Agrex
Agrex do Brasil is a Mitsubishi Corporation-owned agribusiness platform operating an integrated grain chain in Brazil. It distributes agricultural inputs, produces soybean and corn on 25,000+ hectares, and originates and exports grain through 60+ units across 8 states.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1995
- HeadquartersGoiânia, Brazil
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Agrex does
Agrex do Brasil is a Brazilian agribusiness company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, headquartered in Goiânia, Goiás. The company operates an integrated grain production chain platform covering input distribution, agricultural production, grain origination and trading, seed processing, and field technology services. Agrex serves soybean and corn producers across 8 Brazilian states — including the key agricultural frontier regions of MATOPIBA and Center-West Brazil — through 60+ units, with its own production spanning more than 25,000 hectares of planted area.
The company's core offerings span a full input portfolio (fertilizers, seeds, defensives, plant nutrition, biologicals, and precision agriculture solutions) sourced through partnerships with global brands including BASF, UPL, Syngenta, Mosaic, Bayer/Credenz, and Nuseed. Agrex also distributes proprietary and equity-participated brands such as Dimatre soybean seeds, Fertgrow fertilizers, and Genica biologicals. On the output side, the company originates grain from its own production units, barter partner-producers, and third-party suppliers; transports and stores grain through its own facilities and partner infrastructure; and exports through five major Brazilian ports (Barcarena, Itaqui, Aratu, Tubarão, and Santos). The proprietary Jet Soja product, derived from deactivated soybean, serves as an animal feed base.
Agrex generates revenue through input distribution (sales to producers), agricultural production (sale of harvested grain), grain origination and trading (commodity sales and exports), and the Jet Soja animal feed product. The barter commercial mechanism — exchanging agricultural inputs directly for grain — is a defining go-to-market feature that links input sales to grain origination. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated through direct field sales rather than publicly disclosed. Agrex was founded in 1995 as CEAGRO in Balsas, Maranhão, evolved through partnership with Los Grobo and subsequent Mitsubishi Corporation entry in 2012-2013, and reached full Mitsubishi ownership in 2019. The company maintains ISO 14001 environmental certification at key units and RTRS and Soy Moratorium compliance for sustainable grain origination.
Agrex firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Agrex
- Legal name
- Agrex do Brasil LTDA
- Website
- https://agrex.com.br
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1995
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Agrex do Brasil is a Mitsubishi Corporation-owned agribusiness platform operating an integrated grain chain in Brazil. It distributes agricultural inputs, produces soybean and corn on 25,000+ hectares, and originates and exports grain through 60+ units across 8 states.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Agrex industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Inputs Distribution and Grain Trading
- NAICS
- Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Soybean Farming (11111), Corn Farming (11115), Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming (111191)
- SIC
- Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mixed Cereal & Grain Farming (Multiple Grains) (AFAGAAAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks) (AFABAJAD), Grain Handling & Farmgate Services (Retailer/Co-op Adjacent) (AFABAJAN)
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Where Agrex is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Goiânia
- HQ country
- Brazil
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices16 records
Markets served
Agrex business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Input Distribution: Distribution of agricultural inputs including fertilizers, seeds, defensives, plant nutrition, biological products, and precision agriculture solutions in partnership with global brands. Revenue generated through direct sales to agricultural producers.
- Agricultural Production: Own soybean and corn production on more than 25,000 hectares across production units. Revenue from selling the harvested grain production.
- Grain Origination and Trading: Origination of grains from own production units, input customers via barter arrangements, and third-party producers. Grains are transported and stored in own and partner facilities and exported through ports of Barcarena, Itaqui, Aratu, Tubarão, and Santos.
- Jet Soja (Animal Feed): Production and sale of deactivated soybean product used as animal feed base, available in deactivated grains and meal options.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Agrex product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Agrex is a vertically integrated Brazilian agribusiness platform operating across the full grain production chain through five business units: distribution of agricultural inputs (fertilizers, seeds, crop protection, biologicals, precision agriculture), own production of soybean and corn on more than 25,000 hectares, grain origination and trading with export through five major Brazilian ports, and proprietary seed processing (Dimatre brand). The company serves agricultural producers through a barter commercial mechanism that exchanges inputs directly for grain production, complemented by derivatives such as Jet Soja animal feed.
