Business cases

The challenge

An agricultural and agri-food cooperative with nearly 13,000 farmers in a large region of central France wanted to renew its transport contract between its collection silos and an export port.
The cooperative, which collects grain and produces flour, malt and food supplements, is committed to making sustainability a pillar of its development.
As a full train load is equivalent to 45 lorries, using rail and limiting the use of lorries was an obvious choice.

  • A LARGE COLLECTION AREA AND INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY

Operating from Burgundy to Perche and from Champagne Berrichonne to the north of Beauce, the cooperative has numerous collection and processing centres and hundreds of storage silos. With exports accounting for 50% of its turnover, its final delivery points are all over the world, from Europe to America.

  • THE REQUIREMENT OF EXPORT ORDERS FOR GRAINS

Managing constraints such as international price volatility, high quality control standards, climatic hazards, regulatory changes, environmental innovations, etc. is an integral part of the grain industry, constantly impacting on annual volumes to be transported, with peaks to be absorbed and commercial opportunities to be exploited.

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