Dahuti International Limited

What Dahuti International Limited does

Dahuti International Limited is a privately held, 100% New Zealand-owned commodity trading and import company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay. The company operates a turnkey procurement service — sourcing, financing, and transporting raw materials globally and delivering them directly to customers throughout New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It is run by a small team (approximately 7 employees) with over 50 years of combined shipping experience and operates an India office in Gurugram to support global origination.

The business is organised into two product portfolios. The agricultural division supplies domestic feed grains (maize, wheat, barley, peas), imported feed (tapioca pellets, rice, sugar beet pellets, bespoke blends), organic feed (including organic soya bean meal to NOP/EU/NPOP specifications), and fertilisers (sodium chloride, ammonium sulphate, sulphur bentonite, magnesium and potassium products). The industrial division supplies biomass (FSC-certified wood pellets, cashew nut shells, palm kernel shells), zinc ingots and wire for hot-dip steel galvanising, ferro alloys for steelmaking, and solid carbon fuels (anthracite, metallurgical coke, petroleum coke). The company holds warehoused inventory in Christchurch, Napier, and Auckland, primarily for zinc.

Dahuti monetises primarily through transaction-based trading margins on imported commodity flows. It operates on a delivered-pricing basis (including shipping, wharf, and MPI fees) and offers fixed-price hedging and guaranteed-pricing contracts to manage commodity price risk. Its proprietary technology consists of an in-house inventory and contract management system; core competitive differentiation rests on global distribution networks, regulatory certifications (FSC, BioGro, organic), strategic supplier and marketing partnerships (Cargill, Brownrigg Agriculture), and industry association memberships (GANZ, Bioenergy Association of NZ, NZGSTA).

Name

Dahuti International Limited

Legal name

Dahuti International Limited

Website

https://dahuti.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dahuti International Limited is a privately owned New Zealand commodity importer that sources, finances, and delivers agricultural feed, fertilisers, and industrial raw materials (zinc, ferro alloys, biomass, solid carbon fuels) to customers across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commodity Trading and Distribution

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Minerals Trading (Phosphate, Potash, Sulfur, Borates, Barite, Talc) (IMAKAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Import / Export Produce Wholesale (Cross-Border Trading) (AFAIACAH)

Keywords

• Agricultural commodities
• Industrial raw materials
• Bulk commodity import
• Stock feed supply
• Fertiliser distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Havelock North

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commodity Import and Supply: Dahuti sources, finances, and transports raw materials from around the globe to distribute to New Zealand and Australasian customers. They deal in agricultural commodities (feed grains, fertilisers) and industrial materials (zinc, ferro alloys, biomass, solid carbon fuels).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dahuti International Limited is a specialist importer and distributor that sources, finances, and transports agricultural and industrial raw materials from around the globe to customers across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Its agricultural portfolio includes domestic feed grains, imported feed, organic feed, and fertilisers for the farming sector, while its industrial portfolio supplies zinc ingots, ferro alloys, biomass, and solid carbon fuels to manufacturers. The company operates a turnkey procurement service combining supply chain, logistics, financing, risk management, customs clearance, and warehousing.

Product overview

Dahuti International Limited operates as a commodity trading company offering two interconnected portfolios. The agricultural division provides Domestic Feed, Imported Feed, Organic Feed, and Fertiliser products for New Zealand's farming sector. The industrial division supplies Biomass, Zinc, Ferro Alloys, and Solid Carbon Fuels to Australasian manufacturers. The company functions as a single unified offering where products are sourced globally and distributed through integrated services including supply chain, logistics, financing, risk management, customs clearance, and warehousing.

