DAKU

What DAKU does

DAKU International Sp. z o.o. is a privately held, Polish-capital agricultural commodities trading company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Warsaw, operating across Poland with an owned grain elevator in Dobiegniew (Lubuskie voivodeship). Its core business is the import and export of grains (wheat, barley, triticale, rye, oats, corn), rapeseed, and feed stuffs, executed through spot contracts and forward contracts and directed at industrial buyers, specifically the largest Polish feed producers, flour mills, oil mills, and malt houses. The Dobiegniew elevator functions as a physical procurement and storage hub, enabling direct off-take from local farmers and supplying them with agricultural production inputs in return.

The company's revenue model is transaction-fee commodity trading (spread on buy/sell of agricultural commodities) at the wholesale level, with a secondary retail revenue stream from on-site sales of bagged feed grains (25 kg bags of wheat, barley, rye, corn, lupine) at the Dobiegniew elevator at minimum order quantities of one bag with shipping starting at 26 PLN. Distribution is sales-led through a small in-house trading desk (six traders and one trade director) plus two regional field traders covering four Polish voivodeships, supported by a logistics manager and three logistics specialists, totaling approximately 15 employees.

Underlying technology is conventional grain-handling infrastructure rather than software: a receiving pit, grain cleaning equipment, transport systems (redlers, conveyors, elevators), sweepers, telescopic loaders, an electric bagging scale for corn, a modern packaging line for retail bags, and a photovoltaic installation supporting energy self-sufficiency, complemented by GMP+ and ISCC certifications for feed safety and sustainability compliance. A 6.2M PLN capital expansion project at the elevator, half co-financed by Poland's National Recovery Plan (KPO), added new bins, cleaning equipment, transport machinery, and building thermo-modernization between 2024 and 2025, indicating an investment-led growth posture.

Name

DAKU

Legal name

DAKU International Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://daku.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DAKU International Sp. z o.o. is a Polish-capital agricultural commodities trader (founded 2003) that buys and sells grains, rapeseed, and feed stuffs via spot and forward contracts to Poland's largest feed producers, flour mills, oil mills, and malt houses, operating an owned grain elevator in Dobiegniew with retail bagged-grain sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodity Trading

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (4245), Farm Product Warehousing and Storage (493130)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Merchandising & Origination Facilities (AFAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Agricultural commodity trading
• Grain trading
• Rapeseed trading
• Feed materials supply
• Grain elevator storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading (Spot Contracts): Purchase and sale of grains, rapeseed, and feed stuffs on spot contracts. The company buys from farmers and sells to processors including feed manufacturers, flour mills, oil mills, and malt houses.
2. Commodity Trading (Forward Contracts): Forward contracts for grains and rapeseed, providing price certainty and supply chain planning for both buyers and sellers.
3. Retail Grain Sales: Retail bagged grain sales at the Dobiegniew elevator (wheat, barley, rye, corn, lupine, peas) in 25kg bags. Shipping from one bag minimum at approximately 26 PLN shipping cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DAKU buys and sells grains (wheat, barley, triticale, rye, oats, corn), rapeseed, and feed stuffs on spot and forward contracts, serving the largest Polish feed factories, flour mills, oil mills, and malt houses. The company owns and operates a grain elevator in Dobiegniew (Lubuskie Voivodeship) that supports continuous procurement from local farmers and retail sales of bagged feed grains (25kg bags). Its import/export activity and field-sales network underpin the wholesale trading business.

Product overview

DAKU operates as an agricultural commodity trading company with a portfolio of three interconnected offerings: (1) Wholesale Grain, Rapeseed, and Feed Materials Trading — the core import/export business using spot and forward contracts; (2) Grain Elevator in Dobiegniew — the owned storage facility enabling continuous grain procurement and farmer supply; and (3) Retail Grain Sales from the Dobiegniew Elevator — packaged 25 kg grain products for end buyers. The elevator facility underpins both the wholesale trading operations and retail sales, creating vertical integration from procurement through to packaged product delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Grain, Rapeseed, and Feed Materials Trading Import and export of grains (wheat, barley, triticale, rye, oats, corn), rapeseed, and feed stuffs, executed through spot and forward contracts. Customers are the largest Polish feed factories, flour mills, oil mills, and malt houses.
• Grain Elevator in Dobiegniew Owned grain storage and handling facility in Dobiegniew enabling continuous procurement of grains, rapeseed, and pulses (lupines, feed peas, horse beans), and supplying farmers with agricultural production inputs. Equipped with a receiving pit, grain cleaning equipment, transport systems, and modern bagging machinery.
• Retail Grain Sales at Dobiegniew Elevator Retail sale of feed grains (wheat, barley, rye, corn, lupine, peas) packaged in 25 kg bags at the Dobiegniew elevator, with minimum order of one bag and shipping available from approximately 26 PLN per order. Targets small farmers, hobbyists, and end buyers of feed grains.

Quantifiable outcome

• Modern grain handling equipment (receiving pit, cleaning, transport systems) increases production capacity of the elevator
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Feed Producers (largest factories)coreOthersStrategic supplier partnerships with the largest feed factories in Poland for supply of grains and feed stuffs.
• Flour Mills (largest)coreOthersStrategic supplier partnerships with the largest flour mills in Poland for supply of wheat and other grains.
• Oil Mills (largest)coreOthersStrategic supplier partnerships with the largest oil mills in Poland for supply of rapeseed.
• Malt Houses (largest)coreOthersStrategic supplier partnerships with the largest malt houses in Poland for supply of barley and other grains.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Top Farms: Large Polish agricultural producer and grain trader operating own silos and trading desks. Comparable business model combining grain origination, storage, and processor supply similar to DAKU.
• Silesia Grain: Polish grain and rapeseed trader with domestic procurement network supplying feed mills, oil mills, and processors — directly comparable mid-sized competitor to DAKU in the same Polish commodity flows.

Broad incumbents

• GoodMills Poland: One of the largest flour milling groups in Central Europe operating in Poland. Buys wheat from traders including DAKU's competitors and is referenced as one of DAKU's 'largest flour mills' customers.
• Glencore Agriculture (Viterra): One of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders with major Polish operations in grains, oilseeds, and feed ingredients. DAKU competes for the same processor and farmer relationships at a much smaller scale.
• Cargill Poland: Global agri-commodity major with significant grain and oilseed trading operations in Poland, supplying feed manufacturers, flour mills, and oil processors — direct overlap with DAKU's enterprise customer base.
• Bunge Poland: Global oilseed processor and grain trader with significant Polish footprint in rapeseed crushing and grain origination — directly comparable to DAKU's rapeseed and grain trading activity.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) Poland: Global grain trader and oilseed processor with Polish operations buying and selling wheat, corn, and rapeseed. Operates at far greater scale than DAKU but in the same commodity flows.
• Louis Dreyfus Company Poland: Major international grain and oilseed merchandiser active in Poland, competing for farmer origination and processor supply contracts in the same value chain DAKU serves.
• Pfeifer & Langen (Krajowe Młyny): Major Central European flour milling group with Polish operations (Krajowe Młyny). A buyer of grain in DAKU's market and an indirect competitive reference for trading and milling integration.

Regional players

• AGRO-Handel: Polish agricultural commodity distributor focused on grains and feed raw materials serving processors and farms. Closely comparable mid-market grain trader in the Polish domestic market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daku

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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