LDC in Brazil
LDC has a long history of agricultural products merchandising in Brazil, where it has been present for more than 80 years. The country is a key market for LDC, both in the merchandizing role that made our company a global force and in our strategy of embracing more of the value chain, moving further toward end consumers
Regional Highlights:
Our Operations
Home to some of the world’s most fertile and productive agricultural areas, Brazil is an essential part of the global agricultural market.
LDC is active in Brazil’s major agricultural products, originating, processing, storing, transporting, researching, customizing and distributing them for customers and consumers worldwide.
With major operations in coffee, cotton, grains, juice, oilseeds, rice and sugar, we are among the largest exporters in Brazil.
LDC employs approximately 11,000 people in some 70 Brazilian municipalities, where it operates more than 100 facilities ranging from citrus farms, warehouses, offices and processing plants to modern port and waterway terminals.
Our activities make a significant contribution to the country’s economic development.
Our Strategy
LDC is pursuing its strategy to move further downstream toward end consumers, diversifying revenue through value-added products.
Leveraging our position among Brazil’s largest soybean originators, processors and exporters, and our activities in cottonseed and groundnuts, we market our own brands of refined soybean oil (Vila Velha), cottonseed meal (Pagador) and peanut meal (Mandubi).
Our Brazilian citrus operations span the entire value chain, including orange, lemon and lime juice production for the not from concentrate (NFC) and frozen concentrate juice markets. We also market derivative products such as CPP (citrus pulp pellets), citrus fruit essential oils, and dry and washed peel.
Our Assets
The sheer scale of our operations in Brazil benefits both local farmers and our partners and customers. The relationships we have built with them over time are supported by our strategically located assets and extensive logistic network in the country, as well as our global trading and risk management capabilities.
Our assets in the country include processing plants, warehouses, transshipment and port terminals, as well as waterways and a fleet of pushers and fluvial barges. This network continues to grow as we invest to deliver products that meet the growing needs of our customers around the world.
Best-in-Class Market Insights
Our activities in Brazil are supported by a market intelligence produced by our highly experienced and trained teams operating in research, finance, logistics, execution and risk management. These teams provide accurate, timely support to the company’s trade and operating areas to enable agile and precise decision-making.
Our Heritage in Brazil
Present in the country for over 80 years, LDC has a long history of agricultural trading in Brazil
Headquarters
1355 Brigadeiro Faria Lima Ave, 13º Floor – Pinheiros
Sao Paulo (SP)
Zip code: 01452-919
Phone number: (11) 3039-6700
