 tonnes of total capacity, of which several are rail-connected and 4 are river-connected via the Seine/Yonne waterway.

The group's core activities span grain collection and commercialization, agricultural input distribution (fertilizers, seeds, crop protection products, animal feed), logistics services, retail, and laboratory analysis. Revenue is generated through transaction-fee models on grain collection and input distribution, with the cooperative YNOVAE alone reporting €107M in 2023/2024 revenue. Five subsidiaries extend the operating scope: Eragrain (grain trading, €28.337M revenue), CAPS VERT (R&D, CRC® brand management, and Jardin & Compagnons retail, €1.774M revenue), AGRILOG (road transport and SEVESO-classified warehousing of phytopharmaceuticals, €3.673M revenue), SCIENTECH (shared laboratory with 110 Bourgogne and Moulin Dumée), and YNOLOG. The proprietary CRC® (Culture Raisonnée Contrôlée) certification, managed by CAPS VERT since 1997, differentiates Ynovae in premium cereal markets targeting baby food, medical/health, industrial baking, and sports nutrition through natural ventilation storage without insecticides and full traceability.

Ynovae's go-to-market combines direct sales to farmer-members with a community-led relationship model anchored in proximity. Grain is commercialized through the SeineYonne union (formed February 2008 with cooperative 110 Bourgogne) which handles 660,000 tonnes and is expanding beyond 1 million tonnes when Terres Bocage Gâtinais joins in July 2025. Input purchasing is aggregated through the AREA union, France's 2nd-largest agrofourniture platform (€600M revenue). Industrial buyers include Harrys (industrial panification partnership) and CRC® BabyFood filière customers. The group holds CSA-GTP, Charte Sécurité Alimentaire, 2BSvs, Label Rouge, organic collection, and phytosanitary distributor certifications (agrément n° BO 10106, 2024).

Name

Ynovae

Legal name

Ynovae

Website

https://coopynovae.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ynovae is a French agricultural cooperative founded 2016 in the Yonne, serving 912 farmer-members through grain collection, agricultural input distribution, and specialized subsidiaries including Eragrain (trading), CAPS VERT (CRC® brand), AGRILOG (logistics), SCIENTECH (lab), and Jardin & Compagnons (retail).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing (SMETA, supplier ESG) (EUAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Foliar Fertilizers & Foliar Nutrition Programs (AFABACAC)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative services
• Grain collection storage
• Cereal production filieres
• Agricultural input distribution
• Grain trading logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Véron

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grain Collection & Sales (Coopérative YNOVAE): Ynovae collects cereal and large crop production from its farmer-members (337,296 tonnes in 2023/2024). The cooperative sells these products through its own channels and via the SeineYonne union, generating €107M revenue in 2023/2024. Members are both suppliers (delivering grain) and co-owners of the cooperative.
2. Agricultural Input Distribution: Distribution of agricultural inputs including fertilizers, seeds, animal feed, and crop protection products to farmer-members. Pricing is structured through group purchasing via the AREA union for competitiveness.
3. Eragrain Trading Subsidiary: Eragrain subsidiary handles grain trading and procurement operations (78,258 tonnes collected), generating €28.337M revenue in 2023/2024.
4. AGRILOG Logistics Services: AGRILOG provides road transport and warehousing services (including SEVESO platform) to Ynovae, 110 BOURGOGNE, TBG, and VALFRANCE. Revenue of €3.673M in 2023/2024.
5. CAPS VERT / Jardin & Compagnons Retail: CAPS VERT manages the CRC® brand and operates 10 retail stores (Jardin & Compagnons) selling garden and pet supplies to professionals and the public. Revenue of €1.774M in 2023/2024.
6. SCIENTECH Laboratory Services: Shared laboratory (Ynovae, 110 BOURGOGNE, Moulin Dumée) providing product qualification and technological quality analysis services for cereals, flours, and fertilizers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ynovae is an agricultural cooperative that collects cereals and large crops from its 912 farmer-members across 25 silos in the Yonne department of France, distributes agricultural inputs (fertilizers, seeds, crop protection products), commercializes grain through the SeineYonne union, and operates specialized subsidiaries for grain trading (Eragrain), logistics (AGRILOG), R&D and CRC® brand management (CAPS VERT), quality analysis (SCIENTECH), and retail garden supplies (Jardin & Compagnons).

