Megaagro Uruguay

What Megaagro Uruguay does

Megaagro Uruguay is a privately held Uruguayan agricultural company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Barros Blancos, Canelones. The company distributes agricultural inputs, trades grains, and markets livestock and wool, serving 3,000+ active clients across Uruguay with a team of approximately 130 employees. Its operations are organized around three core subsidiaries: Calvase Servicios S.A. for seeds, Solaris for crop protection products, and Megaagro Trading for grain commercialization.

The company's product portfolio encompasses fertilizers (over 100,000 tons handled annually), forage and crop seeds, crop protection chemicals, and precision agriculture equipment including DJI Agriculture drones for which it holds exclusive Uruguayan distribution rights. Megaagro's proprietary technology stack includes PowerSeed, a co-developed seed treatment line, and Map Liquid, a liquid fertilizer formulation. Operations span 700,000 hectares fertilized annually, 165,000 hectares of pasture planted, and over 100,000 head of cattle marketed per year, supported by a fleet of 35 trucks and five regional offices.

Megaagro's go-to-market relies on a regional sales office network staffed with technical agronomists who provide on-farm advisory alongside input distribution. Revenue mechanics span input resale margins, grain trading spreads, livestock and wool brokerage commissions, and exclusive representation fees from global input brands such as Barenbrug (since 2018). The customer base consists primarily of commercial crop farmers, livestock producers, and dairy operations, with named institutional relationships including Prolesa/Conaprole (since 2019).

Name

Megaagro Uruguay

Legal name

Megaagro Uruguay

Website

https://megaagro.com.uy

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Megaagro Uruguay is a privately held Uruguayan agricultural distributor founded in 2000, serving 3,000+ clients with fertilizers, seeds, crop protection, grain trading, and livestock and wool marketing through subsidiaries Calvase, Solaris, and Megaagro Trading.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Inputs and Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Fertilizer & Nutrient Application Services (Dry/Fluid, Side-Dress) (AFACAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fertilizer Production & Granulation Services (Tolling, Compaction, Prilling) (AFABABAI), Nitrogen Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, UAN, Ammonium Nitrate/Sulfate) (AFABABAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural inputs supply
• Forage seed distribution
• Crop protection products
• Livestock trading auctions
• Grain marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Inputs Sales: Sale of seeds (forage, grains), fertilizers, crop protection products (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides), and subproducts. Products sold through company branches with technical advice.
2. Agricultural Trading: Trading of grains (soybean, corn, sorghum, wheat, barley, rapeseed) and subproducts with international suppliers from Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Also includes livestock trading through Pantalla Uruguay platform and live auctions.
3. Field Services: Services including field management, land sales/purchases, auctions (cabaña remates), land leasing, wool trading, and livestock traceability.
4. Fertilizer Application Services: Complete turnkey fertilizer application service throughout Uruguay, 365 days per year, including simultaneous forage seed application.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Megaagro Uruguay supplies agricultural inputs (forage and cereal seeds, fertilizers, crop protection chemicals) and provides grain trading, livestock and wool marketing, and agricultural field services to Uruguayan producers. The company operates as a 360-degree agricultural solutions provider, distributing Barenbrug forage seeds, manufacturing and treating seeds through its Calvase subsidiary, selling crop protection products under its Solaris brand, distributing DJI Agras drones, and running live cattle auctions and turnkey fertilizer application services across Uruguay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Calvase: Seed production and processing company specializing in forage seeds including grasses, legumes, and crop seeds with professional coating technology. Also offers PowerSeed treatment technology.
• Solaris
• Megaagro Trading

Products and services

• Semillas Forrajeras y Cereales (Forage and Cereal Seeds)
• Fertilizantes (Fertilizers)
• Protección Vegetal - Solaris (Crop Protection Products)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 active clients served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BarenbrugcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, Calvase (Megaagro subsidiary) has been the exclusive representative of Barenbrug (world leader in forage seeds) in Uruguay. This partnership provides access to cutting-edge genetics and innovative technologies for the livestock and dairy sector in Uruguay.
• DJI AgriculturecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMegaagro is the official distributor of DJI Agriculture agricultural drones in Uruguay, including models T70 and T100. The company provides technical advice, training, and specialized after-sales service backed by BAYNAL S.A.
• PowerSeed (Lage & Lallemand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of PowerSeed and PowerSeed Organic seed treatment technology. This organic and natural treatment uses biological families to improve soil life and ecosystems, increasing roots, better soil health, and more plant density.
• Prolesa (Conaprole)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSince 2019, Calvase has been a provider of forage seeds for producers associated with Prolesa, the commercial arm of Conaprole, Uruguay's largest dairy cooperative.
• BAYNAL S.A.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical support and after-sales service partner for DJI Agriculture drone products, ensuring producers can fully utilize the technology.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Conaprole: Uruguay's largest dairy cooperative and Megaagro's commercial partner via Prolesa — comparable as a major Uruguayan agricultural player that drives forage seed demand (Calvase/Barenbrug), and a strategic customer rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• CRESUD: Argentine agribusiness with farmland operations and agricultural input distribution in South America — comparable in the agricultural value chain across the Mercosur region, though primarily a producer/landholder rather than a pure distributor.
• Adecoagro: South American agribusiness with operations in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay covering crops, rice, dairy, and sugar — comparable in agricultural inputs/trading and South American farmer customer base, but at much larger scale and focused on production rather than distribution.

Direct peers

• Agronegocios del Plata (ADP): Uruguayan agricultural services and trading company operating across inputs, grains, and livestock — overlaps Megaagro in core business lines and target customer base of Uruguayan producers.
• Calmer (Cía. Agropecuaria y de Mandatos del Este): Uruguayan agricultural inputs distributor and services provider directly comparable to Megaagro — sells seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products to Uruguayan producers with field advisory support.

Broad incumbents

• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food company with significant grain origination and fertilizer operations in South America — overlaps Megaagro's grain trading and crop input distribution, but at global scale and with downstream processing.
• Yara International: Global nitrogen fertilizer producer with crop nutrition solutions — comparable to Megaagro's fertilizer input line and turnkey application services, though at vastly larger scale and as a producer rather than distributor.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: World's largest agricultural input retailer (Loveland Products, crop protection, fertilizers, digital agronomy) — directly comparable to Megaagro's inputs retail and advisory services, though operating in North America, Australia, and South America at much larger scale.
• Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC): Global merchandiser of agricultural commodities with strong South American origination — comparable to Megaagro's grain trading and livestock marketing lines, but operates at massive scale across many geographies.
• Cargill: Global agricultural commodities trader and animal nutrition producer — directly comparable to Megaagro's grain trading and livestock/feed subproduct activities, with massive South American presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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