What Coopérative Agricole de Juniville (CAJ) does

Coopérative Agricole de Juniville (CAJ) is a French farmer-owned agricultural cooperative founded in 1928 by 42 farmers who collectively purchased the mill of Juniville. It is structured as a Société Coopérative Agricole governed by its approximately 1,000 farmer members (adhérents) across 50,000+ hectares in southern Ardennes, northern Marne, and eastern Aisne (Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions). The cooperative employs roughly 86–90 salaried staff and is led by President Flavien Olette, who succeeded Joël Lescure.

CAJ's core operations consist of collecting and marketing approximately 220,000 tonnes per year of cereals and oilseeds through 19 silo locations, and supplying crop production inputs (fertilizers, plant protection products, certified seeds) to its members. The technology stack comprises two digital platforms — the NEOSIA member portal for online grain quotations, cereal sales, account management, and phytosanitary compliance verification, and SMAG Farmer (a third-party web/mobile farm management solution provided via partnership with SMAG) for parcel data, production tracking, and crop calendar management — supplemented by agronomic Decision Support Tools (OAD). The cooperative also delivers a broad portfolio of add-on services including Bigral fertilizer spreading via a Terragator, Limoto slug bait spreading, Transbordeur in-field grain transfer, 24/7 Azote libre nitrogen self-service, custom fertilizer blending, soil analysis, farm-saved seed services, and grain flattening/ventilation, plus a small retail channel selling wood pellets, pet food, and garden supplies at silos.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis across four streams: agricultural input supply, cereal and oilseed collection and marketing, retail sales to individuals, and agricultural services. Pricing is service-based and quote-driven rather than published, with pay-as-you-go billing. The go-to-market is sales-led via direct field relationships and technical sales staff, with field technicians supporting both crop production and livestock production (the latter including Bleu Blanc Coeur, Non OGM, and Bio certification support). CAJ holds Certiphyto certification across its 10-person sales/storekeeping team and Agrément CA00012 for phytopharmaceutical distribution, providing regulatory cover for its crop protection business.

Name

Coopérative Agricole de Juniville (CAJ)

Legal name

COOPERATIVE AGRICOLE DE JUNIVILLE

Website

https://caj.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French farmer-owned agricultural cooperative founded in 1928, serving approximately 1,000 farmer members across 50,000+ hectares in southern Ardennes, northern Marne, and eastern Aisne. Collects 220,000 tonnes of cereals and oilseeds annually and supplies agricultural inputs, technical advisory, and farm management services through 19 silos.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative
• Grain collection
• Crop input supply
• Livestock advisory
• Farm services

Headquarters

HQ city

Juniville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Input Supply: Supplying fertilizers, plant protection products, certified seeds, and agricultural supplies to farmer members.
2. Cereal and Oilseed Collection and Marketing: Collection of approximately 220,000 tonnes of cereals and oilseeds from members, storage, processing, and marketing through commercial partnerships.
3. Retail Sales to Individuals: Sale of animal feed, garden products, and wood pellets to non-farmer customers at silos.
4. Agricultural Services: Spreading services (Bigral, Limoto), nitrogen self-service, grain transshipment, fertilizer mixing, soil analysis, seed cleaning, and grain processing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CAJ is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative that collects, stores, and markets approximately 220,000 tonnes per year of cereals and oilseeds from its 1,000 farmer members across southern Ardennes, northern Marne, and eastern Aisne. The cooperative supplies agricultural inputs (fertilizers, plant protection products, certified seeds) and provides crop and livestock advisory, digital farm management tools (NEOSIA portal, SMAG Farmer), and a suite of field/logistics services through 19 silo locations. It also retails wood pellets, garden supplies, and animal feed to individuals at silo storefronts.