Product overview

Ynovae is an agricultural cooperative operating primarily in the Yonne department of France, formed in 2016 through the merger of CAPSERVAL and CEREPY cooperatives. The cooperative operates a multi-product and multi-subsidiary structure, combining core grain collection, storage, and agricultural input distribution with specialized subsidiaries including Eragrain (grain trading), CAPS VERT (R&D and CRC® brand management), Jardin & Compagnons (retail garden supplies), AGRILOG (logistics and transport), and SCIENTECH (quality analysis laboratory). The cooperative's product portfolio centers on quality-focused cereal production across multiple certified chains including CRC®, Label Rouge, Harrys, Charte, and Biological wheat varieties, with access to 25 storage silos totaling 332,000 tonnes capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jardin & Compagnons: Enseigne spécialisée dans la vente d'articles pour le jardin et l'animalerie à destination des professionnels et du grand public, marque de CAPS VERT

Products and services

• Ynovae Grain Collection & Commercialization Grain collection from farmer-members across 25 silos with total storage capacity of 332,000 tonnes and average annual collection of 380,000 tonnes. Commercialization of cereals through the SeineYonne union covering 660,000+ tonnes.
• Agricultural Input Distribution Distribution of fertilizers, seeds, crop protection products, and animal feed to farmer-members, with group purchasing leverage through the AREA union for competitive pricing.
• Eragrain Trading Subsidiary Grain trading and procurement subsidiary handling collection and supply activities for major crops including wheat, barley, rapeseed, and corn. Collected 78,258 tonnes and generated €28.337M revenue in 2023/2024.
• AGRILOG Logistics Services Road freight transport and warehousing services including a SEVESO high-threshold platform (5,000 m², 4,500 pallet capacity) for receiving and storing plant protection products. Serves 5 depositors as service provider. Generated €3.673M revenue in 2023/2024.
• SCIENTECH Analysis Laboratory Shared laboratory providing product qualification and technological quality analysis services for cereals, flours, and fertilizers. Co-owned with 110 Bourgogne and Moulin Dumée.
• Jardin & Compagnons Retail Retail chain of 10 stores across the Yonne region selling garden articles and pet supplies to professionals and the general public. Generated €1.774M revenue in 2023/2024.
• CRC® Certified Cereals High-end cereal production (wheat, durum wheat, rye) certified under CRC® standard with natural ventilation storage, no storage insecticides, and full traceability from field to shipment. Targets Baby Food, health/medical, artisanal and industrial bakery, and sports nutrition sectors.
• Harrys Partnership Wheat Wheat supplied in partnership with the Harrys brand, meeting specific texture and taste requirements for industrial panification with agronomic follow-up ensuring stable compliant production.
• CRC® BabyFood Wheat CRC® wheat designed for infant food production, grown without pesticide residues with strict control at every stage of cultivation and storage.
• Grain Storage Silos Network Network of 25 grain storage silos across the Yonne department with total capacity of 332,000 tonnes, including rail-connected and river-connected facilities (4 river silos on the Seine/Yonne).
• Ynovae Extranet Member Portal Online member portal for Ynovae cooperative members to access their accounts and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 332,000 tonnes of storage capacity across 25 silos
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Terres Bocage Gâtinais (TBG)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025TBG cooperative joining SeineYonne union for commercialization of its grain collection from July 1, 2025. TBG and 110 Bourgogne already jointly operate the Cannes Ecluse silo via UCASSEM. With TBG, SeineYonne will exceed 1 million tonnes of commercialization.
• AREA (Union de coopératives)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2011Union of cooperatives created in 2011 for the referencing, purchasing, and marketing of agrofourniture products. Ynovae participates through SeineYonne. AREA is the 2nd largest agrofourniture platform in France with €600M revenue, 67,000 members/clients, covering 7 regions and 25 departments. Provides Ynovae's farmer-members with competitive input pricing.
• ARTEMISminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Regional experimentation network created in 2011 covering pluriannual trials across 2 platforms (Evry and Nitry) with 7-year thematic studies. Cooperatives include Ynovae, 110 Bourgogne, Interval, Dijon Céréales, Terre comtoise, and Bourgogne du Sud. Focuses on soil preservation, input reduction, and yield/quality improvement.
• SeineYonnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2008Union of cooperatives created in February 2008 by Ynovae and 110 Bourgogne for collective grain commercialization, agrofourniture purchasing through AREA, IT services, and agronomic research. Commercializes 660,000 tonnes (to exceed 1 million tonnes after TBG joins July 2025). 2,500 members, 60,000 ha of wheat cultivation.
