Mina Mercantil

What Mina Mercantil does

Mina Mercantil Industrial e Agrícola Ltda. is a privately held Brazilian agro-industrial company founded in 1975 and headquartered in Guaíra, São Paulo, operating from a 48,000 m² industrial park with branch facilities in Guarací-SP and Riolândia-SP. The company runs three integrated business lines: (1) industrial corn derivatives — corn semolina, pre-gelatinized corn flour, corn cream, corn germ, fubá, and canjica, marketed under the Minasck, Pastmil, and Minamil brands for snack extrusion, pasta, packaging, brewing, and industrial non-food applications such as mining and foundry; (2) animal nutrition — complete feeds, mineral salts, proteinated supplements, and concentrates for beef cattle, dairy, poultry, swine, sheep, equine, quail, and calves, marketed under the MINA BOV, MINA MILK, MINA GOLD, MINAFRANGO, MINASUÍNO, MINA CORDEIRO, MINAPLUS, and MINA PHOSFORO brands; and (3) final-consumer corn products — fubá, canjica, and canjiquinhas for retail — plus general warehousing (Armazéns Gerais) services offering grain reception, cleaning, drying, and storage to third-party agricultural producers.

Monthly production capacity is approximately 10,000 tons of corn derivatives, 8,000 tons of feed, and 1,500 tons of supplements at the Guaíra facility, with combined grain storage capacity of 52,000 tons across the three sites. The company sells direct to enterprise customers in food manufacturing (with visible partner logos including Cargill, PepsiCo, M. Dias Branco, J.Macêdo, Kodilar, Romariz, and Siamar), to livestock producers across multiple species, and to retail consumers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company employs between 11 and 50 people, is privately held with no parent company, no external investors, and no public listing, and is LGPD-compliant under Brazilian data-protection law. Revenue, headcount trends, and capital structure are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Mina Mercantil

Legal name

Mina Mercantil Industrial e Agrícola Ltda.

Website

https://minamercantil.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mina Mercantil is a privately held Brazilian agro-industrial company founded in 1975 in Guaíra-SP, processing corn derivatives and manufacturing animal nutrition products for food manufacturers, livestock producers, and retail consumers across Southeast Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agro-Industrial Food Ingredients

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040), Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

Keywords

• Corn derivatives
• Animal nutrition
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Grain storage services
• Agro-industrial processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Guaíra, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corn Derivatives Sales: Production and sale of corn-based products including fubá, sêmola, canjica, corn cream, pre-gelatinized corn flour, and corn germ to food manufacturers, snack producers, and industrial customers
2. Animal Nutrition Products: Sale of prepared rations for cattle, sheep, poultry, and swine, along with mineral salts, proteinated supplements, and mineral concentrates for livestock operations
3. General Warehouse Services: Grain reception, cleaning, drying, and storage services provided at Guarací-SP and Riolândia-SP facilities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mina Mercantil Industrial e Agrícola Ltda. manufactures corn derivatives (semolina/Minasck, pre-gelatinized flour/Pastmil and Minamil, corn cream, corn germ, canjica amarela, fubá mimoso, fubá italiano) for food manufacturers and industrial customers. It also produces animal nutrition products including complete feeds and mineral/proteinated supplements for cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, horses and quail under brands such as MINA BOV, MINA MILK, MINA GOLD, MINAFRANGO, MINASUÍNO, MINA CORDEIRO, MINA PHOSFORO and MINAPLUS. The company additionally operates general warehousing (Armazéns Gerais) providing grain reception, cleaning, drying and storage at facilities in Guarací-SP and Riolândia-SP.

Product overview

Mina Mercantil Industrial e Agrícola is a Brazilian agro-industrial company founded in 1975, located in Guaíra-SP, with a 48,000 m² industrial park. The company operates three main product divisions: Animal Nutrition (producing feeds for cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, and quail under brands like MINA PHOSFORO, MINAPLUS, MINA BOV, MINA MILK, and MINAFRANGO); Industrial Corn Derivatives (producing corn semolina under the Minasck brand, pre-gelatinized corn flour under Pastmil/Minamil brands, corn cream, corn flour, and corn germ for food processing industries); and Final Consumption Corn Products (Fubá Mimoso Especial, Fubá Italiano, Canjiquinhas, and Canjica Amarela Extra for retail consumers). The company also operates general warehousing services for grain reception, cleaning, drying, and storage at facilities in Guaraci-SP and Riolandia-SP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minasck: Brand for Sêmolas (corn grits) product line, offering various granulometries for different industrial segments.
• MINAPLUS
• MINA PHOSFORO
• MINA MILK
• MINA BOV
• MINA GOLD
• MINAFRANGO
• MINASUÍNO
• MINA CORDEIRO

