Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Brazil
Every service serving Brazil in one place: cold and ambient storage, freight, logistics, customs, inspection, treatment and distribution.
Brazil marketStorage providers
Cold and ambient storage providers in BrazilLargest temperature-controlled storage and logistics company in Latin America and the Caribbean per GCCA rankings, with a network of around 110 cold storage warehouses in 11 countries.
Brazilian refrigerated logistics company operating around 40 temperature-controlled units across Brazil, with services including storage, blast freezing, cross-docking and refrigerated transport.
Operates one of the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse networks, with more than 480 facilities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific offering frozen, refrigerated and multi-zone storage plus blast freezing.
Owns and operates around 250 temperature-controlled warehouses worldwide, including 19 sites across Australia and New Zealand positioned near ports and major distribution centres.
Japanese logistics group offering warehouse storage and distribution including a cold chain logistics service alongside general ambient warehousing. It operates in Japan and internationally, including bases in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Operates a frozen storage and distribution unit in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, with about 10,000 tons of static capacity and up to 20,000 tons of monthly throughput serving a 300 kilometer radius. Part of Grupo BMG, the unit holds BRCGS Storage and Distribution Grade A certification and has operated in Uberlandia for more than 50 years.
Third party logistics operator founded in 1979 and based in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, providing frozen, chilled and dry storage plus temperature controlled regional distribution and last mile delivery for food and agribusiness clients across Santa Catarina, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul.
Cold chain warehousing operator founded in 1978 that stores and distributes perishable products under controlled temperature, with operating units including Curitiba and Porto Alegre among its network across the South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil.
Cold chain logistics operator based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, offering refrigerated and frozen storage, dry storage positions, cold chamber rental, and refrigerated transport for food industry clients across Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, in operation for more than 15 years.
Operates a food distribution center in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo state, with more than 11,000 square meters of built area including a dedicated 1,000 square meter cold chamber for chilled product storage.
Cold storage and logistics operator whose Chapeco, Santa Catarina unit opened in 1994 to serve local agroindustry, part of a small group that also runs refrigerated storage units in Irani, Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro.
Founded in 1953, Arfrio operates 13 refrigerated warehouse units across Brazil including facilities in the port cities of Santos, Itajai, Recife and Rio de Janeiro, offering frozen and chilled storage with 24 hour operations and SAP-integrated cold chain management.
Movecta, rebranded in 2023 from the 70 year old Localfrio, operates a bonded terminal and general warehouse at the Port of Santos with 500 reefer plugs, a CLIA terminal near the Port of Itajai able to inspect up to 800 tons of chilled cargo daily, and a bonded area at Suape port.
Marimex operates a bonded terminal at the Port of Santos covering roughly 102,500 square meters of yard and warehouse space, providing 24 hour general cargo handling, customs clearance and cold storage in both chilled and frozen regimes for agricultural exports.
TCP operates the container terminal at the Port of Paranagua with what it describes as the largest reefer container yard in Latin America, offering more than 5,200 plugged outlets for frozen and chilled protein cargo destined for Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
CAP Logistica Frigorificada, operating since 1998, runs a frozen storage unit less than 5 kilometers from the Port of Paranagua with refrigerated chambers holding 6,000 pallet positions plus a covered tent for 3,500 tons, and holds SIF 108 certification including Halal-approved lines.
Aurora da Amazonia operates the first EADI inland customs station, known as Porto Seco, in the Manaus industrial pole, providing bonded ambient warehousing and cargo movement services for goods entering and leaving the Manaus Free Trade Zone.
Multiterminais Alfandegados do Brasil operates the MultiRio and MultiCar terminals at the Port of Rio de Janeiro along with a general bonded warehouse (Armazem Geral) and a CLIA dry port, handling storage and customs clearance for general cargo.
Rocha operates the Porto Seco Rocha dry port unit 7 kilometers from the Port of Sao Francisco do Sul, with a 120,000 square meter bonded area, three warehouses totaling 21,500 square meters of covered space for general cargo and steel products import and export.
Logistics providers
Logistics providers in BrazilKLN Logistics Group (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) is a Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider offering air, ocean and land freight, integrated logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfilment and cold chain solutions across Asia and beyond.
Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered global freight forwarding and contract logistics provider offering ocean and air freight, warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage and temperature-controlled cold chain logistics for perishable goods.
DHL Supply Chain, part of Germany-headquartered DHL Group, is the world's leading contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, distribution and temperature-controlled cold chain solutions for perishables and life sciences.
Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, customs support and supply chain solutions across roughly 57 countries.
CJ Logistics is a Seoul-headquartered integrated logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, parcel delivery and IoT-enabled cold chain solutions for frozen, chilled and temperature-controlled goods.
Melbourne-headquartered logistics provider offering integrated supply chain, warehousing (including ambient, cold chain and frozen storage), transport and customs services across a network spanning around 150 countries.
Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics group operating in over 90 countries with air, sea, road and rail freight, contract logistics and temperature-controlled cold chain services for perishables and healthcare.
Marseille-headquartered logistics provider (part of CMA CGM, having absorbed Bolloré Logistics under one brand) operating in around 170 countries with contract logistics, air/ocean/ground freight, customs and reefer/perishables cold chain services.
Levallois (France)-headquartered full-service logistics company operating in around 166 countries with freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution/express and temperature-controlled cold chain capabilities.
Abu Dhabi-headquartered logistics and investment group whose businesses include Agility Logistics Parks (Grade-A warehousing), Shipa freight forwarding, delivery and e-commerce fulfilment, and customs digitalization across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
GXO Logistics is a publicly traded (NYSE: GXO) contract logistics company that operates temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing and distribution services, including for food and beverage manufacturers, with its global headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.
ID Logistics US is the United States operating entity of ID Logistics, a French-headquartered global contract logistics group; it was formed from ID Logistics' 2022 acquisition of Kane Logistics and provides warehousing, omnichannel distribution, and multi-temperature site operations from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
SuperFrio operates 40 temperature-controlled logistics units across Brazil with a fleet of about 500 trucks, offering refrigerated transport, multi-temperature warehousing, fractional distribution and cross-docking for the food sector, headquartered in Ribeirao Preto and Barueri, Sao Paulo state.
Founded in 1996, Comfrio is one of the largest cold chain logistics operators in Brazil, operating multi-temperature distribution centers nationwide including a Triangulo Mineiro hub in Uberlandia with about 32,000 cubic meters of storage, and offering freezing, cold recovery and physical distribution services for food clients.
Arfrio has operated refrigerated and frozen product warehousing in Brazil for more than 70 years, running 13 units nationwide including facilities in Santos and Itajai, with 24-hour cold storage operations, order picking and SAP-based traceability for domestic and export food logistics.
Brasil Cold Storage runs refrigerated and dry warehousing, picking, cross-docking and container terminal operations in the Baixada Santista region around the Port of Santos, providing export qualification services and nationwide refrigerated transport for food cargo.
Taff Brasil has more than 20 years of experience in cold chain food logistics, running 18 operational bases and six distribution centers across Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other states, offering dedicated and fractional refrigerated transport, warehousing and cross-docking with real-time temperature monitoring under ANVISA rules.
Founded in 1999, Rodoviario Teixeira Logistica has 25 years of experience transporting refrigerated and frozen cargo nationwide from its Recife, Pernambuco base, offering cross-docking, dedicated distribution and palletizing with a maintained multi-class refrigerated fleet.
Kanejo Logistica operates five refrigerated logistics units in southeastern Brazil, including bases in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, providing door-to-door refrigerated and frozen cargo transport, cold storage chambers, warehousing and cross-docking with real-time temperature monitoring.
JSL, headquartered in Sao Paulo and founded in 1964, is Brazil's largest road logistics group, running a fleet of about 26,000 vehicles and offering cargo transportation, warehousing and urban distribution alongside commodity logistics serving agribusiness clients, projecting over 105 million tonnes moved in 2025.
Joanini Transporte e Logistica, based in Itatiba, Sao Paulo state, runs a refrigerated fleet fitted with Thermo King SLXi 400 units and multi-sensor temperature monitoring, offering nationwide dedicated and less-than-truckload transport, palletizing and labeling for perishable food, dairy and pharmaceutical cargo.
