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Perdue AgriBusiness LLC
Perdue AgriBusiness — a top-25 US grain company and supply-chain operator within family-owned Perdue Farms, led by Chairman Jim Perdue.
Perdue AgriBusiness LLC
Perdue AgriBusiness is a grain, oilseed, and feed-ingredient merchant that operates as one of two businesses within Perdue Farms, the family-owned food and agriculture company founded by Arthur and Pearl Perdue. The firm has grown over the past 100 years into a top-25 US grain company (per the firm's website), and remains under the leadership of Chairman Jim Perdue, the third generation of the family. The company sources, processes, and sells grains and oilseeds for feed, food, and biofuel markets; custom-blends specialty, organic, and non-GMO oils; and provides international shipping services for soybeans, corn, wheat, and oil. Product lines include animal nutrition and feed ingredient merchandising, and confirmed counterparties include Perdue Farms internal supply chains and global food manufacturers. Geographic footprint covers the US grain belt and international export markets including Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Perdue AgriBusiness does not publicly disclose AUM, deployment figures, or the size of its professional team. The firm is headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, with additional operational facilities in the US Midwest and port terminals on the East Coast. Jim Perdue serves as chairman; four members of the next generation are active in the business (per the firm's website). Unlike a conventional asset manager, Perdue AgriBusiness acts as an integrated supply-chain operator — owning and leasing grain elevators, processing plants, and port assets — rather than a capital allocator. Its structural differentiator is vertical integration: it sources from its own farmer network, processes internally, and sells both to its parent company and external customers.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Salisbury
Corporate office
Salisbury, MD, United States
Principals
Jim Perdue
Chairman
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Does Perdue AgriBusiness operate as a family office or a commercial business?
Perdue AgriBusiness is a commercial agribusiness operating company, not a family office. It is one of two operating businesses within Perdue Farms, the family-owned food and agriculture company controlled by the Perdue family. The firm does not function as an investment vehicle for external capital.
Is Perdue AgriBusiness an asset manager open to outside investors?
No. Perdue AgriBusiness is a privately held operating company. It does not raise external capital from limited partners or offer investment funds. Its capital is deployed within its own supply-chain infrastructure — grain elevators, processing plants, and port terminals.
What is the relationship between Perdue AgriBusiness and Perdue Farms?
Perdue AgriBusiness is a wholly owned subsidiary of Perdue Farms. It supplies grains, oils, and feed ingredients to Perdue Farms and to external customers. Perdue Farms is the parent entity, itself a family-owned company chaired by Jim Perdue.
Who are the key decision-makers at Perdue AgriBusiness?
Chairman Jim Perdue is the highest-profile family leader. The firm's website lists contact points for grain trading, oilseed refining, and international services but does not disclose a CEO or investment committee. Four members of the next Perdue generation work in the business, per the firm.
Does Perdue AgriBusiness make financial investments or venture capital allocations?
Perdue AgriBusiness does not publicly report a financial investment portfolio, venture arm, or separate family-office allocation. Its business is the physical sourcing, processing, and distribution of agricultural commodities. Any family wealth managed separately from the operating business is not disclosed.
Which sectors and geographies does Perdue AgriBusiness cover?
The firm operates in grain and oilseed trading, vegetable oil refining, animal feed ingredients, and international commodity logistics. Geographically, it sources from the US grain belt and exports to markets in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. It does not disclose specific country-level revenue splits.
Does Perdue AgriBusiness have any philanthropic foundation or separate charitable structure?
Perdue Farms maintains a stewardship program that includes environmental and community initiatives, but Perdue AgriBusiness does not separately disclose a philanthropic foundation. The broader Perdue family has not publicly detailed an independent family foundation.
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