Product overview

CAJ operates as an agricultural cooperative serving approximately 1,000 member farmers across 50,000+ hectares in southern Ardennes, northern Marne, and eastern Aisne. The core product portfolio centers on grain collection and crop input supply (fertilizers, crop protection, certified seeds) through 19 silo locations, with 220,000 tonnes of annual collection. Supplementary services include two digital platforms — NEOSIA (member portal for grain quotations, online sales, and account management) and SMAG Farmer (web/mobile farm management tool) — alongside a suite of field and logistics services: Bigral (fertilizer spreading), Transbordeur (grain transfer), Azote libre service (nitrogen self-service), Limoto (slug control), custom fertilizer blending, soil analysis, farm-saved seeds, grain processing, and retail sales of wood pellets and garden products. The cooperative also provides livestock advisory through dedicated technicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collecte de céréales Grain and oilseed collection service operating through 19 silo locations across southern Ardennes, northern Marne, and eastern Aisne, handling approximately 220,000 tonnes of cereals and oilseed proteins per year from member farmers.
• Production végétale

Quantifiable outcome

• 220,000 tonnes/year collected and marketed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SMAGcoreTechnology or IntegrationCAJ provides SMAG Farmer, a web-based farm management solution, to its members. This digital tool enables parcel data management, production tracking, regulatory compliance verification, and communication with the cooperative.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Advitam: Advitam is a French agricultural cooperative group operating in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, active in grain collection, distribution of agricultural inputs, and retail through its Gamm vert network. Its multi-activity cooperative model parallels CAJ's combined wholesale/retail structure.
• Soufflet Agriculture (InVivo): InVivo (which acquired Soufflet Agriculture) is a leading French agricultural union that brings together farmer cooperatives and operates grain collection, agronomic services, and farm supply at national scale. It competes with CAJ for member farmers in the cereals collection and crop input distribution market.
• Axéréal: Axéréal is a large French agricultural cooperative grouping grain farmers across central France (Berry, Auvergne, etc.). It mirrors CAJ's model of cereal collection, agronomic advisory, and farm input supply, but at a substantially larger national scale, making it a structural peer in the cooperative grain value chain.
• Ternoveo: Ternoveo is a French farmer cooperative based in Picardie providing cereal collection, crop input distribution, and advisory services to its members. The cooperative structure, services portfolio, and crop mix closely resemble CAJ's offering, making it a comparable French grain-cooperative peer.
• Agrial: Agrial is a major French multi-sector farmer cooperative active in crops, livestock, and retail (including the Gamm vert garden-center network). CAJ's combination of crop input supply, livestock advisory, and retail garden-product sales closely mirrors Agrial's diversified cooperative model.
• Noriap: Noriap is a French agricultural cooperative operating in Hauts-de-France, with grain collection, agronomic services, and farm supply activities similar to CAJ. Its geographic position just north of CAJ's territory and shared crop mix (cereals, sugar beet, potatoes) make it a directly comparable regional cooperative peer.
• Vivescia: Vivescia is a major French farmer cooperative headquartered in Reims, covering the same Champagne-Ardenne region as CAJ. Both organizations collect cereals and oilseeds from farmer-members, supply crop inputs, and operate grain storage infrastructure, making Vivescia the most directly comparable French grain cooperative peer.

Broad incumbents

• Louis Dreyfus Company: Louis Dreyfus Company is a major international merchandiser of grains and oilseeds, active in France through origination, storage, and trading operations. It serves as a broad incumbent reference point for CAJ's grain collection and marketing business, but at vastly larger scale.
• Cargill France: Cargill is one of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders, with significant operations in France sourcing cereals and oilseeds. It is a broad incumbent counterpart to CAJ in the grain value chain, though operating at global rather than cooperative scale.

Emerging players

• Agriconomie: Agriconomie is a French digital marketplace where farmers purchase crop inputs (fertilizers, seeds, plant protection) online. It competes with CAJ's input-supply business by offering a digital-first alternative to traditional cooperative channels, though it does not provide physical collection or storage services.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CoopJunivillle
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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