WORLD-CLASS
Grain is an important and vital commodity in South Africa and AFGRI understands how to support the grain production cycle.
AFGRI Grain Managementis a world leader in the handling and storage of grains and oil seeds. We offer secure storage of agricultural products which includes infrastructure that has a capacity for 5 million tons. World-class technology in inventory management and related services places AFGRI at the forefront of grain management.
To enhance grain storage capacity across South Africa, the AFGRI Grain Silo Company, which is managed by AFGRI Grain Management, is a strategic grain storage platform vehicle in collaboration with a consortium of leading South African institutional investors.
The ability to procure grain through our vast network of procurement agencies make us a leader in our field. So too, we are able to carry stock on behalf of clients.
We offer structured trade opportunities to the market. Grain is sourced through AFGRI Grain Marketing and carried by the Raw Material Procurement business. We offer solutions to grain milling, animal feed mills and oil crushing businesses throughout Africa with competitive interest rates on commodities carried on behalf of clients.
Products and services include:
- Guaranteed quality and quantity
- Safe storage over prolonged periods
- Comply to Agricultural Food Product Standards
- Use of accurate equipment by qualified personnel
- Bagging, cleaning and drying of grain
- Effective protocol to store non-GMO grain separately
- Stock management
- Origination of agricultural commodities on behalf of third parties and end users
- Fixed price contracts
- Minimum / maximum price contracts
- Deferred pricing contracts
What is the purpose of AFGRI Grain Management?
We strive to serve our stakeholders with sophisticated services and an increasing number of value-added products that meet their changing needs, by:
- Established infrastructure and technology at 69 grain silos and 21 bunker depots throughout South Africa to address the changing grain services needs of our stakeholders;
- Providing innovative and competitive grain marketing products and services to manage price risks in volatile market conditions;
- Effective intake, cleaning, drying, safe storage and dispatching of grain and oilseeds at competitive rates;
- Our unique and new handling fee structure with ZERO intake rate for the ease of doing business with AFGRI;
- We have combined our In-handling and Out-Handling tariff into only one handling fee charged on dispatch compared to the market that charges a handling fee on delivery of grain;
- On request of our customers this season we are offering a 150 day cap on the day tariff option, applicable on all 1st deliveries done at AFGRI storage facilities;
- Establishment of new grain storage facilities at strategic points to facilitate producer delivery with our latest bunker expansion in Ermelo called Dennegeur Bunker;
- Going paperless to increase efficiency, reduce cost and enhance security. Our eAccounts platform enables customers access to real-time stock and contract information;
- Excellent service to producers and customers by trained staff;
- Compliance with legislation and regulations.
World-class technology in silo inventory management positions AFGRI Grain Management as an industry expert
AFGRI Grain Marketing
The AFGRI Grain Marketing department is a market leader in the procurement and sale of agricultural products and focuses on the origination of agricultural commodities on behalf of third parties and end users.
Innovative products are offered which, amongst others, include:
- Fixed price contracts
- Minimum / maximum price contracts
- Deferred pricing contracts
These innovative marketing products aid producers in making the best possible pricing decisions at any given moment. It is our vision to build long-term strategic partnerships with producers and end users of grain by offering market-related prices to them on a daily basis as well as securing grain at the best locations and at the best basis price available.
AFGRI Grain Marketing prides itself in developing lasting customer and supplier relationships with service delivery as the foundation.
Procurement agents service the country at a national level, procuring agricultural commodities, which include white and yellow maize, soya beans, sunflower seed, barley, wheat and sorghum, from trustworthy grain producers across South Africa. Grains are procured on behalf of a diverse clientele which, amongst others, include white maize and wheat millers, the main participants in the animal feed industry, domestic and international dealers and oilseed crushers.
The Grain Marketing department has further distinguished itself by becoming a market leader in the South African grain industry through professional and knowledgeable procurement agents supported by an effective administration and silo storage system. Product innovation as well as sound and secure advice on market information adds another feature to the core business of AFGRI Grain Marketing.
Grain Silo Company
Established in April 2019, the AFGRI Grain Silo Company has the clear objective of expanding its current storage capacity of some five million tons to six million tons in the near future. This platform also allows for future expansion into the storage of other types of commodities beyond only grain. Alongside the Group and its current BEE employee partner, Izitsalo Employee Investments, three investment partners have participated, and these include STANLIB Infrastructure Investments, Wiphold, the Land Bank and Vulindlela Holdings.
AFGRI Grain Management will continue to be a JSE Approved Storage Operator for all the grain silos, while the grain silos will continue to be JSE Approved Silos and JSE registered delivery points.
