Dutch farm co-operatives to initiate feasibility study for merger

DUTCH farm co-operatives Cehave Landbouw belang and Agrifirm will study a merger to create a company with €2.1 billion in annual sales, as they seek to cut costs and lift purchasing power.

The feasibility study will take three to four months, the co-operatives said yesterday.

Veghel-based Cehave and Meppel-based Agrifirm expect “considerable financial and strategic benefits” from a merger, they said.