What Stoller Brazil does

Stoller Brazil (legal entity Stoller do Brasil Ltda.) is a Brazilian agricultural biotechnology company specializing in plant physiology, with a portfolio organized into four product categories: biologicals (DualForce, Masterfix, Rizotec, BlueN), plant nutrition and defense (CoMo, Cellerate, DaCafe, Re-leaf, Re-leaf+, Starter), physiological plant growth regulators (Stimulate 10X, Hold, Mover, Send, Sign), and adjuvants (Adjust Gold, Adjust Silver, Adjust Herb, Adjust Platinum, Natural Óleo). Core technology centers on phytohormone-based growth regulation (combinations of cytokinins, gibberellins, and auxins) and microbial inoculants (Azospirillum brasilense, Bradyrhizobium spp.) for nitrogen fixation. The company is the anchor South American biologicals asset of Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA), having been acquired as part of the 2018 Corteva–Stoller Group transaction, and operates a commercial office in Campinas and a manufacturing plant in Cosmópolis, Brazil.

The business model is sales-led with a hybrid direct-and-channel distribution structure. Stoller operates a network of dedicated field Technical Sales Representatives ('Especialista Stoller') who deliver on-farm consultation and protocol design, augmented by a multi-channel content and digital presence (Blog do Produtor, podcast Campo On with StoneX, downloadable technical guides, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn). Products are sold both directly to enterprise-scale producers and through agricultural resellers/distributors serving mid- and small-market farmers. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time per-season purchase of concentrated agricultural inputs (biological inoculants, foliar nutrition formulations, biorregulators, adjuvants). Customer segmentation is vertical by crop (soybean, corn, cotton, citrus, coffee, sugarcane, beans, etc.), with integrated programs such as Soja Forte, Milho 360°, Café 360°, and Citros 360° bundling multiple products timed to specific phenological stages to increase per-farmer wallet share. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagement is mediated through specialist consultation.

Quantitative validation of the offering includes claims such as up to 34% soybean productivity gain in Stimulate-based trials, 4 bags/hectare in the Soja Forte program with 89% positive outcome rates across 1,000+ evaluated fields in Brazil and Paraguay, and 400+ research studies supporting Stimulate Citros. Strategic positioning is anchored in 'plant physiology first' rather than agrochemistry, with continued research collaboration through Embrapa, UFMT, and independent trial partners such as Farmatac.

Name

Stoller Brazil

Legal name

Stoller do Brasil Ltda.

Website

https://stoller.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stoller Brazil is a Corteva Agriscience subsidiary that develops and sells plant physiology products — phytohormone-based growth regulators, microbial inoculants, foliar nutrition, and adjuvants — primarily to large commercial soybean, corn, citrus, coffee, cotton, and sugarcane producers in Brazil and Paraguay through a technical field-sales and reseller network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biologicals and Crop Nutrition

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Foliar Fertilizers & Foliar Nutrition Programs (AFABACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Fertilizers for Horticulture & Controlled Environment (Greenhouse, Hydroponic, Nursery) (AFABACAL)

Keywords

• Plant growth regulators
• Biological crop inputs
• Foliar nutrition products
• Agricultural inoculants
• Plant physiology solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biological Products: Biological inputs including inoculants (DualForce, Masterfix) and microbial-based solutions for crop protection and nutrition. These products use naturally occurring microorganisms to fix nitrogen and protect crops sustainably.
2. Plant Nutrition and Defense Products: Foliar nutrition products (CoMo, Cellerate, DaCafe, Re-leaf, Re-leaf+, Starter) providing high-performance formulations for plant nutrition via leaf application. These are recurring-use agricultural inputs.
3. Physiological Products: Plant growth regulators (Stimulate 10X, Hold, Mover, Send, Sign) that modulate plant hormones to improve growth, stress resistance, and productivity. Sold as concentrated formulations for agricultural application.
4. Adjuvants: Agricultural adjuvants (Adjust Gold, Adjust Silver, Adjust Herb, Adjust Platinum, Natural Oil) that improve spray application quality, reduce drift, and enhance distribution of agricultural chemicals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Stoller Brazil develops, manufactures, and sells plant physiology-based agricultural inputs — including biological inoculants, foliar nutrition products, plant growth regulators based on phytohormones, and spray adjuvants — for Brazilian row crops (soybean, corn, cotton, sugarcane, beans), coffee, and citrus. Products are bundled into crop-specific integrated programs (Soja Forte, Milho 360°, Café 360°, Citros 360°) and sold primarily through a dedicated field force of Stoller Specialists to commercial agricultural producers.