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Products and services

• Domestic Feed Supply of domestically produced feed grain including maize, wheat, barley, peas and other local grains for dairy, poultry, pork and beef farmers throughout New Zealand.
• Imported Feed Import and supply of whole grains and feed products including tapioca pellets, rice, sugar beet pellets, and bespoke grain pellet blends for the New Zealand market.
• Organic Feed Import and supply of organic feed including soya bean meal to NOP and EU specifications, organic maize, wheat, barley, and dried distillers grain for stock-feed throughout Australasia.
• Fertiliser Sourcing and supply of fertilisers including Sodium Chloride, Ammonium Sulphate, Sulphur Bentonite, Magnesium-based products, Phosphates, and Potassium-based fertilisers for the New Zealand wholesale market.
• Biomass Import and supply of premium wood pellets, cashew nut shells (CNS), and palm kernel shells (PKS) for industrial energy applications. Products are FSC certified.
• Zinc Import and supply of zinc ingots (25kg and 1MT Jumbo) and zinc wire (2.3mm, 3.2mm, 4.8mm) for the hot dip steel galvanising industry in New Zealand and Australasia.
• Ferro Alloys Supply of ferro alloys including Ferro Silicon, Ferro Vanadium, Silicon Manganese, and Silicon Briquettes for the steel manufacturing process to provide corrosion and heat resistance, tensile and yield strength.
• Solid Carbon Fuels Import and supply of solid carbon fuels including anthracite, metallurgical coke, petroleum coke, and speciality reductants for reduction, filtration, and energy applications in the Steel, Nickel and Silicon industries.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brownrigg AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDahuti works closely with Brownrigg Agriculture, one of the largest farming agribusinesses in New Zealand, as their marketing agent for domestic feed grains. Brownrigg Agriculture's Hawke's Bay grown maize grain is widely recognised as the best quality in New Zealand.
• Cargill Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDahuti operates as the New Zealand distributor for canola meal produced by Cargill Inc. as a by-product of canola oil production. Canola meal is high in vitamins and essential minerals.
• Galvanising Association of New Zealand (GANZ)minorOthersDahuti are members of GANZ, supporting the galvanising industry association in New Zealand.
• Bioenergy Association of New ZealandminorOthersDahuti are members of the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand, supporting the bioenergy sector.
• New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association (NZGSTA)minorOthersDahuti is a member of the NZGSTA and uses their grain quality standards for domestic feed transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• CBH Group: Western Australian grain growers' cooperative operating grain handling, storage, marketing, and fertilizer distribution. Comparable to Dahuti's grain trading and storage operations; regional to Australia but represents the same farmer-cooperative trading model.
• GrainCorp: Australia's largest grain handler and trader, with grain receival, storage, and marketing operations. Comparable to Dahuti's grain trading/import side; primarily Australia-focused but competes for cross-Tasman grain flows.
• Elders Limited: Australian agribusiness providing rural supplies, fertilizer, and grain marketing across Australia. Comparable business model — agricultural input distribution and trading — and overlapping customer base in Australasian livestock/crop farmers; operates primarily across the Tasman rather than in NZ.

Direct peers

• Ravensdown: New Zealand fertilizer cooperative with BioGro-certified organic fertilisers and full NZ distribution. Direct peer to Dahuti's fertiliser line; comparable customer base (NZ farmers), certification profile, and product mix.
• PGG Wrightson: New Zealand's largest rural supplies business, providing fertilizer, seed, grain, and agri-services to NZ farmers. Directly comparable to Dahuti's agricultural division — same customers, overlapping products (fertiliser, grain, stock-feed), and same geographic focus on NZ.
• Ballance Agri-Nutrients: NZ farmer-owned fertilizer cooperative manufacturing and distributing fertilizer across New Zealand. Directly comparable to Dahuti's fertiliser product line — both serve NZ farmers/wholesalers, with overlap in phosphate, potash, and sulphur-based products.

Emerging players

• Wilmar International: Asia-led agribusiness with major operations in oilseed processing, feed grains, and bulk commodity trading. Comparable to Dahuti's agricultural commodity import business — particularly in oilseed meal (canola, soya) and grain — though Wilmar operates at much greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant of agricultural commodities (grains, oilseeds, fertilizers, metals). Comparable to Dahuti's cross-border agricultural commodity trading model and product overlap, but operates at global scale with much broader portfolio.
• Glencore: Global mining and commodity trading conglomerate with significant zinc and ferro-alloys trading operations. Comparable to Dahuti's industrial minerals division (zinc, ferro alloys, solid carbon fuels) but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Cargill: Global agricultural commodity giant; current NZ distributor partner for canola meal but also a broader commodity trader. Comparable to Dahuti at the trading/import level — operates across grains, oilseeds, animal nutrition globally — but at vastly larger scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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