Soufflet Agro Ukraine

What Soufflet Agro Ukraine does

Soufflet Agro Ukraine (TOV Suffle Agro Ukraina) is a Ukrainian agricultural inputs distributor and grain trading company, established in 2006-2007 as a subsidiary of the French Soufflet Group. Headquartered in Slavuta, Khmelnytska Oblast, the company serves agricultural producers across 12+ Ukrainian oblasts, offering hybrid seeds (corn and sunflower, 70+ varieties), crop protection products (7 manufacturer partners including BASF, Bayer, UPL, AHT), foliar and micronutrient fertilizers under its proprietary brands (FERTEQ, CEREASTART, GUARDTEQ), and soil restoration technologies under the SOILTEQ regenerative agriculture platform. The company also operates three wholly-owned elevator subsidiaries (Zhashkiv 100,000t, Gorodok 40,000t, Karolinskyi 30,000t) providing 170,000 tons of grain storage capacity, with the Karolinskyi facility listed for sale in 2026.

The company's business model is transaction-based input distribution combined with service revenue from elevator storage, grain trading, and agronomic consulting. It goes to market through direct field sales via regional representatives, complemented by farmer education events (Dni Polya field days, winter seminars, SOILTEQ/SGA/PHYTOTEQ clubs), and an Oschadbank preferential lending partnership (rates from 0.01% per annum in UAH, up to UAH 20 million) plus a 2026 Agrarni Noti financial instrument that enable farmers to purchase inputs on credit. The company employs about 130 people and reports annual turnover of $44 million USD, serving 630 clients and suppliers across its integrated inputs-elevator-trading platform. The Karolinskyi Elevator is currently listed for sale at $1.5 million, an indicator of active asset portfolio management.

Name

Soufflet Agro Ukraine

Legal name

TOB СУФФЛЕ АГРО УКРАЇНА

Website

https://soufflet-agro.com.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Soufflet Agro Ukraine is a Ukrainian agricultural inputs distributor and grain trader serving farmers across 12+ oblasts with seeds, crop protection, fertilizers, agronomic consulting, and 170,000 tons of elevator storage, operating as a subsidiary of France's Soufflet Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Inputs Distribution and Grain Trading

NAICS

Farm Product Warehousing and Storage (493130)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Merchandising & Origination Facilities (AFAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fertilizer Distribution, Storage & Terminals (Warehousing, Depots, Import/Export Terminals) (AFABABAJ), Inland River/Barge Grain Terminals & Warehousing (AFAOACAE)

Keywords

• Agricultural inputs distribution
• Hybrid seed supply
• Crop protection products
• Grain elevator services
• Agronomic consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Slavuta

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Seed Sales: Sale of hybrid seeds for corn, sunflower, barley, wheat, rapeseed, peas, soybeans, and other crops under the Soufflet Seeds brand. The company operates two seed stations and offers 70+ seed varieties.
2. Crop Protection Products (ZIR): Distribution of plant protection products including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatments, and growth regulators from major manufacturers including BASF, Bayer, UPL, and AHT, as well as proprietary GUARDTEQ brand products.
3. Fertilizers and Micronutrients: Sale of foliar fertilizers and micronutrient products under FERTEQ and CEREASTART brands, including products for nutrition and stimulation throughout the vegetation period.
4. Elevator Services: Grain reception, processing, drying, storage, and shipment services at three owned elevators (Zhashkiv 100,000t, Gorodok 40,000t, Karolina 30,000t). Total capacity of 170,000 tons.
5. Grain Trading: Purchase and sale of grain and oilseed crops including wheat, barley, corn, sunflower, rapeseed, soybeans, and peas. The company has trade agreements with all major Ukrainian grain traders.
6. Agronomic Consulting: Agronomic consulting services including annual Soufflet'Info reference book, regular Agricultural Notes bulletins, on-field consultations, and research trial results.
7. Financing Programs: Facilitating preferential lending programs through Oschadbank partnership, enabling farmers to purchase agricultural inputs on credit terms, which drives product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Soufflet Agro Ukraine distributes agricultural inputs — hybrid seeds (corn and sunflower), crop protection products (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides), foliar and microelement fertilizers — and operates three owned grain elevators with 170,000 tons of total storage capacity for grain reception, drying, storage and shipment. It also provides agronomic consulting, grain trading with forward contracts, and facilitates preferential farmer financing through a partnership with Oschadbank.