Products and services

• Industrial Corn Derivatives (Consumo Industrial) Corn-based ingredients for industrial food manufacturers and non-food industrial users, including Minasck corn semolina in multiple granulometries (300, 600, 700, 900, 1100, 1500), Pastmil and Minamil pre-gelatinized corn flours, corn germ, corn cream, fubá mimoso, fubá italiano, and yellow canjica. Used in extruded snacks, pasta, food packaging, brewing, candy, breakfast cereal, and non-food industrial applications such as ore flotation and foundry/mold sand.
• Animal Nutrition Complete Feeds and Supplements (Nutrição Animal) Complete feeds and mineral/proteinated supplements for livestock and poultry under brands including MINA BOV (beef cattle feed, 14/16/18/20 protein), MINA MILK (dairy cattle feed, 16/18/22/23/24 protein), MINA GOLD (premium dairy feed with buffering agents and yeast, 20/22/24 protein), MINAFRANGO (poultry initial/growth/slaughter/layer), MINASUÍNO (swine initial/growth/termination), MINA CORDEIRO and MINA OVI 16 (sheep/lamb feed), MINA CODORNA (quail feed), MINA BEZERRO (calf feed), MINA BOV PRÉ-PARTO (pre-birth cow/heifer feed), plus MINA PHOSFORO mineral salt supplements (formulations 40-160, confinement, lactation-reproduction, equine, ovine) and MINAPLUS protein and energy supplements for beef cattle.
• Final Consumption Corn Products (Consumo Final) Retail-oriented corn products for end consumers including Fubá Mimoso Especial, Fubá Italiano, Canjiquinhas and Canjica Amarela Extra for traditional Brazilian culinary preparations such as canjica dishes, angu, and polenta.
• Armazéns Gerais (General Warehousing) Grain reception, cleaning, drying and storage services for farmers and grain producers, operated from the Guarací-SP branch (6,000 tons storage, 160 tons receiving pits, 25 tons/h dryer, 240 tons/h shipping) and the Riolândia-SP branch (18,000 tons storage, 600 tons receiving pits, 100 tons/h drying, 240 tons/h shipping).

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CargillminorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. Cargill is a major multinational corporation engaged in food, agriculture, and industrial products.
• PepsiCominorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. PepsiCo is a major food and beverage corporation.
• M. Dias BrancominorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. M. Dias Branco is a leading Brazilian food company.
• J.MacêdominorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. J.Macêdo is a Brazilian food products company.
• KodilarminorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. Kodilar is a food ingredients company.
• RomarizminorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. Romariz is a food ingredients company.
• SiamarminorOthersLogo displayed on partners section of website. Siamar is a food industry company.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADM do Brasil: Multinational agricultural processor with significant Brazilian operations in grain origination, oilseed crushing, and animal nutrition premixes. Overlaps with Mina Mercantil's commodity corn processing and feed formulation activities at substantially larger scale.
• BRF S.A. Major Brazilian processed-food company producing flour, cereals, pasta, and other corn-using consumer products. Comparable to Mina Mercantil's industrial consumption and final consumption corn-derivatives lines in the same customer-product overlap space.
• Cargill (Brasil): Multinational agribusiness with major Brazilian operations spanning grain origination, corn processing, starches/sweeteners, and animal nutrition. Listed as a Mina Mercantil customer but also competes in the same industrial corn-derivative and feed categories at much greater scale.
• Tereos (Brasil): French-headquartered cooperative with Brazilian sugar/ethanol and starch/sweetener operations; relevant comparator for industrial corn-derived starch and ingredient customers and end-market mix in food manufacturing.
• JBS S.A. Brazilian protein giant that vertically integrates animal nutrition and feed operations into poultry, pork, and beef production. Comparable to Mina Mercantil's cattle/swine/poultry feed activities as part of an integrated animal-protein supply chain, but at far greater scale.
• Bunge (Brasil): Global grain processor with extensive Brazilian origination, oilseed processing, and ingredient production. Broadly comparable as a competitor in industrial corn/ingredient supply with greater scale and international reach than Mina Mercantil.

Direct peers

• Inpasa Brasil: Brazilian corn processor operating large-scale corn-to-ethanol, DDGS animal feed, and corn-derivative production. Directly comparable to Mina Mercantil in corn origination, processing, and animal nutrition output, though at significantly larger scale and with ethanol exposure.
• Caramuru Alimentos: Major Brazilian grain processor and food-ingredient producer that transforms soy, corn, and other agricultural commodities into ingredients for food and animal feed manufacturers. Most directly comparable to Mina Mercantil's industrial corn-derivatives and animal nutrition platform with a similar Brazilian B2B customer base.
• Coamo Agroindustrial Cooperativa: One of the largest Brazilian agricultural cooperatives, with integrated grain reception/storage, milling, and animal feed manufacturing serving member farmers across multiple states. Mirrors Mina Mercantil's integrated farmer-to-feed/agglomeration business model in corn-based feed and grain services.

Regional players

• Alfa Foods (Grupo Alfa): Brazilian regional food-ingredient supplier serving B2B food manufacturers with corn-derived and other specialty ingredients; comparable in size and customer profile to Mina Mercantil's industrial corn derivatives and final consumption offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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