Limagrain

Limagrain is a Semencier French, installed with Chappes, close to Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme. Founded in 1942, it is today the world number four of the sector behind Pioneer Hi-Bred, Monsanto and Syngenta.

Equipped with a statute of Co-operative gathering approximately 600 farmer, it employs close to 6 000 people in the world.

Creator and producer of plant varieties, group co-operative independent, Limagrain markets seeds intended to the farmers, to the market-gardeners and for the gardeners amateurs. The Group prolongs and develops this know-how on the market of the ingredients, the bread and the products of garden.

In last date, the French group seed-bearer associates one of its subsidiary companies (Corn angevin) with the seed-bearer group Advanta and of this fact a new seed-bearer company absorbs what, on a side, tiny room in France in particular competition in a dominating field for agriculture, on another side reinforces the company vis-a-vis its international competitors, in particular American (Monsanto, Pioneer…).

Great trades

Seeds of field crop

Limagrain is European leader in corn and corn seeds, with the marks Advanta, LG, Maïs Angevin and Nickerson. The Group is also an important actor of the North-American market, through the AgReliant company.

Vegetable seeds and product of garden

With Vilmorin Clause & Company, the Group is world leader in the field of the seeds intended for the general public. He is located at the 2nd world rank in that of the seeds for the professionals.

cereal
Panification and ingredients

With the Jacquet breads, Limagrain is the second French industrial baker. The Group is also, with Limagrain Céréales Ingredients, the European leader of the functional and natural flours with the marks westhove, dafa, mct and sofalia.

Statistical data

CA 2006 of 1093 million euros manpower: 6000 people in the world

See too

Seed S

External bonds

Limagrain, official site

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