Agrofel

What Agrofel does

Agrofel Agro Comercial S.A. is a Brazilian agribusiness services company headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and operating as part of the diversified Grupo Ferrarin. Founded on June 16, 1977 in Palmeira das Missões, the company supports rural producers across the full agricultural cycle through three integrated business segments: Insumos (distribution of seeds, fertilizers, plant nutrition, and crop protection products), Grãos (grain origination, storage, and commercialization through a network of over 50 physical units across approximately 650 cities), and Soluções Financeiras (agricultural financial solutions including CPR-F credit lines, working capital, and the Agrofel Bank digital platform). The company serves more than 15,000 active customers — predominantly SMB and mid-market grain producers cultivating soybeans, wheat, canola, and corn — via field sales consultants, direct physical-unit engagement, and the App Agrofel mobile application, which enables grain balance management, NF-E invoice issuance, digital contract signing, and delivery quality monitoring.

Agrofel monetizes through three distinct revenue streams: agricultural input distribution (one-time transactional sales), grain trading (transactional spreads on purchase, storage, and commercialization), and financial services (fees and interest on credit products). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated directly through the regional unit network. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with field consultants providing technical assistance across the production cycle. Distribution is concentrated exclusively in Rio Grande do Sul, with no disclosed expansion to other Brazilian states.

The technology stack is not publicly documented. The proprietary asset is the App Agrofel mobile platform, which integrates grain management, digital contract execution, invoicing, and financial solution access into a single producer-facing interface. LGPD compliance is in place, with a designated Data Protection Officer. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no public API, no disclosed integrations, and no proprietary data flywheel — Agrofel is fundamentally a physical-asset-intensive distribution and origination business augmented by a transactional mobile app, rather than a technology-led platform.

Name

Agrofel

Legal name

AGROFEL AGRO COMERCIAL S.A

Website

https://agrofel.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Agrofel is a Brazilian agribusiness company serving over 15,000 rural producers in Rio Grande do Sul through three integrated segments: agricultural inputs distribution, grain origination and storage across 50+ units, and agribusiness financial solutions via its Soluções Financeiras platform and Agrofel Bank.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Services

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Corn Farming (111150)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH), Fertilizer & Nutrient Retail (Dry, Liquid, Blends) (AFABAJAF), Crop Protection Product Retail (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (AFABAJAE), Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks) (AFABAJAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural inputs
• Grain trading
• Agricultural financing
• Rural distribution
• Crop solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Inputs (Insumos): Distribution of agricultural inputs including seeds, fertilizers, plant nutrition, and agricultural pesticides. This represents the first stage of the agricultural cycle support.
2. Grain Trading (Grãos): Purchase, sale, exchange, and storage of grains. Farmers can store their production and choose optimal timing for commercialization. Covers main grain crops in Rio Grande do Sul.
3. Agricultural Financial Solutions (Soluções Financeiras): Financial services for agribusiness including CPR-F credit lines, capital for investment, working capital, and credit analysis. Allied with Agrofel Bank for integrated financial platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agrofel is an integrated agribusiness platform that distributes agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, plant nutrition, and crop protection), buys, stores, and commercializes grains through 50+ units in Rio Grande do Sul, and provides tailored agricultural financial solutions (CPR-F credit lines, working capital, and the Agrofel Bank digital platform). The platform also includes the App Agrofel mobile application for grain price fixing, contract management, NF-E issuance, and delivery quality monitoring.

Product overview

Agrofel operates as an integrated agribusiness solutions platform serving rural producers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company offers three interconnected segments: (1) Insumos (agricultural inputs including seeds, fertilizers, plant nutrition, and crop protection products), (2) Grãos (grain origination, storage, and commercialization services through 50+ units), and (3) Soluções Financeiras (financial solutions including the Agrofel Bank digital platform and CPR-F credit products). These offerings are unified through the App Agrofel mobile application, which enables farmers to manage contracts digitally, track grain balances, issue invoices, and monitor delivery quality. The platform provides end-to-end support from planting through harvest and commercialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agrofel Soluções Financeiras: Agricultural financial solutions platform offering credit products including CPR-F (Cédula de Produto Rural Financeira) for rural producers.