Product overview

Stoller Brazil is a Corteva Agriscience company offering a comprehensive portfolio of agricultural solutions organized into four main product categories: Biologicals (DualForce, Masterfix, Rizotec, BlueN for sustainable crop protection and nitrogen fixation), Nutrition and Defense (CoMo, Cellerate, DaCafe, Re-leaf, Re-leaf+, Starter for high-performance foliar nutrition), Physiologicals/Biorregulators (Stimulate 10X, Hold, Mover, Send, Sign for plant growth regulation and stress management), and Adjuvants (Adjust Gold, Adjust Silver, Adjust Herb, Adjust Platinum, Natural Óleo). The company also offers integrated crop programs including Soja Forte, Milho 360°, Café 360°, and Citros 360° that combine multiple products for targeted crop management. Stoller positions itself as a pioneer in plant physiology in agriculture, with over 50 years of experience developing technologies to maximize productive potential while ensuring hormonal balance even under adverse conditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DualForce Biological inoculant combining Azospirillum brasilense and Bradyrhizobium spp. in a single formulation for biological nitrogen fixation in soybeans and other legumes, improving operational efficiency and plant performance.
• Masterfix Biological inoculant line containing Azospirillum brasilense for nitrogen fixation in grasses (corn, rice, wheat) and Bradyrhizobium for soybeans, available in liquid and peat formulations.
• Rizotec Biological product for plant protection and nutrition throughout the crop lifecycle.
• BlueN Biological product for sustainable crop protection and nutrition.
• CoMo Nutritional product for high-performance foliar nutrition based on cobalt and molybdenum for soybean reproductive-stage support.
• Cellerate Nutritional product for foliar application supporting plant cell development.
• DaCafe Nutritional product specifically formulated for coffee crops (Arabica and Conilon).
• Re-leaf Nutritional product for leaf application to support plant recovery after stress.
• Re-leaf+ Enhanced version of Re-leaf for advanced plant recovery support after stress events.
• Starter Nutritional product designed for initial plant development stages.
• Stimulate 10X Concentrated plant growth regulator combining cytokinin (Kinetin), gibberellic acid, and indole-3-butyric acid (auxin) for hormonal balance, stress mitigation, and increased productivity across 17 registered crops including soybean, corn, cotton, coffee, citrus, beans, rice, wheat, and others.
• Hold Plant growth regulator containing cobalt (Co) and molybdenum (Mo) that inhibits ethylene synthesis, reducing premature flower and pod abortion and improving nitrogen utilization and abiotic stress resistance.
• Mover Micronutrient complex containing Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), and Molybdenum (Mo) for improved plant efficiency during grain filling, increasing weight and quality of grains and fruits.
• Send Physiological product for plant development support.
• Sign Physiological product for plant development support.
• Adjust Gold Agricultural adjuvant that improves spray application quality, uniformizing droplets and reducing drift for more homogeneous distribution.
• Adjust Silver Agricultural adjuvant for various spray applications.
• Adjust Herb Specialized adjuvant for herbicide spray applications.
• Adjust Platinum Premium agricultural adjuvant for improved spray efficacy.
• Natural Óleo Natural oil-based adjuvant for agricultural spray applications.
• Soja Forte Program Integrated physiological program combining Stimulate, Hold, and Mover products to achieve hormonal and nutritional balance in soybeans, improving establishment, rooting, stress tolerance, and productivity with gains of up to 4 bags per hectare.
• Milho 360° Program Complete corn management program focused on physiological needs and yield optimization across vegetative and reproductive phenological stages.
• Café 360° Program Comprehensive coffee management program covering Arabica and Conilon varieties for flowering synchronization, fruit development, and stress resistance.
• Citros 360° Program Complete citrus management program for fruit quality optimization, addressing flowering, fruit set, and stress management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 34% soybean productivity increase with Stimulate-based growth regulators vs. control in scientific studies
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Embrapa (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbrapa collaborates with Stoller on research validating biological nitrogen fixation and coinoculation technologies. Studies reference Embrapa publications on Azospirillum and Bradyrhizobium coinoculation benefits for soybeans and other crops, supporting Stoller's DualForce and Masterfix product development.
• Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research institution referenced in Stoller's technical content, including studies on corn phenological stages and agricultural management practices that support product development and validation.
• StoneXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural market intelligence company that partners with Stoller for the weekly 'Podcast Agro Campo On' show, providing market insights and agricultural trends to Brazilian producers.
• FarmataccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch company that conducted citrus field trials demonstrating Stimulate efficacy in increasing citrus fruit yield by 100 boxes per hectare compared to competitor treatment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stoller Enterprises (USA, global Stoller Group): Founded by Harry Stoller, the original US-based parent entity shares the same phytohormone and biologicals product philosophy that Stoller Brazil operates; pre-acquisition this was the global headquarters and remains the direct corporate peer for Stoller Brazil's phytohormone intellectual property and portfolio architecture.
• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes BioAg): Spun out of Novozymes and merged with Chr. Hansen, Novonesis is the largest dedicated biologicals player globally, with strong Brazilian presence in microbial inoculants and biocontrol; comparable to Stoller's DualForce and Masterfix lines serving Brazilian row crops.
• Valagro (now Syngenta Biologicals): Italian-origin biostimulants specialist acquired by Syngenta; its Megafol, Kendal, and YieldOn lines are direct comparable bioregulator/biostimulant products to Stoller's Stimulate, Hold, and Mover families in Brazilian row crops and horticulture.

