Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc.

What Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc. does

Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc. is a privately-held agricultural solutions provider headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina, serving commercial growers across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Founded circa 1953, the company employs between 251 and 500 people and operates as a vertically integrated supplier of crop protection, crop fertility, seed, and specialized agricultural services to producers of tobacco, peanuts, and broad-acre row crops in the southeastern United States. There is no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, funding activity, or M&A history in the available data, indicating an independent, founder-managed operating company.

The company's core offering is a proprietary line of agricultural inputs manufactured in-house, including spray adjuvants (performance adjuvants, surfactants, crop oils, polymeric adjuvants, nitrogen-based adjuvants, and utility products), biologicals, the Verity systemic fungicide, micronutrients and nutritionals marketed under sub-brands such as Advance plant growth enhancers, CCS chelated nutrients, MaxxGro crop mix nutrients, Quantum fertilizer blends, NutriSol complexed nutrients, and Co-Phite phosphites, plus contact and systemic tobacco sucker controls. These proprietary offerings are complemented by distributed third-party crop protection chemicals, fertilizer, and seed. On the technology side, Coastal AgroBusiness has assembled a precision agriculture stack combining Agrolytix Precision Agronomy — covering data analytics, soil sampling, tissue sampling, boundary management, variable rate prescriptions, and satellite imagery — with AgroVision Precision Equipment (custom planters, sprayers, nitrogen applicators, nurse trailers) and AgroVision Equipment Maintenance services. No public technology stack, proprietary AI/ML models, patents, or API offerings are disclosed.

Coastal AgroBusiness generates revenue through multiple streams: direct sale of proprietary agricultural products, distribution of crop protection, fertility, and seed inputs, precision agriculture professional services, equipment hardware sales, peanut buying, drying and grading services, and B2B financial services for growers. The go-to-market model is direct-to-grower field sales via a network of local Solutions Advisors supported by in-house agronomic experts, with quote-based B2B pricing and no disclosed e-commerce or reseller channels. In March 2025, the company launched a redesigned website with a phased customer portal rollout intended to provide digital account access and order history functionality. The company is privately held with no disclosed ticker, leadership changes, or restructuring events in the available source material.

Name

Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc.

Legal name

Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc.

Website

https://coastalagro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Coastal AgroBusiness is a privately-held agricultural solutions provider serving commercial growers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The company manufactures proprietary crop inputs and distributes seed, fertilizer, and crop protection products, offering precision agriculture, equipment, and financial services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Crop Protection

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Formulations (EC, SC, WG, WP, SL) (AFABAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adjuvant & Tank-Mix Additive Manufacturing (surfactants, oils, drift control) (AFABAIAE), Crop Protection Product Retail (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (AFABAJAE), Crop Spraying & Chemical Application Services (Ground Rig) (AFACAAAB)

Keywords

• Crop protection products
• Agricultural adjuvants
• Precision agronomy services
• Crop fertility solutions
• Tobacco sucker controls

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Proprietary Agricultural Products: Coastal AgroBusiness manufactures and markets its own line of spray adjuvants, tobacco sucker controls, micronutrients, nutritional products, and bio-nutritional products. Revenue is generated through the direct sale of these proprietary products to growers, with pricing determined through business-to-business relationships.
2. Crop Protection, Fertility & Seed: The company distributes crop protection chemicals, crop fertility solutions, and seed to agricultural producers. These product categories generate recurring transactional revenue as growers purchase inputs seasonally across planting cycles.
3. Precision Agriculture Services: Agrolytix Precision Agronomy delivers data-driven agronomic services including soil sampling, tissue sampling, boundary management, variable rate prescriptions, and satellite imagery. AgroVision Precision Equipment provides custom planters, sprayers, nitrogen applicators, and related equipment with precision maintenance services.
4. Equipment Sales: AgroVision Precision Equipment sells custom planters, sprayers, nitrogen applicators, nurse trailers, and related precision farming machinery. Equipment also includes parts, safety equipment, and Fluidine lubricant products.
5. Peanut Buying, Drying and Grading Services: Post-harvest services for peanut producers including buying, drying, and grading, generating revenue through service fees tied to volume and processing.
6. Financial Services: Business-to-business financial services customized for grower needs, likely including credit programs or financing for agricultural inputs and equipment purchases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Coastal AgroBusiness manufactures and markets a proprietary line of agricultural inputs including spray adjuvants, biologicals, micronutrients, nutritional products, and tobacco sucker controls. The company also distributes third-party crop protection chemicals, crop fertility solutions, seed, and precision agriculture equipment, and provides agronomic services (soil/tissue sampling, variable rate prescriptions, satellite imagery, custom application, and peanut post-harvest handling) to growers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia through a direct field sales team of Solutions Advisors.

