Groupe Limagrain
French seed cooperative, Limagrain wheat, sunflower, and vegetable seeds globally.
Groupe Limagrain, founded in 1965 as a cooperative of French farmers, is the world's 4th largest seed company and the world's #1 vegetable seed company through its Vilmorin-Mikado brand. The cooperative produces field crop seeds (wheat, maize, sunflower, rapeseed) and vegetable seeds for professional growers in 55+ countries.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Chappes, France
- Founded
- 1965
- Website
- limagrain.com
- Categories
- Agriculture & Raw Materials, Specialty & Gourmet Food
- Markets
- France, Germany, United States, China, Brazil
Verified facts
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-21 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- financials-published (green), checked 2025-06-30 INPI/BCE published accounts (data.economie.gouv.fr)
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-20 Domain registry record
- vat-valid (green), checked 2026-07-09 VIES
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA