Agronews

What Agronews does

Agronews is a Greek agricultural media company operating the agronews.gr digital news portal and a portfolio of vertical sub-brand publications. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Athens, the company is owned by Green Box S.A. and serves Greek farmers, agribusiness professionals, cooperatives, input suppliers, and agricultural policy stakeholders. Its core product is the agronews.gr portal, which aggregates daily news, real-time commodity pricing (cotton, wheat, corn, barley, olive oil, milk, soybeans, beef, pork), subsidy and CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) payment tracking, regulatory updates, farming techniques, and event coverage. The site is built on the Netvolution WCM content management system and is freely accessible, with premium subscription offerings through companion publications such as the Agrenda electronic edition.

The company operates a portfolio of seven vertical sub-brand publications that segment coverage by agricultural sector: Agrenda (flagship print and electronic magazine), Profi (agricultural machinery and precision agritech), Winetrails (wine sector), Ελαίας Καρπός (olive oil), Τυροκόμος (dairy and livestock), Fresher (fresh produce lifestyle), and Food Insider (food industry). Distribution is digital-first via the portal, with RSS feeds, email newsletters, YouTube video coverage, and a companion print magazine. The company runs an agricultural classifieds marketplace covering livestock, plant materials, machinery, land, and employment listings, alongside display advertising and sponsored content aimed at agricultural suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and agribusiness companies.

Agronews monetizes through three streams: advertising (display and sponsored advertorials), subscriptions (premium digital publications and the Agrenda electronic edition), and classifieds/marketplace listings. The business received co-funding from the EU Regional Operational Programme of Attica (PEP Attica) for platform modernization. The company has no mobile app, no public API, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no institutional investors, and no disclosed headcount or revenue figures. Geographic reach is exclusively Greece.

Name

Agronews

Legal name

Green Box S.A.

Website

https://agronews.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Agronews operates agronews.gr, a Greek-language digital news portal providing daily agricultural news, real-time commodity prices, and subsidy tracking for Greek farmers and agribusiness professionals, complemented by seven vertical sub-brand publications and an agricultural classifieds marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural News and Agribusiness Media

NAICS

Crop Production (111)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Management & Decision Support Software (FMIS, ERP, Recordkeeping) (AFAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) & Digital Recordkeeping (AFABAMAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural news
• Agribusiness media
• Farm market data
• Agricultural commodities
• Rural publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Display advertising and sponsored content including advertorials for agricultural suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and agribusiness companies
2. Subscriptions: Premium digital publications and subscription services for Agrenda electronic edition and other specialized agricultural publications
3. Classifieds/Marketplace: Agricultural classifieds section featuring livestock, plant materials, machinery/equipment, land listings, job offers, and business opportunities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agronews operates a Greek-language digital and print agricultural news platform at agronews.gr, delivering daily news, market price data, EU/CAP subsidy information, agricultural policy coverage, and farming technique articles for the Greek farming sector. The core offering is the agronews.gr portal complemented by a portfolio of vertical print and electronic publications (Agrenda, Profi, Winetrails, Elaias Karpos, Tyrokomos, Fresher, Top 50) and an agricultural classifieds marketplace for livestock, machinery, land, and employment.

Product overview

Agronews operates as a multi-platform agricultural news and information media company. The core offering is the agronews.gr news portal, complemented by a portfolio of vertical publications including Agrenda (print/electronic magazine), Profi (agricultural technology), Winetrails (wine), Ελαίας Καρπός (olive oil), Τυροκόμος (dairy/livestock), Fresher (lifestyle), and Top 50 (annual rankings). The platform provides comprehensive coverage of agricultural payments, subsidies, programs, commodities pricing, farming techniques, technology, policy, and market analysis for Greek farmers and agribusiness professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agrenda Ηλεκτρονικά: Electronic version of the Agrenda agricultural publication
• Profi
• WineTrails
• Ελαίας Καρπός
• Τυροκόμος
• Fresher
• Food Insider

