The Rotterdam-based supply chain company Cefetra is one of the largest grain importers in Europe and delivers raw materials to the animal feed, food and fuel industries. The Dutch company’s origins are, similar to BayWa’s, in the cooperative commodities brokerage of agricultural products.Today, the supply of the animal feed industry makes up approximately 90% of the commercial business. However, revenues in the food and fuel industries are constantly increasing. Every year, about 13 million tonnes are traded. Cefetra has been a full subsidiary of BayWa AG since 2012.Cefetra markets the following raw materials:
Grain: wheat, barley, corn, rye, triticale, oats & peas
Proteins: Soya (bean)meal, sunflower (bean)meal and rape (seed)meal
By-products: Wheatbran, palmkernel expellers, surgatbeet pulp, citrus pulp and soyahulls
At Cefetra Group, we want to use our 120+ years of experience as the foundation for future success. We are here to contribute to the biggest challenges of our time. Our goal In recent decades, we have been switching gears to make a difference. As a global supplier of agricultural and food ingredients, we are in a unique position to impact vital supply chains. That is why our goal is to transform them, together with others. Sustainability is at the heart of our business models. We are already one of the largest suppliers of organically produced ingredients for feed production. And that is just the beginning. We are working towards sustainable supply chains, which will be increasingly transparent. For us, every sourcing contract with every farmer, every ship we load, every truckload we deliver and every trade we do, provides us with an opportunity to create a more sustainable future.