Suken Agriculture

What Suken Agriculture does

Suken Agriculture (江苏省农垦农业发展股份有限公司, SSE: 601952) is a state-controlled agricultural conglomerate headquartered in Nanjing, China, majority-owned by Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Group and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since May 2017. The company operates 1.3 million mu (≈87,000 hectares) of planting bases across 19 planting subsidiaries and 7 wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries, organized into six business segments: seeds (Dahua Seeds), rice (Suken Rice), malt (Suken Malt), edible oils (Gold Sun and Kuiwang brands), agricultural services (Suken Agricultural Services / Runken), and large-scale planting operations.

The company's full value chain runs from upstream research and seed production through cultivation, processing, and branded distribution. Technology infrastructure includes the Suken Huinong APP, a full-domain agricultural monitoring system integrating IoT sensors, drone-based multi-spectral remote sensing, 109 intelligent irrigation gates, and AI-driven variable-rate fertilization. In May 2026, the company co-launched the "Shennong Huizhong" (神农慧种) agricultural intelligent agent platform with Nanjing Agricultural University, covering rice, wheat, corn, and soybean applications. R&D capabilities include 10+ R&D platforms (one provincial), a CNAS-accredited malt technology center, and partnerships with 30+ provincial research institutes.

Revenue is generated through six streams: seed sales (Dahua, ~1.99B CNY during 14-15 Five-Year period), rice processing and branded distribution (target 35万吨 for 2025), malt supply to four major Chinese beer groups (Budweiser, Huarun Snow, Yanjing, Zhujiang), edible oil (top-5 nationally in sunflower oil), agricultural materials and full-farm services to 16 county-level centers, and direct supply to institutional buyers including 308 Nanjing schools. Branding is anchored by China Well-Known Trademarks (Suken SUKEN, Dahua), Jiangsu Famous Trademarks (Gold Sun, Kuiwang, Runken, Quxing), and the national-level "Green Factory" designation. The company carries a national food security mandate and is recognized as a National Key Leading Enterprise for Agricultural Industrialization.

Name

Suken Agriculture

Legal name

江苏省农垦农业发展股份有限公司

Website

https://skiad.com.cn

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Suken Agriculture is a state-owned Chinese agricultural conglomerate operating the full seed-to-table value chain through 7 subsidiaries covering seeds, rice, malt, edible oils, and agricultural services across 1.3 million mu of planting bases and 20+ provinces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Products (Rice, Seeds, Edible Oils, Malt)

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112), Other Grain Farming (11119)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700), Malt Beverages (2082), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Starches, Flours & Milling Products Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Seed & Flavoring Crop Farming (Vanilla, Sesame, Mustard) (AFAGAGAN), Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB), On-Farm Grain Cleaning & Screening (AFAOABAE)

Keywords

• Rice processing
• Seed production
• Agricultural services
• Edible oil manufacturing
• Beer malt production

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanjing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 农作物种植及稻麦良种育繁: 依托130万亩自主经营种植基地开展稻麦种植和种子繁育，产出稻麦原粮及良种，内部供应给米业、种业板块，同时对外销售种子和粮食
2. 农资贸易及农业社会化服务: 苏垦农服承担内部大宗农资采购供应，面向全省农村市场开展农业社会化服务（技术、农资、农机、农产品回购、农业金融五项服务），收取服务费及农资差价盈利
3. 大米加工销售: 苏垦米业将稻米加工成成品大米，通过商超、电商、学校食堂、餐饮连锁、社区团购等渠道销售，目标年销售35万吨大米
4. 食用油加工销售: 金太阳粮油生产葵花籽油、菜籽油、大豆油、玉米油、橄榄油等食用植物油，通过全国渠道销售，产销量全国前五
5. 麦芽加工销售: 苏垦麦芽为百威啤酒、华润雪花、燕京啤酒、珠江啤酒等啤酒集团供应啤酒麦芽，注册资本7亿元，为专业供应商
6. 种子销售: 大华种业主营常规稻麦种子及杂交玉米、水稻种子，年营业收入突破19亿元（十四五期间），在营品种40多个，年销售种子超过40万吨

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Suken Agriculture operates an integrated full agricultural value chain across planting, seed production, rice processing, edible oil manufacturing, malt production, and agricultural social services. The company leverages 1.3 million mu of self-managed planting bases, an autonomous commercial seed breeding system, and seven wholly-owned subsidiaries (Dahua Seeds, Suken Rice, Suken Agricultural Services, Jintaiyang Oil, Suken Malt, Suzhou Suken Modern Agriculture, and Jinken Oil & Fat Technology) to deliver traceable grain-to-table products to both B2B enterprise customers (beer groups, restaurant chains, school canteens) and B2C retail consumers under recognized Chinese brands (Suken, Dahua, Jintaiyang, Kuiwang).