AFGRI Grain Silo Company is focused on: (i) the creation and management of a strategic storage platform with a focus on expanding across Africa; (ii) partnering with reputable South African institutional investors; (iii) unlocking the value of grain storage assets, and (iv) entrenching AFGRI’s reputation as the foremost long-term services provider to farmers and the agricultural industry.
Grain Management Terms and Conditions
Contact us
Jerry Maritz – Managing Director
Marco Pretorius – Financial Director & Projects
Jan De Sousa – General Manager: Operations
Gerhard Troskie – Manager Grain Marketing
Koos Lombard – Manager Stock
+ 27 11 063 2347
12 Byls Bridge Boulevard | Highveld Ext 73 | Centurion | 0157
Silo and bunker Locations
See the map below to find your nearest grain storage facility.
View Silo’s Details
Afrikaskop Silo | Berry Estate-Afrikaskop Silo | KESTELL | 082 412 3453 |
Amersfoort Silo | Deel 17 & 18 Van Plot 57 | AMERSFOORT | 083 387 4043 |
Argent Silo | Boschpoort, Argent | DELMAS | 083 387 3523 |
Arnot Silo | Springboklaagte | MIDDELBURG | 083 387 4046 |
Bakenlaagte Bunker | Farm Bakenlaagte | KRIEL | 083 414 5209 |
Balfour Silo | 86 West Street | BALFOUR | 083 450 5862 |
Battery Silo | Vlakplaas Plot 169 | Tarlton | 071 563 3480 |
Bergville silo | Voortrekker Road 45 | BERGVILLE | 083 266 3615 |
Bethal Silo | 1 Mill Street | BETHAL | 083 414 5205 |
Beestekraal Silo | R511, Beestekraal | BRITS | 082 412 3453 |
Bloedrivier Silo | Roodekopje Farm | BLOODRIVIER | 083 266 3589 |
Bloekomspruit Silo | Farm Rietspruit | HEIDELBERG | 083 387 4063 |
Brakfontein Bunker | Farm Brakfontein | TRICHARDT | 082 554 1052 |
Brits Silo | Tom Straat 81 | Brits | 071 540 7697 |
Bronkhorstspruit Silo | Farm Hondsrivier | BRONKHORSTSPRUIT | 083 387 4058 |
Carolina Silo | Asbes Straat, Industriele Area | CAROLINA | 083 414 5204 |
Chelmsford Dam Bunker | Normandien pad (R621) | Chelmsford Dam | 072 906 2405 |
Dannhauser Silo | New castle road on Klipkuil Farm | DANNHAUSER | 082 554 0962 |
Davel Silo | Smith Street, Davelfontein | DAVEL | 083 387 4022 |
Delmas Bunker | Plaas Leeufontein Delmas Langs R50 | Bapsfontein Pad | 072 919 0069 |
Devon Silo | 389 Skuurman Street | DEVON | 083 387 3367 |
Driefontein Silo | AFGRI Driefontein | HENDRINA | 083 450 5860 |
Dryden Silo | Plaas Weltevreden | DELMAS | 083 387 3709 |
Dundee silo | 13 Newton Road | DUNDEE | 083 266 3594 |
Eensgezindt Bunker | Farm Eensgezind, Klipheuwel | DURBANVILLE | 083 450 5865 |
Eeram Silo | Eeram | HARRISMITH | 083 266 3597 |
Eloff Silo | Kruger Street | ELOFF | 083 450 5839 |
Endicott Silo | Stasie Road | SPRINGS | 083 387 4016 |
Ermelo Silo | 08 Industria Avenue | ERMELO | 083 387 4051 |
Estancia Silo | Volgensfontein | BREYTEN | 083 446 9269 |
Glenroy Silo | Rietvallei 172 Ir, R550 Nigel – Klipriver Road | HEIDELBERG | 083 450 5807 |
Goeiehoek Silo | Gedeelte 40 Van Boschkop | VEREENIGING | 083 387 3705 |
Greylingstad Silo | 612 Willow Street | GREYLINGSTAD | 083 387 4049 |
Grootvlei Silo | Ged 103 Van Grootvlei Ged 82 453Ir | GROOTVLEI | 083 387 3987 |
Harrismith Silo | 5 Bonnet Street | HARRISMITH | 083 387 3635 |
Harvard Silo | De Kuilen | STANDERTON | 083 414 5207 |
Hawerklip Silo | Hawerklip | DELMAS | 082 554 0915 |
Holmdene Silo | Holmdene | STANDERTON | 083 462 6007 |
