Sollio Agriculture

What Sollio Agriculture does

Sollio Agriculture is the agricultural inputs and value-added services division of Sollio Cooperative Group (Sollio Groupe Coopératif), one of Canada's largest agri-food cooperatives, founded in 1922 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The company supplies Canadian farmers and agricultural producers with crop production inputs (seeds via its Maizex Seeds division, fertilizers, and crop protection products), animal feed and nutrition services across dairy, poultry, pork, beef, equine, sheep, goat, and organic production, and grain merchandising. It operates through a network of 355 retail establishments and dealers across Canada, supported by feed mills (Truro, New Minas, Ange-Gardien), seed processing (Blenheim, Ontario), poultry operations, and Alliance verte-certified distribution terminals in Sainte-Catherine and Hamilton, serving 9,000 member businesses on a cooperative ownership basis.

The company has built a digital agriculture platform, AgConnexion, which consolidates connected farm tools into a single interface across modules including Portail (portal), Ferme intelligente (smart farm), Solution laitière (dairy solution), and Solution avicole (poultry solution), with integrations into ERP, accounting, commodity market data feeds, and messaging systems. Recent product and service additions include a Decarbonation Service aimed at helping producers adopt sustainable practices, plus an AgConnexion Partners program formalizing an ecosystem of third-party integrations.

Sollio Agriculture's business model combines transaction-based revenue from physical farm inputs and commodity trading with recurring/subscription revenue from digital services and value-added consulting. Pricing is quote-based and varies by product type, volume, customer segment, and region, with multi-year contracts referenced for some service relationships. The division reported $2.56 billion CAD in sales for FY2025 (ended October 25, 2025), contributing to parent-level consolidated sales of $8.4 billion CAD, with FY2025 earnings before patronage refunds and income taxes of $211.9 million (a 64% YoY increase) and $75 million returned to members through patronage dividends and share redemptions.

Name

Sollio Agriculture

Legal name

Sollio Agriculture (operating division of Sollio Cooperative Group / Sollio Groupe Coopératif)

Website

https://sollio.ag

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sollio Agriculture is the farm inputs, livestock, crop production, grain merchandising, and digital agriculture division of Sollio Cooperative Group, supplying Canadian farmers and 9,000 member businesses through 355 retail locations and the AgConnexion digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Inputs and Supplies

NAICS

Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks) (AFABAJAD), Grain Handling & Farmgate Services (Retailer/Co-op Adjacent) (AFABAJAN), Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links) (AFAAAFAO), Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural inputs supply
• Animal feed production
• Crop protection products
• Digital agriculture platform
• Grain merchandising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Inputs and Supplies: Sale of farm inputs including seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, and animal feed to farmers and cooperatives across Canada
2. Value-Added Services: Digital agriculture services through AgConnexion platform, consulting, and specialized agricultural services
3. Grain and Commodity Trading: Bulk grain and commodity merchandising operations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sollio Agriculture supplies farm inputs (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products) and animal feed/nutrition to Canadian farmers and member cooperatives, and operates grain merchandising. It also delivers the AgConnexion digital agriculture platform for connected farm management and offers sustainability services such as decarbonation consulting. The business spans manufacturing (feed mills, seed processing), distribution through a national retail network, and digital solutions for livestock and crop operations.

Product overview

Sollio Agriculture operates as a comprehensive agricultural cooperative offering a unified platform of products and services organized into three main sectors: Animal Production (productions animales), Crop Production (productions végétales), and Digital Agriculture. The core offerings include livestock feed, seeds (via Maizex Seeds), fertilizers, crop protection products, and the AgConnexion digital platform which provides farm management tools including Portal, Smart Farm, Dairy Solution, and Poultry Solution. The company also provides sustainability services including a decarbonation service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AgConnexion: Digital agriculture platform providing connected farm tools, smart farming solutions, dairy solutions, and poultry solutions.
• Maizex Seeds

