Calipso find the best opportunities for the production of its members through its marketing UCARA union (Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Abbeville Area).

Thus, UCARA sells annually 220,000 to 250 000 tonnes, including 200 000 tonnes from Calipso and our 2 subsidiaries Wholesalers.
In addition, most of our wheat go through one of the three major ports of northern France: Senalia, Dunkerque and other ports of Rouen.

Most of cereals loaded into these ports share to countries of North Africa. They are therefore subject to quality standards required by these countries, including a high level of protein, PS, W, P/L and time of Hagberg falling.

25,000

It is the amount of bread of 250 grams that can be manufactured one hectare of wheat, which is equivalent to 5.5 tonnes of flour. 

7,700

It is the quantity of pasta's packages of 500 grams, which is equivalent to 3,850 kilograms of pasta, that can produce one hectare of hard wheat.

140,000

It is the number of glasses of 25 cl, which is equivalent to 35,000 liters of beer, which can produce one hectare of malting barley.

900,000

It is the amount of biscuits breakfast butter that can produce one hectare of wheat.

50,000

It is the number of popcorn's packets of 100 grams that can produce one hectare of corn.

4.5

It is the amount of meat in tonnes that can produce one hectare of grain, which is equivalent to 13 tonnes of feed.