Product overview

Suken Agriculture (江苏省农垦农业发展股份有限公司) operates as an integrated agricultural value chain enterprise with six interconnected business segments: (1) Seed business (种业) through Jiangsu Dahua Seed Group — the '大华' seed brand supplies certified rice, wheat, barley, and corn seeds, and holds 'China Famous Trademark' status; (2) Rice business (米业) through Jiangsu Suken Rice Group — the '苏垦' rice brand is a national key leading enterprise with 'China Famous Trademark' status, also sold via the retail brand 苏垦尚膳; (3) Malt business (麦芽加工业) through Jiangsu Suken Malt Co., Ltd. — the '苏垦麦芽' brand produces specialty beer malts certified as 'Jiangsu Quality'; (4) Agricultural services (农服) through Jiangsu Suken Agricultural Services — the '润垦' agricultural materials brand serves farmers with fertilizers, soil products, and a '五项服务' (five-in-one) full agricultural service system; (5) Edible oil business (食用油) through Goldsun Oil Co., Ltd. — the '金太阳' and '葵王' brands produce non-GMO edible oils including sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, corn, and olive oils; (6) Planting operations (种植业) across 130万亩 of owned production bases. The company also co-developed the '神农慧种' AI intelligent agent platform with Nanjing Agricultural University.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 苏垦 (SUKEN): Rice brand; '苏垦SUKEN及图' trademark recognized as a Chinese Well-Known Trademark in June 2015. Primary rice brand of Suken Rice, awarded 'China Famous Agricultural Product' in 2006 and 'China Famous Brand' in 2007.
• 苏垦15度鲜大米
• 苏垦宝金玉
• 苏垦状元米
• 苏垦宝贝米
• 苏垦香米
• 大华牌 (Dahua)
• 润垦
• 金太阳 (Gold Sun)
• 葵王 (Kuiwang)
• 苏垦麦芽
• 渠星
• 淮穗贡香
• 侬开心

Products and services

• Suken Malt (苏垦麦芽) Beer Malt Products

Quantifiable outcome

• 130万亩优质种植基地，92.86万亩绿色基地，保障稻麦原粮和良种稳定供给
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered 核心战略合作, 示范性合作, 核心股东合作, 技术合作, 商业合作, 技术支持, 集团内部协同 and 设备供应商.

