Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative is one of the largest farm supply retail and service cooperatives in the United States. The cooperative serves over 1,200 retail outlets across 21 states, providing a wide range of farm inputs including fertilizer, seed, livestock feed, pet food, animal health supplies, and petroleum products, as well as other items for the farm and home. The cooperative was founded in 1923 as Virginia Seed Service (VSS) when Virginia farmers were unable to buy seed guaranteed to grow in the Commonwealth. About 150 farmers started the company with just $11,000 in capital, two employees and a second-hand typewriter. Today, Southern States has grown to become a multi-billion-dollar agribusiness with over 200,000 farmer-members.
Segment ranking summary
The company ranks at the bottom in the agricultural inputs segment. No relevant disclosure was found for the company for any of the measurement areas, including governance and strategy, environment, nutrition and social inclusion.
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More about the company
- Headquarters
- Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Food and agriculture revenue USD
- 2,052,185,300
- Group revenue USD
- 2,052,185,300
- Onwnership structure
- Cooperative
- Number of employees
- 4,000
- Website
- https://www.southernstates.com