Product overview
Agrex is a Brazilian agribusiness company and subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, operating an integrated business model across five units: input distribution, agricultural production, grain origination and trading, seed processing, and agricultural technology services. The core offering centers on the full agricultural inputs supply chain — distributing fertilizers (including Fertgrow equity brand), seeds (including proprietary Dimatre soybean seeds), crop protection products (defensivos), and biologicals — complemented by own production of soybean and corn on more than 25,000 hectares, grain origination and export trading (Jet Soja animal feed as a derived product), and seed processing. Branded sub-operations include Synagro (regional input distribution in BA, PI, PA, MS) and equity stakes in Fertgrow (fertilizer manufacturing) and Genica (biological solutions). The company also operates the Instituto Agrex social program. The portfolio includes global partner brands (Bayer/Credenz, BASF, UPL, Mosaic, Cibra, Fertipar, Nortox, Nuseed, Wolf, Morgan, Brasmax, Monsoy) alongside proprietary brands, all backed by Mitsubishi Corporation infrastructure and more than 30 years in the Brazilian grain market.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Synagro: Agricultural inputs brand present in BA, PI, PA, and MS states with a portfolio different from Agrex distribution.
- Dimatre
- Fertgrow
- Genica
Products and services
- Agricultural Inputs Distribution (Distribuição de Insumos) Comprehensive distribution of agricultural inputs including fertilizers, seeds, crop protection products (defensivos), plant nutrition, biologicals, and precision agriculture solutions, sourced from global brand partners and proprietary brands. Designed for agricultural producers cultivating soybean and corn in Brazil.
- Agricultural Production (Produção Agrícola) Own soybean and corn cultivation across more than 25,000 planted hectares across Agrex's production units, following sustainable cultivation best practices (RTRS, Soy Moratorium). Functions both as a revenue source and as a testbed for products offered through the input distribution portfolio.
- Grain Origination and Trading (Originação e Trading) Central grain origination unit procuring from own production, input customers via barter agreements, and third-party producers. Grains are transported and stored in own and partner facilities, and exported through the ports of Barcarena, Itaqui, Aratu, Tubarão, and Santos in compliance with RTRS and Soy Moratorium standards.
- Jet Soja (Deactivated Soybean Animal Feed) Animal feed base product derived from deactivated soybean, highly proteinic and energetic, available as deactivated grains and meal. Requires no special equipment for dosing or storage and preserves nutritional characteristics longer. Used as base ingredient for livestock rations.
- Seed Processing (Beneficiamento de Sementes) Seed processing and finishing services for soybean seeds conducted at Agrex's reference unit in Goiatuba-GO, multiplying the best seed technologies and ensuring high vigor, germination, and productivity. Outputs feed the proprietary Dimatre seed brand.
- Synagro Distribution Sub-brand Agricultural inputs distribution sub-brand operating in the states of Bahia, Piauí, Pará, and Mato Grosso do Sul with an input portfolio distinct from the main Agrex distribution channel, serving regional agricultural markets separately.
Quantifiable outcome
- More than 25,000 hectares of own agricultural production in soybean and corn
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Agrex
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Agrex technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Agrex partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- FertgrowcoreFertgrow is a joint venture fertilizer company created in 2011 in São Luís/MA. Agrex holds an equity participation stake in Fertgrow as part of its holding structure. Fertgrow is positioned as one of the largest fertilizer industries in Brazil and features prominently in Agrex's input distribution portfolio.
- GenicacoreGenica is part of the Agrex holding investment portfolio in Brazil, with an innovative biological solutions portfolio for agriculture. Genica provides biological crop protection and nutrition products distributed through Agrex's network.
- Mosaic (Fertilizers)majorMosaic is a global fertilizer company whose products are distributed through Agrex's input distribution network across Brazil.
- Cibra (Fertilizers)majorCibra is a fertilizer brand whose products are distributed through Agrex's input distribution network.
- Fertipar (Fertilizers)majorFertipar is a fertilizer brand whose products are distributed through Agrex's input distribution network.
- Nortox (Seeds and Defensivos)majorNortox is a seed and crop protection brand whose products are distributed through Agrex's input distribution network.
- BASF (Defensivos)majorBASF is a global agrochemical company whose crop protection products are distributed through Agrex's input distribution network.
- UPL (Defensivos)majorUPL is a global crop protection company whose defensives are distributed through Agrex's input distribution network.
- Brasmax (Seeds)majorBrasmax is a soybean seed brand with high technology and productive potential, distributed through Agrex's seed portfolio.
- Credenz (Seeds - Syngenta)majorCredenz is Syngenta's soybean seed brand, distributed through Agrex's seed portfolio.
- Morgan (Seeds)majorMorgan is a seed brand (soybean, corn, sorghum, pasture seeds) distributed through Agrex's seed portfolio.
- Nuseed (Seeds)majorNuseed is a global seed company brand distributed through Agrex's seed portfolio.
- Monsoy (Seeds)majorMonsoy is a soybean seed brand distributed through Agrex's seed portfolio.
- Wolf (Seeds)majorWolf is a seed brand distributed through Agrex's seed portfolio.
