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This entry documents how national logistics costs at TEIKEI are evaluated transparently and, at the same time, integrated into pricing in a solidaristic manner.
The goal is not to define an isolated individual price for each pickup location. Instead, the aim is to transparently understand real logistics costs and derive from them a fair, sustainable, and collectively responsible pricing logic for all participating communities within an Agora or region.
Pricing in the TEIKEI network follows the FairShare rate principle. This includes the share for producers, logistics costs, and the common good-oriented infrastructure. The components are regularly reviewed and communicated transparently. The network also collectively supports the platform and basic structure.
For national parcel or pallet deliveries, actual transport costs vary significantly depending on the destination. Reasons for this include, in particular:
These differences are internally evaluated at TEIKEI to better understand the cost structure.
However, for external pricing, this does not mean that each individual pickup location receives its own precisely calculated logistics price. Instead, costs are distributed solidaristically across all communities that come together within an Agora or a shared national or regional delivery area.
This aligns with TEIKEI's core idea: Not every community bears only its isolated position, but all participants collectively support the supply structure. The terms and conditions explicitly describe this logic as solidaristic pricing and a collectively supported structure along the entire supply chain. oai_citation:4‡Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen für TEIKEI Agora – Stand 05-2025 | TEIKEI Wiki.pdf
For deliveries to TEIKEI communities, reaching a defined delivery quantity is generally required. If this is not met, the adjustment wizard offers the known options of postponement, adjustment, or credit. New ordering communities are only set up in consultation with the TEIKEI team, clarifying delivery quantities, logistical integration, and organizational support.
At the same time, TEIKEI aims not to make participation unnecessarily difficult. Therefore, the delivery quantity for each community is derived from the minimum costs of delivery to their pickup location: Minimum costs ÷ €0.57 per kg (Delivery quantities). For example, with €80 in minimum costs, this amounts to 18 crates. This keeps the delivery quantity small, giving more people the opportunity to participate in the offering, network locally, and help build new communities.
This decision means that the logistics share is not derived solely from a single favorable example calculation but is set as a solidaristically sustainable reference value. Therefore, a logistics share of €0.57 per kg was chosen. This value is intended not only to reflect current average costs but also to support smaller communities, which would face significantly higher costs with a purely precise calculation.
A purely location-based individual calculation would lead to structurally disadvantaged remote, smaller, or newly emerging communities. However, these locations are often crucial for the network to grow, spread regionally, and foster new relationships.
TEIKEI therefore consciously decides against a pricing logic in which each community bears only its exactly incurred logistics costs. Instead, the following applies:
This approach not only rewards efficiency but also enables the development of vibrant supply relationships.
For internal evaluation, a comprehensible basic formula continues to be used:
Net logistics costs per kg = Net transport costs ÷ Total weight
Additionally, calculations can be made internally per destination:
Net logistics costs per destination per kg = Net transport costs per destination ÷ Weight per destination in kg
However, this second calculation serves analysis purposes, not direct price communication to members.
An evaluated transport invoice included six delivery destinations with a total weight of 3,576 kg and total net logistics costs of €1,220.42. This results in a calculated average of €0.3413 per kg net, rounded to €0.34 per kg.
| Destination | Weight | Net Transport Costs | Internal Net Price per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freiburg | 543 kg | €213.74 | €0.3936 |
| Darmstadt | 504 kg | €207.64 | €0.4120 |
| Bad Krozingen | 543 kg | €213.74 | €0.3936 |
| Speyer | 356 kg | €146.82 | €0.4124 |
| Witzenhausen | 592 kg | €243.49 | €0.4113 |
| Lenggries | 1,038 kg | €194.99 | €0.1879 |
The invoice clearly shows how significantly the pure costs per destination can vary. In this example, Lenggries was well below the other destinations, while Speyer had the highest calculated price per kg.
The example calculation is helpful for making the real transport structure visible. However, it is not identical to the pricing approach used in the network.
Because an average of €0.34 per kg from a single invoice is not sufficient to represent a solidaristic and long-term sustainable model. Reasons for this include, among others:
Therefore, a deliberately chosen solidaristic logistics approach may lie above individual invoice averages.
Against this background, a logistics share of €0.57 per kg was selected.
This value fulfills several functions simultaneously:
The decision for €0.57 per kg is therefore not an expression of imprecise calculation but of a conscious solidaristic pricing approach.
National logistics costs are only one part of the overall pricing. In the TEIKEI network, several levels are typically involved:
The terms and conditions specify both the FairShare rate and the current platform contribution of 10% of the product value as part of the collectively supported basic structure.
The solidaristic distribution of logistics costs creates more than just a calculation method. It creates a space in which new communities can emerge without being excluded from the outset by excessively high individual costs.
A delivery quantity derived from delivery costs facilitates entry for smaller groups. The chosen logistics approach of €0.57 per kg provides the economic foundation for this lower entry threshold to not burden individual communities but to be collectively supported.
Thus, TEIKEI combines transparency with solidarity:
TEIKEI internally evaluates national logistics costs in detail but does not pass them on to members in isolation per pickup location.
Instead, costs are distributed solidaristically across all communities that come together in an Agora or a shared regional or national logistics area.
The calculation of the delivery quantity from delivery costs and the chosen logistics approach of €0.57 per kg serve precisely this goal: More people should have access to the offering, new communities should be able to emerge, and networking in the TEIKEI network should not fail due to a purely precise logistics calculation.
The internal example calculation from March 10, 2026, remains an important transparency tool. It reveals the real cost structure and helps to further develop pricing decisions in a comprehensible and responsible manner.
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By Felix Schröder, with support from AI (ChatGPT)
Created on March 10, 2026 · Last updated on March 10, 2026
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