Products and services

• Agronews.gr News Portal Primary digital agricultural news platform for Greek farmers and agribusiness professionals, delivering daily news, real-time commodity prices, EU/CAP subsidy information, agricultural policy coverage, and farming technique articles across crop, livestock, dairy, wine, and olive oil sectors.
• Agrenda (print and electronic edition) Subscription-based print and electronic agricultural magazine covering farming news, subsidies, programs, and agricultural policy for Greek farmers and agribusiness professionals.
• Profi Specialized publication covering agricultural machinery, equipment, and precision agriculture technology for Greek farming professionals.
• Winetrails Wine industry news and market coverage publication serving Greek wine producers and the wine value chain.
• Elaias Karpos (Ελαίας Καρπός) Specialized publication covering olive oil industry news, market information, and developments for Greek olive producers.
• Tyrokomos (Τυροκόμος) Dairy and livestock industry publication covering cheese production and animal husbandry for Greek dairy producers and livestock farmers.
• Fresher Agricultural lifestyle and career-focused publication aimed at younger and career-oriented readers in the Greek agricultural sector.
• Top 50 Annual ranking publication showcasing the top agricultural businesses and leaders in the Greek agricultural sector.
• Agricultural Classifieds Marketplace Online classifieds section connecting Greek agricultural buyers and sellers for livestock, plant materials, machinery and equipment, land listings, and agricultural employment.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Green Box S.A.coreOthersOwner and operator of Agronews.gr platform. The company was modernized with support from the PEP Attica program, co-funded by Greece and the European Union.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Successful Farming (Agriculture.com): US-based agricultural media brand from Meredith/Dotdash covering crop and livestock producers with news, market data, and how-to content. Closely aligned with Agronews as a multi-decade vertical ag-publisher combining editorial, commodity information, and digital classifieds.
• Farmers Weekly (UK): Flagship UK agricultural weekly magazine and digital news platform serving British farmers with market prices, policy coverage, and classifieds. Directly comparable business model (print + digital subscriptions + advertising + marketplace) in a single-country agricultural media context.
• Farmer's Guardian (UK): UK agricultural news brand focused on livestock, dairy, and arable farming with print, digital, and events. Comparable as a national-level ag-news outlet with multi-species coverage, market commentary, and a classifieds/advertising business model.
• Agri-Pulse Communications: US agricultural policy and agribusiness news service with newsletters, digital platform, and events. Comparable as a vertical ag-news subscription business focused on policy analysis, regulation, and market intelligence for agribusiness professionals.
• DTN / Progressive Farmer: US ag-information company providing commodity market data, weather, and news to farmers and agribusinesses. Highly comparable because both monetize real-time commodity price information alongside agricultural editorial content for producer audiences.
• Agra Europe (FEFAC): European policy-focused agricultural news service covering CAP, EU regulation, and agribusiness developments. Comparable in its specialization on European agricultural policy coverage - a category Agronews also emphasizes with dedicated CAP sections for Greek readers.

Regional players

• Greek liquid media - Agrocapital.gr: Greek-language online agricultural news portal covering markets, policy, and farming. Directly competes with Agronews in the same single-country (Greece) ag-news digital market with overlapping coverage of CAP, subsidies, and commodity prices.
• Edagricole (Italy): Italy's leading agricultural publishing brand within Edizioni L'Informatore Agrario, covering crops, livestock, machinery and EU/CAP policy in Italian. Directly comparable as a Southern European national ag-media outlet serving farmers with print + digital subscriptions and advertising.

Broad incumbents

• Argus Media (Agricultural commodities): Global independent price reporting agency covering agricultural commodities among other sectors. Comparable in monetizing commodity price information for agricultural market participants, though Argus operates at significantly greater scale and breadth than Agronews' Greek-focused dashboard.
• Reuters Commodities / Agriculture coverage: Global newswire with dedicated agricultural commodities desk providing the price data and policy news that Agronews' dashboard aggregates. Comparable as a competitor on news and price information, though Reuters operates at a much larger scale and broader scope than Greek-focused Agronews.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agro-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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