Fegra

What Fegra does

FEGRA (Fédération des Négociants en Grains), legally FEGRA vzw, is a Belgian non-profit trade association (vereniging zonder winstoogmerk / association sans but lucratif) representing the Belgian grain and agricultural trade sector. Headquartered at Voorlopig Bewindstraat 16 in Brussels with 5 employees, the association serves as the collective voice for grain traders, merchants, and agro-supply companies operating in cereals, oilseeds, pulses, seeds, fertilizers, and plant protection products. Its mission centers on food safety, product quality, market transparency, technical expertise, and turning regulatory and logistical challenges into growth opportunities for a sector it characterizes as strategically important for Belgium's food and feed value chain. The referenced sector turnover figures of approximately 2.6 to 6.6 billion euros indicate the scale of the industry FEGRA represents, not the association's own revenue.

FEGRA operates through three core operating divisions: Synagra (agricultural market prices, quality sampling plans, standards, seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, and the Sectoriële Gids G-038 guideline), Imexgra (an arbitration and conciliation chamber offering commercial contracts such as Antwerp, SVRP, and Liprobel contracts along with sampling protocols and price determination), and Handelsbeurs / BHB (the Brussels Trade Fair organizing the New Year Fair, Delocalised Fair, September Fair, and European Trade Fair). Beyond these divisions, the association delivers publications and statistics, training and professional events (including the annual FEGRA Diner), legislation monitoring, working groups across HACCP, wheat, drying costs, sustainability, fertilizers, commercial contracts, and arbitration, and an emerging set of sustainability services (EUDR compliance, NUTS/UDB biofuel traceability, LCA assessments, and a Sustainability Convention). It also represents Belgian interests within COCERAL (European trade in cereals, oilseeds, olive oil, biofuels, and agro-supply) and GAFTA (global grain and feed trade), with additional affiliations to OVOCOM, VEGAPLAN, ECE, and EFBA.

Commercially, FEGRA is funded through member dues (not publicly disclosed), trade fair participation and sponsorship, fees for arbitration and contract services, training registrations, and a limited set of paid analytical services. Distribution is direct to members, with the website (fegra.be) as the primary communications channel supplemented by LinkedIn, YouTube, and X/Twitter. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Management consists of a small staff headed by Secretary General Gisèle Fichefet, who also serves as the data protection / GDPR contact point.

Name

Fegra

Legal name

FEGRA vzw

Website

https://fegra.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FEGRA vzw is the Belgian non-profit trade association for the grain and agricultural trade sector, serving grain merchants and agro-supply companies through market price reporting, quality sampling, arbitration, trade fairs, and sustainability services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FEGRA is the Belgian non-profit trade association (vzw/asbl) for grain and agricultural trade, serving as the collective voice for the sector. Through its Synagra, Imexgra, and Handelsbeurs divisions, it provides market price monitoring, quality/sampling programs, arbitration and commercial contract services, trade fairs, member training, statistics and publications, and sustainability/compliance advisory (EUDR, NUTS/UDB, LCA) to Belgian grain traders and agro-supply businesses.

Product overview

FEGRA (Fédération des Négociants en Grains) is the Belgian grain and agricultural trade association serving as a multi-division professional organization. The association operates through several divisions: Synagra (agricultural market prices, quality/sampling, standards), Imexgra (arbitration, commercial contracts), Handelsbeurs (trade fairs), and member services including publications, statistics, training/events, and sustainability services. FEGRA provides industry coordination, market transparency tools, food safety standards, and professional development for the Belgian grain and agricultural trade sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Synagra — Agricultural Market & Quality Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COCERALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association representing the European trade in cereals, oilseeds, olive oil, biofuels, and agro-supply. FEGRA is a member and participates in European cooperation through this organization.
• GAFTAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal trade association for grain and feed trade. FEGRA is a member participating in European cooperation through GAFTA.
• OVOCOMminorOthersBelgian organization for compound feed sector. FEGRA has membership affiliation.
• VEGAPLANminorOthersCertification organization for the Belgian agricultural sector. FEGRA has membership affiliation.
• ECEminorOthersEuropean Corners Europe - European trade organization. FEGRA has membership affiliation.
• EFBAminorOthersEuropean Fertilizer Blenders Association. FEGRA has membership affiliation for fertilizer-related activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• EuroGranat: EuroGranat is the German grain trade wholesalers' association. It is the closest national-level counterpart to FEGRA in another major European grain market, making it a directly comparable regional peer.
• AIC (Agricultural Industries Confederation): AIC is the UK trade association representing the agricultural supply chain including grain, feed, and crop sectors. It is a comparable national trade body serving UK grain and agri-trade members.
• OVOCOM: OVOCOM is the Belgian organization for the compound feed sector. It shares FEGRA's Belgian geography and overlapping feed/agricultural trade membership base, and FEGRA holds an affiliation with OVOCOM.
• NAEGA: The North American Export Grain Association represents the US grain export industry. It is a comparable national grain trade association, albeit operating in a different geography.
• VEGAPLAN: VEGAPLAN is a Belgian agricultural certification organization operating in the same Belgian agricultural space as FEGRA. FEGRA has a certification partnership affiliation, making it a directly adjacent peer.

Direct peers

• COCERAL: COCERAL is the European association representing the trade in cereals, oilseeds, olive oil, biofuels, and agro-supply. FEGRA is a national member, and COCERAL is the direct European-level counterpart and the most comparable peer in terms of scope.
• IGTC (International Grain Trade Coalition): IGTC is the international grain trade coalition focused on trade policy and market access. It operates in the same international grain trade association space as FEGRA's international partners COCERAL and GAFTA.
• GAFTA: GAFTA is the international trade association for the grain and feed trade, headquartered in London. FEGRA is a member, and GAFTA is directly comparable as a peer trade body operating in the same commodity and contract space.

Broad incumbents

• FranceAgriMer: FranceAgriMer is the French national agency for agricultural and maritime fisheries products, with a broader mandate including grain markets and quality. It is a broader French state-level counterpart relevant to FEGRA's sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Fegravzw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNtgcdEg1volkJzt65609fQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fegravzw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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