Kaalfontein Silo | Old Pretoria Road, Kaalfontein | KEMPTON PARK | 083 446 8519 |
Kaallaagte Silo | Farm Osplaat | KAALLAAGTE | 083 446 8540 |
Kendal Silo | Plaas Heuwelfontein, Kendal | OGIES | 083 450 5806 |
Kinross Bunker | Farm Zondagsfontein | KINROSS | 083 387 4032 |
Kinross Silo | Farm Winkelhaak | KINROSS | 08 387 4032 |
Klipfontein Bunker | N7 Road, 17km past Malmesbury | MALMESBURY | 083 450 5837 |
Kliprivier Bunker | Kliprivier Industrial Area | MEYERTON | 083 576 7378 |
Kortlaagte Bunker | R580 | TBC | 072 887 9665 |
Kransfontein Silo | Kransfontein | BETHLEHEM | 083 414 5216 |
Leeuspruit Silo | Ged 12 Van Leeuspruit 606Ir | GROOTVLEI | 083 414 5213 |
Leslie Silo | Stasie Street | LESLIE | 017 683 0052 |
Libertas Silo | Libertas Silo | SENEKAL | 058 481 2709 |
Lothair Silo | Ermelo Road 1 | LOTHAIR | 083 414 5210 |
Lydenburg Silo | Kooperasie Street 1 | LYDENBURG | 083 450 5838 |
Maizefield Silo | Hendrikspan | MORGENZON | 083 387 3475 |
Malansdam Bunker | R311, tussen Moorreesburg & Riebeeckwest | MOORREESBURG | 072 269 0050 |
Marble Hall Silo | Koöperasie Street | MARBLE HALL | 083 387 4003 |
Marquard Silo | Industrial Area | MARQURAD | 082 412 3410 |
Meets Silo | Meets | BETHLEHEM | 082 412 3466 |
Meyerton Bunker | Meyerton Industrial Area | MEYERTON | 083 387 4056 |
Middelburg Silo | 1 Morkel Street | MIDDELBURG | 0183 387 4025 |
Mizpah silo | Mizpah Farm | GREYTOWN | 072 610 2499 |
Monte Video Silo | Monte Video | SENEKAL | 083 387 4027 |
Morgenzon Silo | Dwars Street | MORGENZON | 083 446 8429 |
Nigel Silo | 1st Avenue | NIGEL | 083 387 4019 |
Northam Silo | Wildebeeslagte gedeelte 5( Thabazimbi road) | Northam | 071 587 2408 |
Ogies Bunker | Ou Balmoral Road | OGIES | 083 387 3609 |
Ogies Silo | Ou Balmoral Road | OGIES | 083 387 3609 |
Overvaal Silo | Buhrmans Tafelkop, Overvaal | ERMELO | 083 387 4021 |
Palmietfontein Bunker | Farm Palmietfontein | BALFOUR | 082 554 1033 |
Pan Silo | Ged 11 Van Hartoghshoop 410Js | MIDDELBURG | 082 769 4214 |
Paulpietersburg Silo | 7 Geelhout Road | PAULPIETERSBURG | 083 266 3612 |
Pietermaritzburg Silo | 186 Ohrtmann Road, Willowton | PIETERMARITZBURG | 083 446 8458 |
Platrand Silo | Ged 38 Van Vlakspruit 42Hs | PLATRAND | 083 387 4030 |
Pretoria-Wes Silo | 145 Carl street | Pretoria- West | 071 561 2385 |
Sandspruit Bunker | Sandspruit Distrik Volksrust | Volksrust | 076 208 2855 |
Senekal Silo | Cnr 2nd Street and Johan Du Plessis Street | SENEKAL | 083 387 4035 |
Slabberts Silo | Slabberts AFGRI Grain Silo | SLABBERTS | 083 387 4036 |
Standerton Silo | Balfour Johannesburg Rd R23 | STANDERTON | 083 387 3605 |
Stoffberg Silo | Gedeelte 63, Blinkwater 213 | STOFFBERG | 083 387 4029 |
Trichardt Silo | Carolus Street | TRICHARDT | 083 387 3960 |
Vaaldrif Bunker | Gladedrif Pad | Vaaldrif | 072 906 1338 |
Val Silo | Joubert St 86 | VAL | 083 387 4054 |
Vlakfontein Bunker | Farm Vlakfontein | KRIEL | 083 579 2170 |
Vogelvallei Bunker | Unknown | STANDERTON | 083 387 4042 |
Vryheid silo | 5 Industria Street | VRYHEID | 083 266 3592 |
Winterton Bunker | R74 Road next to Agri Oil Mills (NCG Farms) | WINTERTON | 083 275 6478 |
Winterton silo | 8 Landsend Road | WINTERTON | 083 266 3596 |
Wonderfontein Silo | Ged 30 Van Wonderfontein 428Js | MIDDELBURG | 083 387 4057 |