• 南京农业大学核心战略合作Strategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2026苏垦农发与南京农业大学共建智慧农业创新联合体、智慧农业联合研究中心，共同发布“神农慧种”系列农业智能体（涵盖慧感知、慧预测、慧作业三大环节及慧种稻、慧种麦、慧种玉、慧种豆四大应用场景）。苏垦农发以百万亩规模化种植基地的海量实证数据为智能体模型提供实景训练与场景适配，推动智慧农业技术扎根田间、服务生产。南京农业大学主导研发，苏垦农发输出成熟的高产栽培与现代农业实操技术。
• 江苏省农业科学院核心战略合作Strategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026江苏省大华种业集团（苏垦农发旗下）与江苏省农业科学院联合建立玉米联合创新基地，位于海南三亚乐东县。整合大华种业产业优势与省农科院技术优势，充分利用海南天然育种场优势，聚焦玉米种质资源创制、重大品种选育和前沿育种技术研发联合攻关，共同建设大平台、打造大团队、培育大品种。
• 南京农业大学（神农慧种）核心战略合作Strategic or Co-development Partner共同发布“神农慧种”系列农业智能体，以慧耕耘为总入口，慧种植为主线，覆盖主要粮油作物全生育期智慧管理，实现国内农业大模型与智能体技术科创研发同产业应用的深度融合。
• 盐城市盐都区秦南镇（垦地合作）示范性合作Strategic or Co-development Partner苏垦农发东坝头分公司秦南基地以“政府引导、企业主导、高校指导、农户参与”的共建共享机制，与秦南镇合作建立垦地合作示范样板，托管运营农事服务中心，将国有企业的标准化体系植入地方，构建天-空-地一体化精准管理体系，辐射带动灯塔村、秦兴村、东方红村及周边区域，累计服务面积超3万亩次。
• 苏州农业发展集团有限公司核心股东合作Strategic or Co-development Partner苏州苏垦现代农业发展有限公司由苏垦农发与苏州农业发展集团有限公司共同出资设立，致力于为苏州各乡镇提供现代智慧农业一体化解决方案，苏州农发提供属地资源支持，苏垦农发提供技术和运营支撑。
• 农业农村部南京农业机械化研究所技术合作Technology or Integration在全省稻麦智慧化生产技术现场会上，农业农村部南京农机化研究所专家参与授课，分享水稻机插侧条缓混一次性施肥、谷物智能化收获节粮减损关键技术等智慧农业技术，苏垦农发通过产学研合作引入先进农机技术。
• 老娘舅、老乡鸡、膳当家等连锁餐饮企业商业合作Channel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor苏垦米业淮海公司组建研发专班深入知名餐饮企业调研，建立一对一党员服务机制，为客户量身定制配方米产品，通过构建从田间到餐桌的全流程质量追溯体系，拓展商超、电商等终端渠道。
• 江苏省农业技术推广总站技术支持Technology or Integration在智慧农业培训和现场会上，江苏省农业技术推广总站专家提供技术培训支持，分享水稻高产优质栽培技术等专业知识，提升苏垦农发科技人员技术水平。
• 江苏省农垦集团有限公司集团内部协同Strategic or Co-development Partner苏垦农发由江苏省农垦集团有限公司种植业资源整合基础上组建成立（2011年11月），2012年12月引进战略投资者完成股份制改造，2017年5月15日在上交所上市（股票代码601952），与集团公司在产业链协同、农业社会化服务等方面深度合作。
• 大疆无人机公司设备供应商Technology or Integration苏州苏垦举办无人机操作培训班，特邀大疆无人机公司资深讲师授课，通过理论与实操结合，为参训人员提供植保无人机基础知识、操作规范及维修保养等培训，提升员工无人机操作能力。

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• COFCO Group (中粮集团): Largest Chinese state-owned food and agribusiness conglomerate with full-value-chain operations in grain, oils, sugar, meat, dairy, and branded consumer foods. Operates at much larger scale across broader food categories than Suken.
• Wilmar International: Asia's largest agribusiness with major operations in edible oils, oilseeds crushing, rice, and flour milling globally. Comparable in oilseed processing and rice milling at much larger international scale.
• Bright Food Group (光明食品): Shanghai-based Chinese state-owned food conglomerate operating in dairy, sugar, branded meats, and grain. Comparable SOE structure and Chinese consumer food focus, though broader portfolio than Suken.

Direct peers

• Yihai Kerry Arawana (益海嘉里金龙鱼): China's largest grain and edible oil processor, owned by Wilmar International. Comparable in edible oil (sunflower, soybean, rapeseed) production and branded consumer rice/grain products distributed nationally.
• Longping High-Tech (隆平高科): China's leading seed/biotech company specializing in rice, corn, and hybrid seed R&D. Direct comparable in crop seed business; Dahua Seeds competes in overlapping rice/wheat/corn seed segments.
• Beidahuang Agricultural (北大荒农业): Heilongjiang-based Chinese state-owned agricultural enterprise with the largest state-owned farmland base in China. Directly comparable: SOE-controlled, integrated grain production, processing, and branded rice/seed business.
• China National Seed Group (中种集团): Central SOE seed company under Sinochem, one of China's largest crop seed enterprises. Direct comparable in national-level seed industry position and policy-backed育繁推一体化 enterprise status.
• Beijing Shunxin Agriculture (顺鑫农业): Beijing-based Chinese agricultural company with branded rice and pork businesses. Direct comparable in branded consumer rice segment and Chinese SOE agricultural structure.

Regional players

• Sunrice (Ricegrowers Limited): Australia's largest rice producer and branded rice company. Comparable in branded consumer rice products and integrated rice value chain, though serves primarily Australian and Asian export markets.

Emerging players

• Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology (江西正邦科技): Chinese agricultural company with crop protection, seed, and feed operations. Comparable in agricultural value chain integration, though historically focused on livestock feed and crop protection chemicals.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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