Grupo Los Grobo

Name

Grupo Los Grobo

Legal name

Grupo Los Grobo

Website

https://grupolosgrobo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agribusiness services

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Food Manufacturing (311), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

Keywords

• Crop protection products
• Grain commercialization
• Flour milling
• Agricultural services
• Proprietary seed hybrids

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlos Casares

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grain Commercialization: Commercialization of grains (wheat, corn, soybean, sunflower) through 16 storage plants and 36 branches. The company commercializes 1.8 million tons of grains annually and manages over 180,000 hectares of associated plantings.
2. Crop Protection Products (Agrofina): Development, production, and commercialization of agrochemicals including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, phytoregulators, and coadjuvants through a network of 400+ distribution points across Argentina.
3. Flour Milling (Molinos Los Grobo): Production of flours, premixes, and special mixtures for domestic consumption and export markets. The company is among the 5 largest milling groups in Argentina.
4. Agroinsumos and Services: Provision of agricultural inputs (seeds, crop protection, fertilizers) and advisory services for agricultural production. Sales of supplies reached over USD 150 million in fiscal year 21/22.
5. Agricultural Consulting (Los Grobo Consulting): Advisory and consulting services for agricultural production and business management.
6. Exports: Export of commodities and agro-food products including grains, flour, and crop protection products.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grupo Los Grobo is an integrated Argentine agribusiness group that manufactures and commercializes crop protection products (Agrofina), provides grain commercialization, storage and logistics together with agricultural inputs and production advisory (Los Grobo Agropecuaria), produces flour, premixes and special mixtures (Molinos Los Grobo), and offers agricultural consulting (Los Grobo Consulting). Operations span 36 commercial branches, 16 storage/processing plants, a 400+ point distribution network, and the MAUÁ digital platform, with export of grains, flour and agrochemicals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agrofina Crop Protection Products Agrofina is the only company in Argentina that synthesizes, formulates, produces and commercializes its own crop protection products. The Zárate plant produces herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, phytoregulators and coadjuvants for sale to agricultural producers and to a 400+ point distribution network across Argentina.
• Los Grobo Agropecuaria Agricultural Services Integrated agribusiness services including grain commercialization (1.8 million tons annually), storage and logistics across 16 plants, supply of agricultural inputs (seeds, crop protection, fertilizers), technical advisory, and associative farming schemes covering 180,000+ hectares with producers across 5 Argentine provinces. Reached over USD 150 million in supplies sales in FY 21/22.
• Molinos Los Grobo Flour Milling Production of high-quality flours, premixes and special mixtures for both domestic consumption and export markets. The subsidiary ranks among the 5 largest milling groups in Argentina.
• Los Grobo Consulting Advisory and consulting services for agricultural production and business management, supporting producers on sustainable intensification and precision agriculture adoption.
• MAUÁ Digital Platform Self-management digital platform that allows producers to consult current accounts, contracts, quotes, market data, weather forecasts, and geolocated crop monitoring in real time, accessible via mobile and desktop.
• Grobo 1923 BTRG Corn Hybrid Proprietary corn hybrid with tolerance to diatraea and resistance to glyphosate; first own-brand hybrid commercialized by Grupo Los Grobo.
• Grobo Limay Wheat Variety Proprietary wheat variety with own brand, providing high income potential for the wheat market.
• Grobo Juramento Wheat Variety Proprietary wheat variety with high income potential for the wheat market.
• Export Operations Export of commodities and agro-food products including grains, flour and crop protection products to international markets including China, Brazil and other destinations; operated for more than 35 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.8 million tons of grains commercialized annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NovozymescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2023Danish company, world leader in biological products, joined Los Grobo to promote use of biologicals in professional seed treatment. Partnership in action to find best professional treatment for soybeans for better yields while maintaining system sustainability.
• BarenbrugcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Dutch biological seed company Barenbrug to position Los Grobo at the forefront of seeds, a key item in agriculture. Association for seed development and commercialization.
• RizobactercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to present new Professional Corn Seed Treatment with 'Ready to Use' corn seed combining Grobo 1923 BTRG hybrid with Vitagrow TS Biostimulation and Zinc Microfertilization from Status ZN.
• BioceresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrupo Los Grobo congratulated Bioceres for regulatory approval of HB4 drought-tolerant wheat technology. While not a formal partnership, companies share alignment on innovative agricultural technologies.
• IFC (International Finance Corporation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFC publications section on Grupo Los Grobo website indicates ongoing relationship and potential technical assistance or knowledge sharing programs.
• AcercaRSE GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate Social Responsibility group including Grupo Los Grobo, YPF Agro, Tenaris, Ternium, and others, focused on sustainability and education initiatives in local communities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• COFCO International: State-linked global agribusiness with grain origination and oilseed processing in Argentina and Brazil — broad competitor in the origination-and-export value chain.
• Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC): Global merchandiser and processor of agricultural goods (grains, oilseeds, coffee, cotton) with Argentine origination — overlaps directly with Los Grobo's grain commercialization and export business.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food ingredients major with significant Argentine grain origination and processing operations, providing overlapping capabilities at substantially greater scale.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness giant active across grain origination, animal nutrition, and food ingredients in Argentina — comparable as a broad incumbent competitor on grain origination and exports.

Emerging players

• Rizobacter: Argentine inoculants and seed-treatment company; comparable to Agrofina's crop protection portfolio and an actual partner to Los Grobo on Professional Corn Seed Treatment.
• Bioceres: Argentine ag-tech and seed company best known for HB4 drought-tolerant wheat; comparable as a domestic seed/biologicals innovator that overlaps with Los Grobo's own seed genetics (Grobo Limay/Juramento) and biological partnerships.
• Don Mario Semillas: Argentine soybean and wheat seed genetics company with strong domestic market share; comparable to Los Grobo's emerging proprietary seed business (Grobo 1923 BTRG corn, Grobo Limay wheat).

Direct peers

• Vicentin: Large Argentine agro-industrial company with grain origination, crushing, and oil/food processing — directly comparable to Los Grobo Agropecuaria's grain origination and storage business in the same geography.
• Molinos Río de la Plata: Major Argentine flour miller (and food brand owner under Molinos-brand pastas, oils, etc.), directly comparable to Molinos Los Grobo's wheat milling and premix business within Argentina.
• Adecoagro: Listed integrated agribusiness operating in Argentina with farming, rice, dairy, sugar and grain origination — the closest large-scale Argentine peer to Los Grobo's integrated crop input, grain origination, and processing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubebit.ly/LosGrobo-YT
• Xx.com/grupo_losgrobo
• Facebookfacebook.com/grupolosgrobo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupolosgrobo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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