Products and services

• AgConnexion Digital Agriculture Platform Digital agriculture platform consolidating connected farm tools into one place to help Canadian agricultural producers optimize farm operations and maximize profitability. Includes portal, smart farm, dairy and poultry modules.
• Animal Production Solutions (Productions animales) Expertise and supplies for dairy, poultry, pork, beef, equine, sheep, goat, and organic farming operations, including feed, nutrition consulting, and barn management support for breeders.
• Crop Production Solutions (Productions végétales) Supply of quality seeds, fertilizers (phytosanitary products), and crop protection products tailored to the specific needs of Canadian agricultural producers.
• Animal Feed (Moulée) Animal feed products manufactured at feed mills (Truro, New Minas, Ange-Gardien) and delivered to livestock operations across Canada.
• Maizex Seeds (Semences Maizex) Seed division of Sollio Agriculture specializing in corn and other seed products adapted to Canada's environment, with a national seed business strategy. Acquired in 2019; wholly owned subsidiary.
• Decarbonation Service (Service de décarbonation) Sustainability service helping producers adopt more sustainable and profitable agricultural practices through decarbonation solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Earnings increased 64% year-over-year to $211.9 million in fiscal 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Maizex SeedscoreOthersMaizex Seeds is the seed division of Sollio Agriculture, announced an $8.8 million investment to build a new seed corn processing and packaging plant at its Blenheim, Ontario facility. The plant will feature advanced cleaning, sizing, and packaging equipment designed to enhance product quality and supports the company's strategy to build a national seed business offering products adapted to Canada's unique environment.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Nutrien Ag Solutions is the world's largest agricultural retail network (~2,000 locations) distributing crop nutrients, crop protection, seed and digital agronomy. It is the most direct functional peer to Sollio Agriculture's farm input retail and digital agronomy offering, differing mainly in geographic scale.
• UPL Limited: UPL is a global crop protection and seed company with broad distribution networks. Comparable peer in crop protection distribution and seed business integration, especially relevant given Sollio's seed and crop protection portfolio.
• Corteva Agriscience: Corteva is a global seed and crop protection company with proprietary corn/soybean germplasm and digital agronomy offerings. Relevant peer through Maizex Seeds' direct competition in seed corn and overlap in digital agriculture.
• Cargill: Cargill is a global agribusiness with Canadian grain origination and animal nutrition operations. Overlaps with Sollio Agriculture's grain merchandising and animal feed businesses at scale.
• Bayer Crop Science: Bayer Crop Science supplies seed, crop protection, and digital farming tools (Climate FieldView) globally, including Canada. Overlaps with Sollio Agriculture's crop protection distribution and digital agriculture ambitions.

Direct peers

• Growmark: Growmark is a regional agricultural cooperative in North America distributing crop inputs, fuel, and grain services through member-owners. Comparable in cooperative structure, mix of agronomy/feed/grain, and member-driven distribution model.
• CHS Inc. CHS is the largest U.S. agricultural cooperative, with crop inputs, grain merchandising, and animal nutrition businesses. Closely analogous peer in terms of cooperative structure, scale, and diversified agribusiness activities.
• WinField United Canada (Land O'Lakes): WinField United is the crop inputs and agronomy retail arm of Land O'Lakes cooperative, distributing seed, crop protection, and digital ag tools through a member-owner network. Operates a directly comparable cooperative retail business model with similar product mix.

Emerging players

• AgReliant Genetics: AgReliant Genetics is a North American seed company offering corn and soybean genetics, jointly owned by Limagrain and KWS. Direct competitor to Maizex Seeds in the Canadian seed corn market with overlapping product lines.

Regional players

• Federated Co-operatives Limited: FCL is a Western Canadian retail cooperative with energy, food, and ag inputs. Less of a direct competitor in agronomy but operates the same Canadian cooperative retail model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sollioagri
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjHRl-xcgc9IqfFno8Q30xA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SollioAg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sollio-agriculture
• Instagraminstagram.com/sollioag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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