Universal Grain Argentina S.A.

Company Description

Universal Grain Argentina is an Argentinean groUniversal Grain Argentina S.A.r and exporter of specialty crops for human consumption and the birdfeed industry.We are engaged in the production and marketing of grains, oilseeds and byproducts, with a special focus on niche products. We grow, process and trade a wide range of products such as canary seed, millet, linseed, sunflower seed, safflower, canola, buckwheat, sorghum, flint corn, moha, pop-corn, special seeds like chia and quinoa, and pulses such as edible beans, chickpeas and peas.
Our expertise covers the entire spectrum of the agricultural value chain. We are primary producers; we work with third-party growers in long-term agreements, we harvest and process the seeds for export, and coordinate the logistics from the farm to our customers’ facilities abroad.
Through our fiscally approved conditioning plants in General Lagos (province of Santa Fe) and Exaltación de la Cruz (Province of Buenos Aires) we are able to consolidate containers directly, allowing for a controlled and efficient export process of containerized specialty crops. We also have logistics capabilities in the Northern (Salta Province) and Southern (Necochea Port) parts of Argentina, covering the leading production regions in the country.
Aside from our focus in specialty crops, Universal Grain Argentina also operates in the traditional commodity market with soybean, corn, wheat, sunflower and sorghum, through export agreements with a long-standing customer base. All together we operate over a million tons annually.
From our trading desks in Rosario and Buenos Aires cities, we reach out to our customer base in the main consumer markets. We handle our Northern European operations with a support office of our own in Holland. We are a leading and well established supplier to the bird feeding industry leaders in Northern Europe.
Most recently, we have opened an office in Brazil to import directly ourselves, and better serve the most important consumer market in Latin America. Brazil’s complex local business dynamics requires having a local operation to take full advantage of its potential.