Name

Commodities Exchange Ltd

Legal name

Commodities Exchange Ltd

Website

https://commoditiesx.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

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)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Import/Export & Cross-Border Food Commodity Trading (AFAIAKAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural commodity trading
• Pulses and legumes supply
• Grains and oilseeds export
• Bulk food ingredients
• Conventional and organic commodities

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commodities Trading: The company generates revenue through the trading and sale of agricultural commodities including grains, pulses, legumes, and oilseeds. Products are sold in bulk and bagged formats according to customer specifications, sourced from UK, Canada, USA, and China.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Commodities Exchange Ltd is an international agricultural commodities trader that sources grains, pulses, legumes, oilseeds, and specialty foods from the UK, Canada, USA, and China and sells them in bulk or customized packaging to importers, exporters, retailers, wholesalers, brokers, and traders worldwide. The portfolio spans lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans, oilseeds, rice and grains, seeds, and processed foods, offered in both conventional and organic grades with container mixing services on request.

Product overview

Commodities Exchange Ltd is an international commodity trading company offering a unified portfolio of agricultural products centered on grains, pulses, legumes, oilseeds, and specialty processed foods. The company's core offering consists of multiple product categories including: lentils (green, red, French, red split, football varieties), peas (whole green, split green, whole yellow, yellow split, maple, marrowfat), chickpeas (kabuli, kala chana, chana dhal, B90/spec), beans (black eye, black, faba, navy/great northern, yellow), oilseeds (canola, flaxseed, sunflower seed, chia seed), Chinese beans (dark red kidney, light speckled kidney, mung, black kidney, black eyed Madagascar), rice and grains (basmati steam, bulgur, quinoa, millet varieties), seeds (sesame, peanuts, coriander), and processed foods (popcorn, turmeric, uride, dehydrated garlic/onion, sunflower oil, desiccated coconut, cranberry). Products are sourced from UK, Canada, USA, China and other global regions, available as both conventional and organic, and supplied in various packaging formats from small retail packs to bulk containers. The company serves importers, exporters, retailers, wholesalers, brokers, and traders worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Lentils Green lentils available in Lairds/Richleas/Estons varieties, offered as conventional or organic products to importers, exporters, retailers, wholesalers, and brokers.
• Red Lentils Red lentils offered within the company's comprehensive lentils portfolio, available in bulk and bag configurations.
• French Lentils French lentils sourced from UK, Canada, USA, China and other regions.
• Red Split Lentils Red split lentils processed and supplied as part of the pulses and legumes range.
• Football Lentils Football lentils offered as a specialty lentil variety within the product portfolio.
• Whole Green Peas Whole green peas supplied in bulk or bagged formats according to customer specifications.
• Split Green Peas Split green peas processed and supplied as part of the peas product line.
• Whole Yellow Peas Whole yellow peas sourced from major producing regions and supplied to international markets.
• Yellow Split Peas Yellow split peas available in the company's product portfolio for global distribution.
• Maple Peas Maple peas offered as a specialty pea variety within the product range.
• Marrowfat Peas Marrowfat peas included in the peas product category for various market segments.
• Kabuli Chickpeas Kabuli chickpeas sourced from UK, Canada, USA, China and other parts of the world.
• Kala Chana Kala chana (black chickpeas) offered as part of the chickpea product range.
• Chana Dhal Chana dhal (split chickpeas) processed and supplied to international markets.
• B90/Spec Chickpeas B90/Spec chickpeas offered as a specific grade variety within the chickpea portfolio.
• Canaryseed 99/4 Canaryseed 99/4 grade offered as part of the oilseeds and specialty seeds category.
• Black Eye Beans Black eye beans supplied as part of the beans product category.
• Black Beans Black beans included in the comprehensive beans product range.
• Faba Beans Faba beans available in whole and split varieties for international distribution.
• Split Faba Beans Split faba beans processed and supplied as part of the beans product line.
• Yellow Beans Yellow beans offered as a variety within the beans product category.
• Navy Beans/Great Northern Beans Navy beans (also known as great northern beans) supplied to various market segments worldwide.
• Canola Canola offered as an oilseed product, sourced from major producing regions globally.
• Flaxseed Flaxseed included in the oilseeds product category, available as conventional or organic.
• Sunflower Seed Sunflower seeds supplied as part of the oilseeds product range.
• Chia Seed Chia seeds offered as a specialty oilseed product.
