City: Rio Verde, Goias, Brazil

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. Ranked 3rd nationally in grain production.

Companies:

ADM

Decal (ethanol)

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

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Rio Verde Ag Business News

	SEPT 07: Green Revolution on the Cerrado
	MAR 07: Agrishow Comigo 27- 30 March - (port)
	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:

	Map of Goiás
	Land prices Rio Verde region
	Hotel in Rio Verde (p)
	Photos Doug Ferrell's Farm