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THE BUSINESS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW | continued
MARKET
ACCESS
80,0%
30,9%
2018 2017
SENWES GRAINLINK SENWES GRAANMAKELAARS TRADEVANTAGE
Division of Senwes Subsidiary of Senwes Subsidiary of Senwes
Senwes Grainlink specialises in the handling and
storage of grain and oilseeds and is positioned be-
tween the producer and the off-taker.
Senwes Grainlink handles grain on a central basis,
even though the procurement action is decentra
lised. Producer-specific contracts and trading solu-
tions allow the producer to optimise his crop due
to the availability of extensive pricing products and
strategies.
Senwes Grainlink also renders services to the grain
off-taker. Senwes Graanmakelaars acts as a broking agent
for clients wishing to obtain access to the JSE
(Safex) Agricultural Commodities Division.
Senwes Graanmakelaars provides an opportunity
to producers, consumers and speculators to hedge
or take part in potential market opportunities. Tradevantage provides an extensive grain marke
ting and trading service to both national and inter-
national clients relating to maize, oilseeds, wheat
and sundry soft commodities.
Tradevantage is uniquely developed to meet the
needs of each client and supplies the product to
off-takers at their production plants.
SENWES SEED GRAINOVATION ELECTRONIC SILO CERTIFICATES (ESC)
Division of Senwes Grainlink Joint venture with Imperial Logistics Joint venture with AFGRI
Senwes Seed established itself over decades as an
excellent seed processor with a sound reputation
amongst producers in the market. Grainovation is a leading logistics operator in the
agricultural sector and offers specialised logistical
solutions to both the producer and off-taker of
grain and oilseeds.
share of total profit
from operating activities
39%
percentage of total
business units
2018 2017
Income (R’m) 7 690 8 171
Costs (R’m) 7 306 8 086
384 85
MARKET ACCESS
Operating profit before tax (R’m)
OVERVIEW | THE BUSINESS | STRATEGIC AND OPERATING CONTEXT | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | FINANCIAL REVIEW
Electronic Silo Certificates provides a safe and ef-
fective way of managing electronic silo certificates
via the internet or smartphones.
OUR PRESENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
68 Silo complexes
18 Procurement offices
4 Throughput structures
1 Marketing office
1 Trading office
1 Logistics office
1 Silo certificate dealer