Products and services

• Insumos Agrofel Distribution of agricultural inputs including seeds, fertilizers, plant nutrition products, and agricultural pesticides for crop production, offered to rural producers at the planting stage.
• Grãos Agrofel Grain origination services covering purchasing, storage, and commercialization of grains from major agribusiness crops in Rio Grande do Sul, with over 50 units supporting farmers' ability to time commercialization optimally.
• Agrofel Soluções Financeiras Integrated financial solutions for agribusiness including the CPR-F (Cédula de Produto Rural Financeira) credit line, working capital, and personalized financial services for rural producers.
• Agrofel Bank Digital banking platform integrated with Soluções Financeiras that consolidates Agrofel's financial solutions platform and expands financial possibilities for rural producers.
• App Agrofel Mobile application that enables farmers to fix grain prices, monitor grain balances, maximize earnings, issue NF-E invoices, manage and digitally sign contracts, and monitor grain delivery quality.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grupo FerrarincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgrofel is one of the companies that form Grupo Ferrarin, a diversified agribusiness group. This parent company relationship provides strategic alignment and shared services across the Ferrarin group of companies operating in the agricultural sector.
• AgroimportminorOthersPart of the Grupo Ferrarin ecosystem, Agroimport operates as a related company within the agricultural sector.
• CPA MáquinasminorOthersAgricultural machinery company within the Grupo Ferrarin ecosystem, serving the agricultural sector.
• Agropecuária PalmeiraminorOthersLivestock and agricultural company under Grupo Ferrarin.
• Creditá S/AminorOthersFinancial services company within the Grupo Ferrarin ecosystem, complementing Agrofel's financial solutions offerings.
• Patent Holders for Transgenic SoybeanminorOthersRequired sharing of producer data with patent holders for transgenic soybean royalties collection, as mandated by Brazilian agricultural regulations for GMO soybean commercialization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caramuru Alimentos: Brazilian agribusiness company that processes and trades grains and oilseeds (soy, corn, wheat), with origination networks in southern Brazil. Comparable grain trading and storage operations.
• Copersucar: Brazilian sugar and ethanol cooperative with integrated farmer services, financial solutions, and origination. Analogous cooperative-style integrated platform model, though in sugarcane rather than grains.
• Coamo Agroindustrial Cooperativa: Largest agricultural cooperative in Brazil, providing inputs, technical assistance, grain reception/storage, and farmer financing. Closest analog to Agrofel's integrated inputs-trading-financial platform, though at a national scale.

Broad incumbents

• Bunge (Brazil): Global agribusiness processor and trader with grain origination networks across Brazil. Competes for farmer volumes in southern Brazil and offers similar input and financing solutions through partnerships.
• Louis Dreyfus Company (Brazil): Global commodity trader with significant Brazilian origination of soybeans, corn, and wheat. Competes with Agrofel in grain origination and farmer relationships in Rio Grande do Sul.
• COFCO International (Brazil): Global agribusiness with significant Brazilian grain origination operations and farmer service programs, competing for volumes in the southern grain belt.
• Amaggi: One of Brazil's largest grain traders and agribusiness groups, with origination, logistics, and farmer services in Mato Grosso and southern states. Direct competitor in grain origination and farmer input supply.
• Cargill (Brazil): Global agribusiness giant with extensive grain origination, storage, and farmer services in Brazil, including southern states where Agrofel operates.

Regional players

• Cotrijal Cooperativa Agropecuária e Industrial: Major agricultural cooperative based in Rio Grande do Sul providing inputs, grain origination, storage, and farmer credit in the same regional geography as Agrofel.

Others

• SLC Agrícola: Large Brazilian farmland operator and grain producer. While not a direct distributor competitor, SLC operates in the same grain production cycle and serves as a comparable large-scale agricultural operator in Brazil.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AgrofelRS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCupAgRkKSqAxx9oQ5_JDipA
• Facebookfacebook.com/agrofelgraoseinsumos
• LinkedInbr.linkedin.com/company/agrofelgraoseinsumos
• Instagraminstagram.com/agrofel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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