CHC Commodities was formed in February 2001 to fill a gap in the Zambian agricultural sector for a company able to provide reliable and accountable storage and handling facilities and credible brokerage services for bulk agricultural commodities.
CHC deals in commodities such as Maize, Wheat, Sorghum, Malting Barley, Groundnuts, Cassava and Soya Beans and provides a reliable and transparent price discovery system.
Since inception, CHC Commodities has brokered the sale of substantial portions of the annual Maize, Wheat, Sorghum, Malting Barley and Soya Bean crops.
CHC Commodities has stored significant quantities of Maize, Wheat, Soya Beans, Edible Beans, Soya Cake, Red & White Sorghum, HEPS, Cooking Oil, Cement and Fertiliser on behalf of traders, processors, NGO’s and aid agencies.
CHC Commodities has been involved in handling and transhipping large quantities of maize, corn soy blend (CSB), pulses and cooking oil on behalf of relief agencies and traders supplying maize for the relief effort.
CHC are founder broker members of the Zambia agricultural commodity exchange, ZAMACE and have been involved in the largest number of spot trades on ZAMACE at nearly 50% of the value of trades to date.
CHC Commodities are the first warehouse operators to be certified by ZAMACE to issue ZAMACE warehouse receipts from its Lusaka and Kapiri Mposhi depots.
CHC Commodities is involved in the commercialisation of small scale farmer crops such as Groundnuts, Sorghum and Cassava. Currently CHC acts as buying agent for White Sorghum and Cassava on behalf of Zambian Breweries plc (SAB Miller) for use in its Eagle Lager beer.
CHC is also developing markets for Cassava for use in stock feeds, Brewing and Glucose production.

Top 3 largest supplier of local and imported wheat