Harvesting Latin America's agribusiness opportunity

Rising wealth, changing diets, and increased food consumption across the developing world are fueling a steady rise in demand for agricultural commodities such as sugar, soybeans, and meat.
Consequently, prospects for growers, ranchers, processors, and other agribusinesses in Argentina and Brazil—already agricultural giants—are blossoming.
However, some players can’t benefit fully, because their operations and organizations aren’t efficient enough. Moreover, some lack the financial sophistication needed to use new financing options.
By studying the practices of savvy local companies—both global powerhouses and smaller operations—other agribusinesses can learn to confront Latin America’s perennial challenges and gain insight into the evolution of agribusiness in the region.

Note: This article includes translations in Portuguese and Spanish.

Exhibit 1: Brazil and Argentina have large amounts of unused arable land.
Exhibit 2: Brazil and Argentina rank high in global trade and production of a number of agricultural products.
Exhibit 3: The cost of transporting soybeans to port is nearly twice as high in Brazil as in the United States.
Exhibit: Argentina’s dairy sector is more consolidated that its livestock sector.

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