CEREALES TERUEL SL

What CEREALES TERUEL SL does

Cereales Teruel Sociedad Cooperativa is an agricultural cooperative domiciled in Teruel, Spain, operating as a multi-service platform for small and medium farmers across the Alto Teruel region. The cooperative is owned and collectively governed by more than 2,500 farmer members organized into 10 geographic sections spanning municipalities including Albónica, Alto Jiloca, Bañón, Campo de Bello, Campo de Visiedo, Cereales del Huerva, La Val, Sierras del Jiloca, Sierras del Pobo, and La Hoya de Teruel. Its core operations comprise three interconnected service pillars: commercialization of cereals, legumes, and protein crops — accounting for approximately 60% of cereal production in Teruel province across 70,000 hectares of cultivation — production and certification of cereal and fodder seeds (2,000 tonnes per year across 7 seed selection centers, 60% barley and 40% wheat), and distribution of agricultural inputs including fertilizers (20,000+ tonnes) and agricultural diesel (6+ million liters via 30 fuel pumps).

The cooperative's technology and capabilities center on certified production systems rather than software or digital platforms. It operates as a registered seed multiplication producer (ES/02/44-0126 since 1994) and holds multiple official certifications including Producción Integrada de Aragón (pioneer nationally in cereals) and Producción Ecológica de Aragón, enabling differentiated market positioning through integrated and organic production marks. The technical department provides agronomic advisory and traceability oversight across member farms. The CETER ASESORÍA brand, recognized by the Government of Aragon since 2007, extends the cooperative into professional advisory services covering integrated pest management (ATRIA), field notebooks, PAC subsidy processing, agricultural and livestock insurance, and fiscal advisory. An online training platform delivers courses on crop management, lavender cultivation, and professional phytosanitary certification.

The business model is a social economy cooperative prioritizing collective benefit over individual profit. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on member crop commercialization, certified seed sales, and input distribution (fertilizers, diesel, phytosanitary products) purchased at scale and passed to members at competitive prices. Advisory services under CETER ASESORÍA generate professional services revenue. The cooperative's go-to-market is exclusively direct-to-member through 11 warehouse and distribution locations, supported by dedicated technical staff and engineers assigned to each member section. The geographic footprint is concentrated in the Alto Teruel region of Aragón, with no evidence of operations beyond this single Spanish province. No external institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries are identified.

Name

CEREALES TERUEL SL

Legal name

Cereales Teruel Sociedad Cooperativa

Website

https://cerealesteruel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cereales Teruel is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative in Alto Teruel, Spain, commercializing 60% of the province's cereal production and distributing seeds, fertilizers, and diesel to 2,500+ member farmers across 10 municipal sections, with advisory services via CETER ASESORÍA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Dry Pea and Bean Farming (11113), Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming (111191)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Seed Production (Cereal Seed Multiplication) (AFAGAAAI)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative services
• Cereal commercialization
• Certified seed production
• Agricultural inputs distribution
• Farmer advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Teruel

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Product Commercialization: Core cooperative revenue from commercializing cereals, legumes, proteaginous crops, and agricultural inputs produced by members. The cooperative handles 60% of cereal production in Teruel province across 70,000 ha of cultivation.
2. Certified Seed Sales: Production and certification of seeds (cereals and forages) - approximately 2,000 Tm/year with 60% barley and 40% wheat. Revenue from selling certified seeds to farmers.
3. Agricultural Supplies: Economies of scale purchasing and distribution of fertilizers (20,000+ tm) and agricultural diesel (6+ million liters through 30 pumps) to members.
4. Advisory Services (CETER ASESORIA): Agricultural and livestock advisory services including field notebooks, subsidy processing (PAC), insurance, and fiscal services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CEREALES TERUEL SL is a member-owned agricultural cooperative that commercializes cereals, legumes, and protein crops (representing ~60% of Teruel province output), distributes agricultural inputs at scale (20,000+ tonnes of fertilizers, 6+ million liters of diesel), multiplies certified seeds (~2,000 tonnes/year) under an official seed-producer registration held since 1994, and provides technical, fiscal, insurance, and subsidy advisory through its CETER ASESORÍA division to more than 2,500 farmer members organized across 10 thematic sections.

