Agribio Union

What Agribio Union does

Agribio Union is a French agricultural cooperative (union of 6 regional cooperatives) that specializes in the collection, storage, and commercialization of 100% organic cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, and dried legumes. Founded in its current form in 1999 with roots tracing back to 1985, the cooperative serves approximately 1,000 farmer-members across 16 departments in southwestern France, cultivating roughly 39,281 hectares. It is positioned as the leading collector of organic grains in the Grand Sud-Ouest region and the leader in organic soybean in France, with 50,000 tonnes collected in 2025 and a target of 60,000 tonnes for 2026.

The cooperative operates specialized storage infrastructure dedicated exclusively to organic products, including silos at Salvagnac (9,000 tonnes), Barcelonne-du-Gers (15,000 tonnes), Monbahus (11,000 tonnes), and Roquelaure (11,000 tonnes), equipped with optical sorting, density tables, cold conservation, thermal insulation, and nitrogen inerting. Its technology stack centers on the SOJADOC traceability system (launched 1996) for non-GMO organic soybeans and a Quality Service (established 2002) implementing CSA-GTP and HACCP standards. Each lot is analyzed and traced from field to final customer, with an average of 5 technical field visits per producer per year. Approximately 60% of volumes go to human food markets and 40% to animal feed across five product categories: milling/semolina, soyfood, oilseeds, animal feed, and dried legumes.

Agribio Union generates revenue primarily through commodity trading margins on the spread between contracted producer prices and industrial buyer prices, supplemented by agronomic service fees embedded in the cooperative model. Commercial relationships are anchored by multi-year contractual arrangements with both producers and industrial buyers (millers, soyfood processors, oil extractors, feed manufacturers, dried legume packers), with pricing structured through pluriannual fixed-volume contracts or annual tranche-based price fixation. The cooperative holds ISO 9001, CSA-GTP, Biopartenaire (since 2014), and AgriEthique (since 2020) certifications, and reported turnover of 35 million EUR. It is member-governed by a Board of Directors with no external equity ownership.

Name

Agribio Union

Legal name

AGRIBIO UNION

Website

https://agribio.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agribio Union is a French agricultural cooperative union of 6 regional cooperatives that collects, stores, and markets 100% organic cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, and dried legumes from approximately 1,000 farmer-members across southwestern France to industrial buyers in milling, soyfood, oil, animal feed, and dried legume segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Agricultural Commodities

NAICS

Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Organic grain trading
• Agricultural cooperative
• Organic cereals supply
• Oilseed collection
• Fair trade sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvagnac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Organic Grain Collection and Trading: Agribio Union collects organic cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, and dried legumes from member farmers and sells to industrial buyers. Revenue is generated through the sale of commodities at contracted prices. The cooperative earns margins on the difference between purchase prices paid to producers and sales prices to buyers. Approximately 60% of volumes are dedicated to human food markets and 40% to animal feed.
2. Agronomic Services: The cooperative provides technical agronomic support, agro-supplies, and logistics solutions to member farmers, with pricing integrated into the cooperative's overall commercial model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Agribio Union is an agricultural cooperative that produces, collects, stores, and markets organic cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, and dried legumes from approximately 1,000 member farmers across 16 departments in southern France. The cooperative sells directly to industrial buyers in milling, soyfood, oil processing, animal feed, and dried vegetable sectors through multi-year and annual contractual arrangements. Approximately 60% of collected volumes target human food markets and 40% target animal feed, with full traceability from field to final customer.

Product overview

Agribio Union is a 100% organic agricultural cooperative union comprising 6 regional cooperatives with approximately 1,000 farmers in the Southwest of France. The cooperative collects around 30 products including cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, and dried vegetables, totaling 50,000 tonnes collected in 2025 with objectives of 60,000 tonnes in 2026. Products are organized into five main categories: Meunerie/Semoulerie/Orge Brassicole (flour, semolina, malting barley), Soyfood (leader in organic soy in France), Huilerie (oils including sunflower, camelina, linseed), Alimentation animale (animal feed), and Légumes secs (dried vegetables). Approximately 60% of production targets human consumption while 40% goes to animal feed. The cooperative operates specialized organic storage silos across the Southwest region, including facilities in Salvagnac (9,000T), Barcelonne-du-Gers (15,000T), Monbahus (11,000T), and Roquelaure (11,000T).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOJADOC: A unique organic soy value chain partnership created in 1996, guaranteeing NON-GMO human food supply from producer to client, with 1 association comprising 4 storage organizations, 2 industrial partners, and a development consulting firm

Products and services

• Meunerie/Semoulerie/Orge Brassicole
• Soyfood
• Huilerie (Grains & Huiles)
• Alimentation Animale
• Légumes Secs

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000 tonnes collected in 2025 with 60,000 tonnes targeted for 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOJADOC PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996SOJADOC is a unique traceability partnership created in 1996 for NON-OGM organic soybean supply for human food. The association includes 4 storage organizations, 2 industrial partners, and a development consulting company. It guarantees 100% local sourcing from the Southwest region with mandatory contractualization, independent control organisms, and R&D for adapted varieties.
• ArvalisminorOthersArvalis is a technical institute that conducts experiments, varietal evaluations, and establishes technical references in organic agriculture.
• Terres InoviaminorOthersTerres Inovia is a technical institute conducting experiments, varietal evaluations, and establishing technical references in organic agriculture.
• ITAB (Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique)minorOthersITAB ensures coordination of research and support for technical actions in organic agriculture.
• CREAB (Centre Régional de Recherche et d'Expérimentation en Agriculture Biologique de Midi-Pyrénées)minorOthersCREAB's mission is acquiring technical references in organic field crops to provide cultivation advice. Stakeholder since the association's creation.
• Coop de France / LCA (La Cooperation Agricole)minorOthersProfessional organization of agricultural cooperation, political voice for cooperative enterprises.
• Interbio Nouvelle-AquitaineminorOthersRegional structure grouping operators specialized in organic agricultural products, coordinating development projects and actions.
• Interbio OccitanieminorOthersRegional bio organization with founding member status. Structures grouping regional operators specialized in organic products.
• Sud&Bio (Languedoc-Roussillon)minorOthersRegional bio organization for Languedoc-Roussillon region.
• BiopartenairecoreOthersMember of Biopartenaire association since 2014. Fair trade label guaranteeing organic agriculture and fair trade with long-term partnerships, fair prices, and pluriannual volumes for sustainable, equitable bio supply chains.
• AgriEthique FrancecoreOthersMember of AgriEthique association since 2020, first French fair trade label guaranteeing French farmers fair and sustainable income, preservation of rural employment, and support for responsible societal and environmental practices.
• PADV (Pour une Agriculture Du Vivant)minorOthersPartnership using the regeneration index (IR) developed by PADV to evaluate agroecological levels of member farms as part of the cooperative's commitment to agroecological transition since 2022.
• European UnionminorOthersEU defines production and processing standards via organic regulation (RCE 834/2007 and RCE889/2008) and supports organic producers through FEADER (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development).
• Ministry of Agriculture (France)minorOthersMinistry defines agricultural and food product valorization policy, oversees INAO and Agence Bio, and owns the AB (Organic) brand.
• Agence BiominorOthersPublic interest group created in 2001 bringing together public authorities and professionals (FNAB, APCA, Synabio, Coop de France).
• Région OccitanieminorOthersRegion supports AGRIBIO UNION in developing organic field crop supply chains through sector animation and investment in efficient storage facilities.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitaineminorOthersRegion supports AGRIBIO UNION in developing organic field crop supply chains through sector animation and investment in efficient storage facilities on the territory.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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