coop de mansle

What coop de mansle does

Coop de Mansle (legal entity: SCA COOP DE MANSLE) is a French agricultural cooperative founded in 1946, headquartered in Mansle-les-Fontaines in the Charente department. It serves approximately 250 farmer and breeder members across Nord- and Est-Charente, providing four integrated services: collection, storage, and transport of cereals, oilseeds, and pulses; commercialization of members' production on commodity and futures markets throughout the year; agricultural-input supply (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, animal feed) through retail shops at Mansle and Saint-Claud; and quality-control and certification services covering HVE, CRC, and Agriconfiance frameworks. Operations are anchored by four sites — Mansle (58,500 tonnes capacity, including 54 ventilated cells with thermometry, 670 tonnes/hour reception capacity, and a 2024 FAO-spec continuous-flow dryer), Aunac (2,360 tonnes), Saint-Claud (1,200 tonnes), and Brettes (800 tonnes) — for a combined 63,260-tonne regional storage footprint. The cooperative also supports specialty programs including C'est Qui le Patron?! branded wheat and crop diversification into linen, soybean, and lentils.

The technology stack is centered on physical collection-and-storage infrastructure rather than software platforms, supplemented by an in-house decision support tool that couples member parcel-level production data with meteorological inputs to forecast sanitary risk at harvest and to enable sowing-to-harvest traceability. Revenue is generated through two streams: transaction-fee economics on the collection and resale of members' grain via commodity and futures markets, and one-time sales of agricultural inputs through the cooperative's retail shops. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set through cooperative purchasing power and prevailing market conditions. Distribution is entirely direct: field-level collection from farmer-members and on-site retail, with no external channel partnerships. The cooperative holds RSE 'Engagé' (Committed) status aligned with ISO 26000 (2019), holds multiple quality/sustainability certifications, and partners with Arvalis for plant-health bulletins and Charente Eaux for water-quality catchment actions.

Name

coop de mansle

Legal name

SCA COOP DE MANSLE

Website

https://coopdemansle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Coop de Mansle is a French agricultural cooperative (SCA) serving ~250 farmer and breeder members in Nord-Charente with grain collection, 63,260-tonne storage across four sites, agricultural-input retail, and certification-driven commercialization of cereals, oilseeds, and pulses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative
• Grain storage
• Crop marketing
• Agricultural supply
• Sustainable farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansle-les-Fontaines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Product Collection and Sales: Collection, storage, and marketing of agricultural products (cereals, oilseeds, pulses) from farmer members. Products are sold throughout the year on commodity markets including futures markets, with revenue distributed to members.
2. Agricultural Supply Sales: Sale of agricultural inputs including seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, and animal feed to farmer members through retail shops in Mansle and Saint-Claud.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coop de Mansle is an agricultural cooperative that collects, stores, transports, and markets cereals, oilseeds, and pulses on behalf of approximately 250 farmer and breeder members across the Nord-Charente region. The cooperative also operates supply shops selling seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, and animal feed, and provides quality control and certification services (HVE, CRC, Agriconfiance) to access premium markets.