Product overview

Cereales Teruel Sociedad Cooperativa is an agricultural cooperative operating as a multi-service platform for farmers in Alto Teruel. Its core offerings consist of three interconnected service pillars: (1) the commercialization of cereals, legumes, and protein crops — accounting for 60% of the province's cereal output — alongside a seeds multiplication service (producing ~2,000 t/year of certified cereal and fodder seeds); (2) the commercialization of agricultural inputs including fertilizers (20,000+ t/year) and agricultural diesel (6M+ liters via 30 pumps); and (3) CETER ASESORÍA, a comprehensive advisory service covering ATRIAS-integrated farming advice, field notebooks, subsidy/PAC processing, insurance, and fiscal services. The cooperative further differentiates through Production Integrada (Integrated Production) and Producción Ecológica (Organic Production) certifications, and participates in the Harmony project for biodiversity conservation. Training courses on agricultural topics are also delivered through a dedicated e-learning platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Commercializes 60% of cereal production in Teruel province
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supportive, core and minor.

• Comité Aragonés de Agricultura EcológicasupportiveOthersEcological agriculture certification partner. Cereales Teruel is registered as Operator of Producción Ecológica de Aragón, with their star ecological product being esparceta (santfoin).
• Gobierno de Aragón - Producción IntegradacoreOthersHolder of the Producción Integrada de Aragón guarantee mark, being pioneers nationally in cereal production under this certification.
• Harmony ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiodiversity conservation initiative where farmers dedicate 3% of fields to melliferous flower cultivation to support bee and butterfly populations and ensure pollination.
• Asociación para el Desarrollo Rural Integral AragonéssupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for conditionality and legal management requirements advisory services, promoted by the cooperative.
• Centro de Semillas y Plantas de ViverocoreOthersOfficial organism responsible for inspecting and certifying seed selection centers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BayWa AG: Large German agricultural cooperative group active in grain trading, inputs, and agricultural services across Europe. Comparable multi-service ag cooperative model at much larger scale and international footprint.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global agribusiness company originating, transporting, and processing cereals and oilseeds. Comparable counterparty and competitor in Spanish grain origination channels.
• Agravis Raiffeisen AG: Major German agricultural cooperative group in inputs, grain collection, and farm advisory. Comparable multi-pillar cooperative model serving European cereal farmers with similar service mix.
• Cargill: Global grain originator and merchandiser with significant presence in Spain. Comparable buyer of cereals that competes with Cereales Teruel for member deliveries and downstream offtake.

Direct peers

• ACOR (Sociedad Cooperativa General Agropecuaria): Spanish agricultural cooperative focused on sugar beet and other crops, with member services including supplies and advisory. Comparable cooperative model serving Spanish crop farmers with multi-service offerings.
• Grupo AN: Spanish agricultural cooperative group headquartered in Navarra with cereals, oilseeds, inputs, and advisory services. Highly comparable multi-pillar cooperative model serving cereal farmers with commercialization, supplies, and seed activity in northern Spain.
• DCoop: Large Spanish agro-food cooperative (Andalucía) commercializing olive oil, cereals, nuts and supplies. Comparable Spanish cooperative structure commercializing member-produced crops at national scale.
• Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Aragón: Federation representing Aragon's agricultural cooperatives, of which Cereales Teruel is a member. Direct structural peer in representing and coordinating cereal and other crop cooperatives in the same region.

Regional players

• Galpagro: Spanish agricultural inputs and crop production services company active in southern Spain. Comparable as an input distributor and agronomic service provider to cereal growers, though with a different geographic base.
• Grupo Arcoiris: Aragon-based agricultural cooperative with grain, forage, and input operations in the same region as Cereales Teruel. Directly comparable regional cooperative competitor in Aragón's cereal belt.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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