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Presentation
Bring consumers high-quality food
Axereal is a leading agricultural and food processing cooperative group. We operate in France and around the world, originating grain and specialising in its processing for the brewing, milling and livestock industries. Axereal originates and processes 4.6 million tonnes of grain each year. With 12,700 cooperative members and close to 4,000 employees, we generate turnover of around €3 billion annually.
Our mission: to develop the agricultural production of members in our areas by creating sustainable, competitive channels and adding value throughout the entire agri-food chain, from the farm to the consumer.
Our aim: to help bring high-quality food to the market by playing a major role in the agricultural transition.
We operate our grain business in the heart of one of Europe’s major cereal-growing regions. This territory covers 16 départements from the fertile plains of Beauce to the Perche region in the west and the Berry-Nivernais-Touraine area in the south.
Our territory
Axéréal operates its grain business in the heart of one of Europe’s major cereal-growing regions.
This territory covers sixteen départements of fertile land from Beauce to the Perche region in the west and the Berry Nivernais Touraine area in the south.
Cereal crops dominate in farms that range in size from 100 to 400 hectares.
The region benefits from natural good soil conditions and a favourable climate.
Modern practices combined with the farms’ technological prowess ensure a strong competitive edge for the region’s producers.
Governance
24 members of the Axereal Board
The Axereal cooperative’s Board of Directors is responsible for managing the cooperative and its subsidiaries. It defines strategy and is the decision-making body for the cooperative and the Group.
11 Administrators
The Bureau, comprising 11 Administrators elected from members of the Board of Directors, is in charge of preparing the briefs that will be presented to the Axereal Board.
275 regional councillors
The Regional Councils consist of members elected at a sectional meeting for a 3-year term of office. The Council has a consultative role and suggests initiatives. It is responsible for overseeing the various territorial activities of the Group.
The Axereal cooperative has 6 operational regions.
