Lantmännen

Lantmännen
Type Cooperative
Headquarters Stockholm
Website lantmannen.com
Silos operated by Lantmännen, Skara, Central Sweden.

Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative owned by virtually all active farmers in Sweden. Lantmännen's core mission is to provide members with seed, fertilizer, animal feed and other essential agricultural services.

Lantmännen consists of several small local associations. As of 2008, it was owned by 42,000 Swedish farmers, had approximately 13,500 employees, operated in 19 countries and reported a turnover of kr 3,600,000,000.[1]

Between 2008 and 2010, the cooperative sold its stake in SeedGard to INCOTEC.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Lantmännen, Svalöf Weibull and BASF agree on share exchange" (Press release). 2008-10-24. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  2. "INCOTEC Completes SeedGard Shares Acquisition". Farm Chemicals International. 2010-07-01. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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