

1. Description of the Challenge
The Rotterdam-based supply chain company Cefetra is one of the largest grain importers in Europe and delivers raw materials to the animal feed, food and fuel industries. The Dutch company’s origins are, similar to BayWa’s, in the cooperative commodities brokerage of agricultural products.Today, the supply of the animal feed industry makes up approximately 90% of the commercial business. However, revenues in the food and fuel industries are constantly increasing. Every year, about 13 million tonnes are traded. Cefetra has been a full subsidiary of BayWa AG since 2012.Cefetra markets the following raw materials:
Grain: wheat, barley, corn, rye, triticale, oats & peas
Proteins: Soya (bean)meal, sunflower (bean)meal and rape (seed)meal
By-products: Wheatbran, palmkernel expellers, surgatbeet pulp, citrus pulp and soyahulls
