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updated: 31-Aug-08

State of Goiás

Rio Verde

 

 

 

Where is Rio Verde?

Two and half hours (220km) southwest of Goiânia by car.

Economic Base: Agribusiness.

One of the most productive ag areas in Brazil hosting several multinational food processing companies. Ranked number 2 in exports in the State of Goiás in 2005.  R
anked 3rd nationally in grain production.

 

Companies:

ADM

Bunge (p)

Cargill

Comigo (p)

Decal (ethanol)

Perdigão

 

 

Perdigão Plant:

  • 3,400 hogs/day

  • 320.000 chickens/day

  • slaughter, pack, distribute nationwide and export.

Comigo (p)

Agribusinesses and Rural Producers of Southeast Goiás

  • Coop Members - 3,883

  • Employees  - 1,647

  • Soy crushing:  3,500 mt/day

  • Soybean oil processing: 150 mt/day

  • Fertilizer production: 100 t/h

  • Feed plant:  40 ton/hr

  • Soap factory:  20 tons/day

  • Milk processing: 120,000 liters/day

  • Salt process: 36 tons/day

  • Cotton Gin: 7,500 arroba/day

  • Seed plant: 180,000 sacks/year

Perdigão Plant Rio Verde, Goias, Brazil

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Rio Verde Ag Business News
 

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SEPT 07: Green Revolution on the Cerrado
 

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MAR 07:  Agrishow Comigo 27- 30 March - (port)
 

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DEC 06: County officials try to put a limit to amount of land that can be planted in sugarcane.  Soybean based industries fear shortage of supply and increased prices.

 

Crop

Area

Production
(mt)

Productivity
 
(kg/ha)

Beans

3.200

 5.880

1.950

Corn

31.000

132.000

5.300

Cotton

4.200

10.700

2.500

Rice

4.500

4.500

1.000

Sorghum

65.000

97.000

1.500

Soybeans

265.000

 715.500

2.700

IBGE/ Rio Verde-GO.

 

 

 


More Rio Verde:
 

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Map of Goiás

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Land prices Rio Verde region

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Hotel in Rio Verde (p)

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Photos Doug Ferrell's Farm

 

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