Product overview

Coop de Mansle is an agricultural cooperative offering a comprehensive service portfolio for its approximately 250 farmer and breeder members. The core offering centers on four main activities: (1) Collection and Storage services across four sites (Mansle, Aunac, Saint-Claud, and Brettes) with total storage capacity exceeding 63,000 tonnes; (2) Supply stores in Mansle and Saint-Claud providing seeds, fertilizers, plant health products, and animal feed; (3) Quality Control and Certification services (HVE, CRC, Agriconfiance) for market differentiation; and (4) Commercialization/Market Access through futures markets management. The cooperative also develops AI-powered decision support tools for risk assessment and parcel monitoring, and produces specialty wheat under the 'C'est Qui le Patron?!' label. The product ecosystem is unified around supporting sustainable, reasoned agriculture while maximizing value for members across specific markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collecte et stockage (Collection and Storage Service) Collection, storage, and transport of agricultural products (cereals, oilseeds, pulses) from farmer members across four sites with total capacity exceeding 63,260 tonnes. Uses a decision support tool to identify sanitary risks by coupling production data with meteorological data.
• Approvisionnement (Agricultural Supply Shops) Retail supply shops at Mansle and Saint-Claud selling seeds, fertilizers (liquid and granulated), plant health/crop protection products, and animal feed to farmer members.
• Mise en marché (Marketing and Commercialization Service) Commercialization of members' agricultural production throughout the year, managing price volatility through futures markets for cereals and oilseed-protein crops. Targets both commodity and specific niche markets.
• Contrôle qualité et certifications (Quality Control and Certification Services) Quality control services and management of certifications (HVE - Haute Valeur Environnementale, CRC - Culture Raisonnée Contrôlée, Agriconfiance) to meet strict specifications and better value member production on specific markets.
• Blé C'est Qui le Patron?! (Specialty Wheat Production) Specialty wheat production under the C'est Qui le Patron?! consumer-driven quality label, a program that creates additional value for farmer members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000 quintaux harvest in 1949 (early years)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SCEA GROSYEUXminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Coop de Mansle took equity stakes in this agricultural operation in 2018, representing a strategic investment in the regional agricultural ecosystem.
• CAC (Coopérative Agricole de la Charente)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1955Agreement signed in 1955 for stabilization of previous years' deficits. The CAC helped the cooperative recover from early financial difficulties.
• CAVAC (Coopérative Agricole de la Vendée et des Moeilles Charentes)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 1946Early partnership signed in July 1946 for collection and marketing of cereals with the CAVAC group at Fouqueure. This was the initial commercial agreement that shaped the cooperative's early operations.
• Arvalis (Institut Technique du Végétal)coreTechnology or IntegrationActive participation in the Bulletin de Santé du Végétal (plant health bulletin) established by Arvalis. This provides farmers with critical information for observation and anticipation of weed and pest control, and soil protection.
• Charente EauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial contract signed for implementing actions to protect water quality in catchment areas (aires d'alimentation de captage). Demonstrates commitment to environmental protection.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• InVivo: French national federation of agricultural cooperatives (including Soufflet) with grain trading, ag-input distribution and retail food. Comparable to Coop de Mansle as a higher-tier cooperative structure whose member-cooperatives perform the same grain collection function, just at vastly greater scale.
• Axereal: One of France's largest grain-collector cooperatives with milling and malting downstream. Comparable to Coop de Mansle in grain collection/storage/marketing but operates at national scale with vertically integrated processing, making it a much larger incumbent in the same value chain.
• Agrial: Large French multi-sector agricultural cooperative with arable, dairy, vegetable, and beverage activities. Comparable to Coop de Mansle in member-owned cooperative structure and farm-input supply but operates at national scale across many product categories.
• Terrena: Major French agricultural cooperative spanning arable, livestock, and food processing. Overlaps with Coop de Mansle in grain collection and farm supply to arable farmer members but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Euralis: French southwestern agricultural cooperative with arable, poultry, and seed activities. Comparable to Coop de Mansle in member-owned cooperative model and grain/seed activities but at significantly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Vivescia: French grain cooperative group with collection, storage, milling and malting activities. Comparable to Coop de Mansle in grain collection/storage/marketing fundamentals but with national footprint and downstream processing integration.

Direct peers

• CAVAC: French agricultural cooperative headquartered in western France collecting and marketing cereals, oilseeds and pulses from farmer members. CAVAC is directly comparable because it shares Coop de Mansle's core grain collection, storage, and marketing model; Coop de Mansle itself signed an early partnership with CAVAC in 1946 for cereal collection and marketing.
• Océalia: French regional agricultural cooperative in southwest France offering grain collection, storage, agronomy, and farm supply. It is comparable to Coop de Mansle in member-owned cooperative structure, regional collection-network model, and diversified crop input supply to arable farmer members.
• Sèvre & Belle: Small/medium French regional agricultural cooperative operating grain collection sites and farm supply stores in western France. Directly comparable to Coop de Mansle in scale, single-region footprint, and core grain collection + member supply activities.
• NatUp: French regional agricultural cooperative formed by merging several Normandy cooperatives, focused on grain collection, storage, and farm supply. It is comparable to Coop de Mansle because both are member-owned cooperatives running collection/storage sites and input retail for arable farmers at a sub-national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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