Everything starts in the fields… Our agricultural businesses THE COOPERATIVE AND ITS AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIARIES The past year saw strong market volatility and Reims tension on the availability and price of inputs, Châlons-en-Champagne but the Cooperative rose to the challenge 1,200 and successfully supported members in their Troyes activities and by adding value to their grain. employees committed to managing day-to-day operations, In this chaotic environment, the Cooperative ensuring the expected service levels and its agricultural subsidiaries have delivered and preparing for 2030. satisfying results. 30% of the harvest is stored on-farm. 3.3 of which 401 kt At the same time, it has continued to by Sepac Compagri develop and optimise its logistics, in line with its business objectives. It has million tonnes of also embarked on new initiatives to grain collected prepare itself for the future in the 昀椀elds of digitalisation, climate change and of which 98 kt agronomic innovation with, in particular, the launch of the TRANSITIONS collected for seed programme. Aware of the profound changes taking place in the agricultural factories sector, and ever more in tune with the changing expectations of customers, consumers and society as a whole, the Cooperative will continue to strengthen GRAIN STORAGE BONUSES its ties with VIVESCIA Industries and collaborate with all its value chains. These 3,312 farmers store grain on-farm links are the strength of the model and are decisive for the future of regional €6.7 million agriculture and rural communities for the €8.04/t on average (excl. bi-monthly generations to come. premiums). €17 bonuses for long-term storage and €8 for short-term storage are dependent of strict compliance with the grain collec琀椀on schedule managed by the Coopera琀椀ve. 12
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