- ICL (Biológicos)majorICL is a global biological and specialty nutrition company whose products are distributed through Agrex's biologicals portfolio.
- Stoller (Biológicos)majorStoller is a biological and crop nutrition brand distributed through Agrex's biologicals portfolio.
- Simbiose (Biológicos)majorSimbiose is a biological solutions brand distributed through Agrex's biologicals portfolio.
- SynagrocoreSynagro is a controlled subsidiary of Agrex, present in the states of BA, PI, PA, and MS with an input portfolio distinct from Agrex's main distribution. Mitsubishi initially became a shareholder through Synagro in 2012.
- Dimatre (Dinamatre)coreDimatre (also referred to as Dinamatre) is Agrex's proprietary soybean seed brand, produced at the reference unit in Goiatuba-GO, multiplying the best technologies and guaranteeing high vigor, germination, and productivity.
- Instituto Agrex Community Partners (ABPD, FAPCEN, ACALANTO, LAR BATISTA, CRAS MA/TO, CDVDH)minorInstituto Agrex partners with regional civil society organizations including ABPD, FAPCEN, ACALANTO, LAR BATISTA, CRAS (MA and TO), and CDVDH (Centro de Defesa da Vida e dos Direitos Humanos de Balsas) to support social projects benefiting an estimated 1,500+ people annually.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves15 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Agrex competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Amaggi: Brazil's largest private agribusiness, operating an integrated platform of grain origination, agricultural production, and input distribution across MATOPIBA and the Brazilian Cerrado. Most directly comparable to Agrex due to similar vertical integration, regional overlap, and own production footprint.
- BrasilAgro: Brazilian agricultural company engaged in farmland acquisition, development, and operation with grain and cotton production. Comparable to Agrex's agricultural production unit given similar focus on large-scale frontier farming in Brazil.
- SLC Agrícola: One of Brazil's largest publicly-listed grain producers focused on cotton, soybean, and corn production across the Brazilian frontier. Directly comparable to Agrex's agricultural production business unit due to similar crop mix, regional footprint, and large-scale farming operations.
- Caramuru Alimentos: Brazilian grain processor and trader specializing in soybean, corn, and value-added food ingredient production. Comparable to Agrex's Jet Soja animal feed business, grain origination, and overall integrated agribusiness model in Brazil.
Broad incumbents
- Bunge (Brazil): Global grain trader and processor with major Brazilian origination and crushing operations. Overlaps significantly with Agrex's grain origination and trading business unit, though operates across a much broader international footprint.
- Louis Dreyfus Company (Brazil): Global commodity merchant with significant Brazilian grain origination, processing, and export operations. Comparable to Agrex's origination and trading unit, particularly through shared export logistics infrastructure.
- ADM (Brazil): Global grain trader and agricultural services company with established Brazilian operations focused on origination, transportation, and export. Overlaps with Agrex's grain origination and trading activities through Brazilian ports.
- Cargill (Brazil): Global agricultural commodities company with substantial Brazilian grain origination, trading, and input distribution activities. Directly comparable to Agrex's origination and trading business unit, though Cargill operates a far broader global portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Agrex social profiles
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Agrex leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Agrex subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Agrex funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Agrex M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Agrex
What does Agrex do?
Agrex is a vertically integrated Brazilian agribusiness platform operating across the full grain production chain through five business units: distribution of agricultural inputs (fertilizers, seeds, crop protection, biologicals, precision agriculture), own production of soybean and corn on more than 25,000 hectares, grain origination and trading with export through five major Brazilian ports, and proprietary seed processing (Dimatre brand). The company serves agricultural producers through a barter commercial mechanism that exchanges inputs directly for grain production, complemented by derivatives such as Jet Soja animal feed.
Is Agrex a public or private company?
Agrex is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Agrex founded?
Agrex was founded in 1995. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Agrex based?
Agrex is headquartered in Goiânia, Brazil, in the Latin America region.
How does Agrex make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Input Distribution is the primary driver. The others are agricultural Production, grain Origination and Trading and jet Soja (Animal Feed).
Who are Agrex's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Amaggi, BrasilAgro, SLC Agrícola and Caramuru Alimentos. Broad incumbents are Bunge (Brazil), Louis Dreyfus Company (Brazil), ADM (Brazil) and Cargill (Brazil).
Does Agrex have an API?
No public API is recorded for Agrex.
What industry is Agrex in?
Agrex's product category is Agricultural Inputs Distribution and Grain Trading. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAGAAAH, Mixed Cereal & Grain Farming (Multiple Grains), with a secondary code of AFABAJAD, Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks). Its NAICS code is 1111 and its SIC code is 100.