BSR Agro
Trade AG

We prefer to stay focused on long-term programs, rather than chasing one-off transactions. We are a soft commodity trading company, founded in Schwyz, Switzerland.

Founded in

2017

About us

Company Overview

Our company is engaged into global agricultural trading programs. The geography varies and grows every year, but mainly includes such regions as Turkey, UAE, Switzerland, Romania, Serbia. BSR executes not only standard commodity deals, but launches trade finance programs with international leading banks together with our partners and provides consulting services on the procurement procedure from certifying farmers.

Company’s Strategy

What are we aiming for?

We operate in a global grain market that offers considerable growth prospects in the demand for grain. Population growth and rising affluence are projected to drive large increases in both global grain demand and global grain trade.

Organic market

We focus on the
organic market niche

Certified suppliers

Increasing market share
of certified suppliers

Trade programs

Raising number of
existing trade programs

Trade finance

Launching new trade finance relations

Corporate History

We operate in a global grain market that offers considerable growth prospects in the demand for grain.

2017

Strat of the business, signing
several master agreements

2018

BSR becomes a member of GAFTA,
which is an international London
headquartered trade association

Launch a FCR backed trade
finance business, with cargo
of Romania and Moldova origin

Origination of grain deals on
FOB basis with a further resale
on Black Sea market

Cargo turnover
is 143,5 ths tons

2019

Initiation and implementation of trade finance
program (voyage REPO) with Tiryaki Group for
financing of Panamax vessels delivered to Canada
and USA (tonnage more than 50 ths tons)

Participation as a consultant in
the debut bond issue Trans-Oil
Group of companies

Cargo turnover
is 500 ths tons

2020

Start of the trading program with
Trans-Oil Group of companies on
FOB basis with cargo of Romania,
Moldova and Serbian origin

Implementation of trade finance
program (voyage REPO) with
Trans-Oil Group of companies

Cargo turnover
is 754 ths tons

2021

Cargo turnover
is 316 ths tons

2022

Origination of the new business filed in managing
of organic certification and compliance inspection
for agricultural producers and exporters as per
EU and NOP standards

Start of the business activity in sourcing
procurement of goods from certifying farmers
and exporters for buyers and partners using
developed global partnership relations

Increase of banking infrastructure,
start of the relationships with
trustable banks of Switzerland

2023

Opening a representative office
in Portugal with a new team and
business development in deals
with new products there

Start of the relationship
with Monex Europe (London)
for currency hedging

Company Model

Buisness Model

In the supply chain BSR executes 4 general business
activities which constitutes business model of the company:

BSR sources procurement of goods from certifying farmers

We manage organic certification and compliance inspection for producers and exporters

BSR implements trade finance programs

We execute trade contracts

Our Turnover

2022 witnessed the diversification of our business, focusing on niche market of certification programs and profit margin increase via receiving fees for our services. Equity of 2022 year changed to 2 mln CHF.

We expect the recover of the historical turnover in 2023. The share of trading still will be part of the revenue with the result of increase in turnover.