Broad incumbents

• Corteva Agriscience: The publicly traded parent company of Stoller Brazil (NYSE: CTVA) and the platform owner of the global biologicals business; Corteva positions Stoller as its biologicals commercialization hub, so it is a comparable large ag-input incumbent and direct strategic reference point for Stoller Brazil's portfolio and commercial strategy.
• Bayer Crop Science: Global ag-inputs incumbent with a substantial Brazilian biologicals and crop protection portfolio (including Biologics acquisitions such as AgraQuest andアンド nitrogen-fixing inoculants); competes head-to-head with Stoller's biologicals and foliar nutrition offerings in soybean and corn segments.
• Syngenta Group: One of the largest Brazilian ag-inputs players following its combination with ChemChina and its acquisition of Valagro; competes with Stoller in biostimulants, foliar nutrition, and integrated crop programs across soybeans, corn, and specialty crops.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Global ag-inputs incumbent with a sizable biologicals and biostimulants portfolio (AgCelence, Serifel, Nodupro); directly competes with Stoller in inoculants, foliar nutrition, and stress-mitigation products across Brazilian row crops and horticulture.
• UPL (incl. Advanta): Indian-origin global ag-inputs major with substantial Brazilian distribution and a growing biologicals/biostimulants portfolio (e.g., ProNutiva programs); overlaps with Stoller across foliar nutrition, biorregulators, and integrated crop management in Latam.
• FMC Corporation: US-listed crop protection and biologicals company with a leading Brazilian franchise; FMC's GSS Pro biologicals arm and plant health portfolio positions it as a broad incumbent comparable to Stoller in foliar nutrition and crop productivity solutions.

Emerging players

• Pivot Bio: US-based nitrogen-fixing microbial startup focused on cereal crops and now expanding into Brazil and other LatAm geographies; an emerging direct competitor to Stoller's Azospirillum/Bradyrhizobium-based Masterfix coinoculation franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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