• Harrys (brand partnership)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with the Harrys brand for supplying wheat adapted to industrial panification requirements. Ynovae provides wheat with specific texture and taste characteristics, with agronomic follow-up ensuring stable, compliant production.
• GIE CRC (Groupement d'Intérêt Économique CRC®)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic interest group managing the CRC® certification brand. Ynovae participates through its CAPS VERT subsidiary, which created the CRC® brand in 1997. The GIE connects producers, cooperatives, and buyers in the CRC® cereal chain.
• 110 BOURGOGNEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner cooperative in the SeineYonne union and co-owner of SCIENTECH laboratory (shared with Moulin Dumée). Both cooperatives are CSA-GTP certified across their entire grain supply chain. Together they form the SeineYonne union commercializing 660,000+ tonnes.
• Coopérative VALFRANCEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural cooperative using AGRILOG's transport and warehousing services. VALFRANCE is a client of the Ynovae subsidiary AGRILOG.
• Moulin DuméeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMilling company co-owning the SCIENTECH laboratory facility with Ynovae and 110 BOURGOGNE. The laboratory provides product qualification and technological quality analysis.
• IntervalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative member of the ARTEMIS regional experimentation network alongside Ynovae, 110 Bourgogne, Dijon Céréales, Terre comtoise, and Bourgogne du Sud.
• Dijon CéréalesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative member of the ARTEMIS regional experimentation network alongside Ynovae and other regional cooperatives.
• Terre ComtoiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative member of the ARTEMIS regional experimentation network alongside Ynovae and other regional cooperatives.
• Bourgogne du SudminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative member of the ARTEMIS regional experimentation network alongside Ynovae and other regional cooperatives.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Axéréal: One of France's largest grain cooperatives, collecting several million tonnes annually across a broader territorial footprint. Directly competes with Ynovae in French cereal commercialization, but at substantially larger scale and with a more diversified international client base.
• Bunge: Global grain trader and processor with significant European origination. Competes with Ynovae indirectly through its international wheat trading and is a potential counterparty/buyer of French grain via SeineYonne for export flows.
• InVivo: France's largest agricultural cooperative group, encompassing trading, retail, and now grain via Soufflet. Competes broadly with Ynovae across input distribution (via InVivo's purchasing power), grain commercialization, and downstream food industry relationships.
• Agrial: Diversified French agricultural cooperative with significant grain, dairy, produce, and beverage operations. While broader in scope, it directly overlaps with Ynovae in grain collection and agricultural input distribution through its cooperative members across western and central France.
• Terrena: Large French cooperative group with grain collection, livestock, and food processing activities. Overlaps with Ynovae's core grain collection and input distribution businesses but with a western France footprint and broader downstream integration.
• Vivescia: Major French grain cooperative headquartered in the Grand Est region, with similar activities across grain collection, malting, and milling. Comparable business model but significantly larger scale and an adjacent geography that overlaps with Ynovae's northern reach.
• Cargill: Global agricultural commodity trader with European operations. Competes with Ynovae for industrial grain customers and represents the international benchmark against which Ynovae's regional grain pricing must be set in the Paris-Lyon-Marseille commercialization axis.
• Soufflet (InVivo): Major French grain trader and collector, now part of the InVivo group. Competes with Ynovae in French grain commercialization and is a likely counterparty in industrial grain markets. Operates at much larger scale with port-based international export capability.

Direct peers

• Dijon Céréales: Regional cooperative in the Côte-d'Or (adjacent Burgundy department) and fellow member of the ARTEMIS agronomic experimentation network. Operates a directly comparable cooperative model with grain collection, input distribution, and filiere development for members in nearby territory.
• 110 Bourgogne: Partner cooperative in the SeineYonne union, jointly commercializing 660,000+ tonnes of grain across Burgundy. Operates an almost identical cooperative model with shared CSA-GTP certification and co-ownership of the SCIENTECH laboratory, making it the closest structural and geographic peer to Ynovae.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ynovae
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ynovae
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ynovae
• Instagraminstagram.com/ynovae.coop/?hl=fr

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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