• Dark Red Kidney Bean Dark red kidney beans sourced from Chinese origins and other regions.
• Light Speckled Kidney Light speckled kidney beans offered as a Chinese beans variety.
• Mung Beans Mung beans (green gram) included in the Chinese beans product category.
• Black Kidney Bean Black kidney beans offered as part of the Chinese beans product range.
• Black Eyed Beans Madagascar Black eyed beans sourced from Madagascar, included in the Chinese beans category.
• Basmati Steam Rice Basmati steam rice offered as part of the rice product category.
• Bulgur Bulgur wheat included in the rice and grains product range.
• White Quinoa White quinoa offered as a specialty grain product.
• White Millet White millet included in the grains and millets product category.
• Hulled Sesame Hulled sesame seeds supplied as part of the seeds product range.
• Sesame Seed Natural Natural (unhulled) sesame seeds offered in the seeds category.
• Peanuts Bold Bold peanuts supplied as part of the seeds and nuts product range.
• Peanuts Blanched/Split Blanched and split peanuts offered for various market requirements.
• Yellow Millet Yellow millet included in the millets product category.
• Red Millet Red millet offered as a variety within the millets product range.
• Coriander Seeds Coriander seeds supplied as part of the specialty seeds product category.
• Popcorn Popcorn offered as a finished product, available in bulk and bag configurations.
• Tur Dhal Tur dhal (pigeon pea lentils) included in the pulses product range.
• Uride Uride (urad dal) offered as part of the desi chickpeas and legumes range.
• Dehydrated Garlic Powder Dehydrated garlic powder supplied as a processed food ingredient product.
• Dehydrated Garlic Cloves Dehydrated garlic cloves offered as a processed food ingredient.
• White Onion Powder Dehydrated Dehydrated white onion powder included in the processed foods category.
• Soft White Wheat Soft white wheat supplied as a grain commodity product.
• Sunflower Oil Sunflower oil offered as a processed oil product derived from sunflower seeds.
• Desiccated Coconut Desiccated coconut included in the processed food products range.
• Cranberry Cranberries supplied as a specialty dried fruit product.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Olam Agri: Global agribusiness spanning grains, oilseeds, pulses, rice and cotton, headquartered in Singapore. A scaled incumbent that operates in the same commodity categories (grains, oilseeds, pulses) as Commodities Exchange Ltd but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Viterra: Global grain and oilseed origination, handling and trading business (formerly Glencore Agriculture). Comparable to Commodities Exchange Ltd on the wholesale grain/oilseed trading model but at much larger scale with multi-continent origination assets.
• Cargill: One of the world's largest privately held agricultural commodity traders, with deep exposure to grains, oilseeds and pulses. Operates across the same value chain as Commodities Exchange Ltd but as a diversified global incumbent rather than a specialist trader.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global food processing and commodities trader with major positions in grains, oilseeds and pulses. A broad incumbent comparable to Commodities Exchange Ltd on the commodity trading dimension, but offering vastly broader downstream processing capabilities.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchandiser of agricultural commodities including grains, oilseeds, pulses and rice. Operates the same merchant/wholesale trading model as Commodities Exchange Ltd but at significantly greater scale, with origination and distribution across 100+ countries.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food ingredients company processing and trading grains and oilseeds worldwide. Overlaps with Commodities Exchange Ltd on grain and oilseed wholesale trading but operates large-scale processing assets and integrated supply chains.

Direct peers

• SunOpta: North-American plant-based and specialty food ingredients company sourcing organic and conventional grains, pulses and seeds. Highly comparable to Commodities Exchange Ltd's organic/conventional pulse and grain portfolio and packaging format flexibility.
• Export Trading Group (ETG): Singapore-based emerging-markets agricultural commodities trader connecting growers in Africa/Asia with global buyers across pulses, grains and oilseeds. Comparable mid-size trader profile with multi-region sourcing, similar to Commodities Exchange Ltd's UK/Canada/USA/China model.
• AGT Foods (AGT Food and Ingredients): Canadian-headquartered global trader and processor of pulses, grains and specialty crops. AGT's product mix (lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans) and global sourcing/distribution model most closely mirror Commodities Exchange Ltd's core grain and pulse trading business.

Regional players

• Adani Wilmar: India-headquartered agribusiness trading and processing grains, pulses and oilseeds primarily for South Asian and adjacent markets. Comparable commodity trading activity to Commodities Exchange Ltd but regionally focused on the Indian subcontinent rather than the UK-anchored global footprint of the subject.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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