Danish Agro

Danish Agro is a cooperative farm supply company headquartered in Karise south of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is owned by 12,000 Danish farmers.

Danish Agro

Company type	Co-operative
Industry	Farm supply
Founded	1901
Headquarters	Karise , Denmark
Key people	Christian Junker(CEO), Jørgen H. Mikkelsen(Chairman)
Revenue	DKK 24.1 billion (2014)[1]
Net income	DKK 550 million (2014)[1]
Number of employees	C. 4,000 (2014)[2]
Website	Danishagro.dk

History

Danish Agro traces its history back to 1901, when Stevns Foderstofforening was founded on the Stevns Peninsula. Since then the company has been through numerous mergers, and in 2006 it changed its name to Danish Agro.^[3]

In the autumn of 2009, Danish Agro took over its competitor, Landbrugets Andel, when the latter was faced with financial difficulties.^[4]

DAVA Agravis International

DAVA Agravis International Holding A/S is a joint venture between Danish Agro, Vestjyllands Andel and Agravis. In October 2014, the company took over Getreide AGs' retail activities in Germany.^[1]

See also

• DLG Group Dansk_Landbrugs_Grovvareselskab