Key figures More than 1,600 livestock farmers monitored through their technical and economic data (1/4 of customers) More than 1,000 tonnes par jour d’aliments livrés par NEALIA dans les élevages de la région More than 3,500 laboratory analyses carried out How would you sum up 2024-2025? A. B. NEALIA delivered satisfactory levels of EBITDA, up 30 % compared with the three-year average. With strong prices on the main animal products (milk, cattle, sheep, poultry, eggs), our teams focused on a technical and economic approach to supporting farmers in order to maximize the potential of their herds, in a context of historically low raw material prices. Abundant forage harvests for the second consecutive year negatively impacted sales of forage substitutes, particularly wet feed. What are your main sources of satisfaction? A. B. Our strategy of working individually with each farmer to develop added value is proving successful. NEALIA has continued to strengthen its technical credibility and to earn the trust of new livestock farmers. At the same time, NEALIA has consolidated its biomethanation consultancy services. What is the outlook for the months ahead? A. B. Livestock farming represents a potential diversification pathway for many farmers. Our ambition is to establish 100 poultry houses across our territory. The first concrete projects for the construction of these units have already been approved, including relevant support and technical and financial assistance for farmers. At the same time, we will continue to strengthen synergies with the VIVESCIA Group’s agricultural teams as well as its cooperative partners in order to better serve livestock member-farmers. We also intend to capitalize on the TRANSITIONS program by de-risking initiatives and promoting these virtuous approaches downstream. ANIMAL NUTRITION ARMAnD BARRÉ Managing Director of NEALIA Éleveurs d’Avenir Created in 2023, this group brings together around thirty dairy farmers working closely with our teams. Together, we explore new practices aimed at generating added value and delivering benefits across a range of topics, including animal welfare, decarbonization, and work organization. This group enables us to progress and excel together — it is a win–win partnership that is promoted through signage at the entrance of each farm engaged in the program with NEALIA. We have also launched a new project with these farmers: NEALIA Connect. This application, connected to milking robots, leverages their data to optimize performance. Ultimately, this program will be rolled out to all of our customers who have milking robots. 22 VIVESCIA INDUSTRIES
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