Product overview

Coastal AgroBusiness offers a diversified agricultural solutions portfolio comprising proprietary products, crop inputs, precision agriculture services, and specialized equipment. The core proprietary product lines include Adjuvants (Performance Adjuvants, Surfactants, Crop Oils, Polymeric Adjuvants, Nitrogen-based Adjuvants, Utility Products), Verity Systemic Fungicide, Biologicals, Nutritionals (Performance Nutritionals, Plant Growth Enhancers (Advance), Chelated Nutrients (CCS), Crop Mix Nutrients (MaxxGro), Fertilizer Blends (Quantum), Complexed Nutrients (NutriSol), Phosphites (Co-Phite)), and Tobacco Sucker Controls (Contact and Systemic). These are complemented by third-party Crop Protection, Crop Fertility, Fertilizer, and Seed offerings. The company provides precision agriculture through Agrolytix Precision Agronomy (Data Analytics, Soil Sampling, Tissue Sampling, Boundary Management, Variable Rate Prescriptions, Satellite Imagery) and AgroVision Precision Equipment (Custom Planters, Sprayers, Nitrogen Applicator, Nurse Trailer). Additional services include Seed Treatments, Field Scouting, Custom Application, Peanut Buying/Drying/Grading, and Financial Services. Equipment offerings include Custom Planters, Sprayers, Nitrogen Applicators, Nurse Trailers, Parts, Safety Equipment, and Fluidine Lubricant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agrolytix Precision Agronomy: Precision agronomy services including data analytics, soil sampling, tissue sampling, boundary management, variable rate prescriptions, and satellite imagery.
• AgroVision Precision Equipment
• Trilogy Float Tray
• Verity
• Advance
• CCS
• MaxxGro
• Quantum
• NutriSol
• Co-Phite
• Fluidine

Products and services

• Adjuvants Coastal's proprietary line of spray adjuvants including Performance Adjuvants, Surfactants, Crop Oils, Polymeric Adjuvants, Nitrogen-based Adjuvants, and Utility Products designed to optimize the efficacy of herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, and fertilizer applications for growers.
• Nutritionals Coastal's proprietary nutritional product line including Performance Nutritionals, Plant Growth Enhancers (Advance), Chelated Nutrients (CCS), Crop Mix Nutrients (MaxxGro), Fertilizer Blends (Quantum), Complexed Nutrients (NutriSol), and Phosphites (Co-Phite), designed to manage the overall fertility level of crops.
• Biologicals Coastal's proprietary biological products that improve a plant's natural processes to promote crop growth, higher yields, better stress tolerance, and improved soil health.
• Verity Systemic Fungicide Coastal's proprietary broad-spectrum systemic fungicide providing suppression and control of a wide variety of crop diseases for growers.
• Tobacco Sucker Controls Coastal's proprietary contact and systemic sucker control products for use in tobacco production programs.
• Crop Protection Products Distribution of crop protection chemicals (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides) recommended based on over 70 years of industry knowledge to optimize yield potential and return on investment for growers.
• Crop Fertility Solutions Personalized nutrient management solutions including custom fertilizer blending, precision application, supplemental macronutrients and micronutrients, biologicals, and nitrogen stabilizers for growers.
• Fertilizer Fertilizer products distributed to growers for crop nutrition and fertility management.
• Seed and Seed Treatments Seed brands and seed treatments extensively researched and tested to sustainably yield the most profitable acre, distributed to growers.
• Trilogy Float Tray Specialized float tray product used in agricultural applications, particularly tobacco production.
• Agrolytix Precision Agronomy Precision agronomy service integrating technology with agronomic expertise to deliver actionable insights for planting, fertilization, irrigation, and crop protection decisions; includes Data Analytics, Soil Sampling, Tissue Sampling, Boundary Management, Variable Rate Prescriptions, and Satellite Imagery.
• AgroVision Precision Equipment Precision equipment offerings including custom planters, sprayers, nitrogen applicators, nurse trailers, and related equipment maintenance to help growers implement and maintain precision farming tools.
• Seed Treatment Services Seed treatment services to protect seed investments from the start for growers.
• Field Scouting Field scouting services for in-season crop monitoring and assessment delivered to growers.
• Custom Application Custom application services for agricultural products including crop protection and fertility products, applied directly on growers' fields.
• Peanut Buying, Drying and Grading Comprehensive peanut buying, drying, and grading services provided to peanut producers as a post-harvest handling solution.
• Financial Services Business-to-business financial services and customized programs developed with growers to fit their unique operational and capital needs.
• Fluidine Lubricant Specialized lubricant product for agricultural equipment maintenance.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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