Product overview

Soufflet Agro Ukraine (TOV Suffle Agro Ukraina) is an agricultural input distributor and grain trading company operating as part of Soufflet Group. The company offers an integrated product portfolio organized into distinct brand lines: SOUFFLET SEEDS (corn and sunflower hybrid seeds), FERTEQ (fertilizers and micronutrients), GUARDTEQ (crop protection products), and SOILTEQ (soil restoration technologies). Services include grain trading with forward contracts, elevator storage and processing (170,000 ton total capacity across three locations), and agricultural consulting including agronomic advisory through clubs (SGA, PHYTOTEQ) and publications (Soufflet'info, agronomy bulletins). The company distributes products from BASF, Bayer, UPL, and AHT and operates across multiple Ukrainian regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOUFFLET SEEDS: Seed brand offering corn and sunflower hybrids
• SOILTEQ
• FERTEQ
• GUARDTEQ
• PHYTOTEQ
• CereaSTART
• SA Seeds

Products and services

• SOUFFLET SEEDS Corn Hybrids
• SOUFFLET SEEDS Sunflower Hybrids
• FERTEQ Micronutrient Fertilizers
• GUARDTEQ Crop Protection
• SOILTEQ Regenerative Agriculture
• CereaSTART Foliar Fertilizer
• MIKROSTART Micro-granulated Fertilizer Applicator
• PHYTOTEQ Plant Protection Club
• Soufflet Grain Analytics (SGA) Club
• Elevator Storage and Processing Services
• Agronomic Consulting Services
• Grain Trading
• Mobile Seed Station Service
• Nautius Herbicide

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50-52% profitability for brewing barley cultivation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BASFcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoufflet Agro Ukraine is an official distributor of BASF plant protection products including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatments, and growth regulators. The company offers BASF product catalogs and promotional campaigns such as the BASF summer promotion 2026.
• BayercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoufflet Agro Ukraine is an official distributor of Bayer crop protection products. The company distributes Bayer's portfolio of agricultural inputs including plant protection chemicals.
• UPLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoufflet Agro Ukraine is an official distributor of UPL crop protection products. The company distributes UPL's portfolio of agricultural inputs.
• AHTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoufflet Agro Ukraine is an official distributor of AHT crop protection products. The company distributes AHT's portfolio of agricultural inputs.
• SKY AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKY Agriculture is a partner of Soufflet Agro Ukraine, providing agricultural equipment including Maxi Drill seeders. The partnership was highlighted during the 2018 winter seminars and includes joint events in France (Maxi Drill Tours). Soufflet Agro is the exclusive representative of SKY Agriculture equipment in Ukraine.
• VaderstadtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural equipment manufacturer featured as a partner and equipment demonstrator at Soufflet Agro Ukraine field days, including demonstrations at 2017 Denysivka field day.
• AgrisemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural equipment manufacturer featured as equipment demonstrator at Soufflet Agro Ukraine field days.
• HorschminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural equipment manufacturer featured as equipment demonstrator at Soufflet Agro Ukraine field days.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Astarta-Kyiv: Integrated Ukrainian agro-holding with grain and oilseed operations, sugar production, and an agricultural inputs distribution arm. Overlaps with Soufflet Agro Ukraine in grain origination, elevator storage, and farmer-facing inputs sales.
• MHP (Mironivsky Hliboproduct): Ukraine's largest poultry producer and integrated agricultural company with grain production, storage, and agricultural inputs operations. Competes with Soufflet Agro Ukraine for farmer customers and in grain origination, though MHP's primary focus is vertical poultry integration.
• Kernel Group: Ukraine's largest grain exporter and integrated agricultural producer, with significant grain origination, storage infrastructure, and agricultural inputs distribution. Comparable to Soufflet Agro Ukraine in combining grain trading with farmer-facing inputs services, though at substantially larger scale and with owned farming assets.
• Bunge Ukraine: Subsidiary of global agribusiness Bunge, operating grain origination, storage, and trading in Ukraine. Directly comparable to Soufflet Agro Ukraine's grain trading and elevator business, with similar geographic overlap in central and western Ukraine.
• Cargill Ukraine: Subsidiary of global agricultural trading giant Cargill, active in Ukrainian grain origination, storage, and agricultural inputs. Comparable to Soufflet Agro Ukraine's grain trading operations and elevator infrastructure, with substantially larger international backing.

Emerging players

• Corteva Agriscience Ukraine: Global seed and crop protection company with direct operations in Ukraine. Competes with Soufflet Agro Ukraine in seed and crop protection distribution, though Corteva sells primarily its own proprietary genetics rather than serving as a multi-brand distributor.
• Syngenta Ukraine: Global crop protection and seed company with direct Ukrainian operations. Overlaps with Soufflet Agro Ukraine in crop protection product distribution and farmer-facing agronomic services, with comparable presence across major Ukrainian grain-producing oblasts.

Direct peers

• NIBULON: Major Ukrainian grain trader and agricultural producer with one of the largest private elevator and storage networks in the country. Directly competes with Soufflet Agro Ukraine's grain origination and storage services, and serves overlapping farmer customers.
• Agroprosperis (formerly NCH Capital Ukraine): Large Ukrainian grain originator and inputs distributor serving thousands of farmers across multiple oblasts. Directly comparable to Soufflet Agro Ukraine's integrated model of grain procurement combined with seeds and crop protection distribution.

Regional players

• IMC (Industrial Milk Company): Ukrainian agro-holding focused on grain and oilseed production, storage, and processing. Overlaps with Soufflet Agro Ukraine in grain trading and elevator services, primarily competing for farmer supply in central Ukraine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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