Movecta, the rebranded successor to Localfrio which operated for over 70 years, runs the only cold storage customs terminal at the Port of Santos with 82,500 square meters of bonded warehouse area and 5 cold chambers, plus integrated logistics and foreign trade services at Santos, Itajai and Suape.
Refrigerated logistics operator founded in 1998 and headquartered in Paranagua, Parana, running an owned refrigerated fleet plus contracted carriers across Brazil's South and Southeast regions, moving up to 30,000 tons per month with about 12,000 tons of combined cold storage capacity near the port of Paranagua.
Road freight carrier with over 20 years in the market, headquartered in Guaramirim, Santa Catarina, operating directly at the port of Navegantes with a branch office in Itajai handling T1 tariff cargo on 24 hour delivery windows, moving frozen meat and wood export shipments through the Portonave terminal.
Customs brokerage founded in 1991 and headquartered in Itajai, Santa Catarina, handling import and export clearance nationally from Brazil's second largest port complex.
River and road cargo operator headquartered in Manaus with operational bases in Belem, Porto Velho, Santarem and Macapa, running single and double hull barges with pusher tugs plus truck mounted cranes to move general freight, vehicles, soybeans, corn, sugar, minerals and oversized machinery along the Solimoes-Amazonas waterway.
Road freight carrier headquartered in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, hauling sugar, cotton, soybeans, corn, bran, fertilizers, iron ore and limestone along Centre-West corridors that feed Brazil's export ports.
Bulk cargo port operator headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, running grain and fertilizer terminals at the port of Rio Grande with roughly 320,000 tons of combined static storage across two industrial units, a 200,000 ton facility at Imbituba and about 120,000 tons in Porto Alegre, loading and unloading agricultural grains, fertilizers, timber logs and wood pellets.
Fruit export and logistics operator based in Petrolina, Pernambuco, in the Sao Francisco valley fruit corridor, a member of the ABRAFRUTAS fruit exporters association, running packing and export logistics for Tahiti lime, mango, grape, ginger and Hass avocado under IFS Food, Rainforest Alliance, HACCP and Fairtrade certifications.
Regional freight carrier headquartered in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, operating 4 service hubs and 12 service units with more than 65 vehicles and 130 employees, covering all of Santa Catarina and Parana plus greater Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre, Erechim and Caxias do Sul for fractional and full truckload cargo including chemicals, machinery and equipment.
Third party logistics operator headquartered in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, holding an official Armazem Geral general warehouse registration under Decree 1.102 of 1903, with more than 20 years in business providing storage, cross docking, order fulfillment and WMS managed inventory operations.
Portuguese logistics and freight forwarding group headquartered in Maia near Porto, offering customs brokerage, temperature-controlled pharmaceutical distribution, warehousing and international air and sea freight, with a branch office in Faro and its own network across Africa and Latin America.
Freight forwarders
Freight forwarders in BrazilKuehne+Nagel is a global freight forwarder offering sea and air logistics, customs, and dedicated cold chain and perishables services across close to 100 countries.
DSV is a Denmark-based global transport and logistics provider offering sea freight, air freight, customs, and project logistics across more than 90 countries.
Expeditors International is a US-based logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo through a global network in over 100 countries.
Sinotrans is a China-based logistics group and major NVOCC offering sea and air freight forwarding, shipping agency, and multimodal logistics from Chinese ports worldwide.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is a Germany-based freight forwarder operating in 62 countries with a dedicated perishable logistics arm offering temperature-controlled and reefer transport for food, flowers and edible oils.
Dimerco Express Group is a Taiwan-based, Asia-Pacific-focused freight forwarder providing air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, and contract logistics across China, India and ASEAN.
Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, perishable logistics and project logistics across more than 50 countries.
Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered freight forwarder offering air and ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, and cold chain logistics with reefer container and chilled/frozen air options for perishables.
CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM company headquartered in France, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and dedicated reefer and air-perishables cold chain services across around 170 countries.
Kerry Logistics (KLN Logistics Group) is a Hong Kong-headquartered, Asia-based global 3PL offering international air, ocean, road and rail freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project logistics and cold chain services across 58 countries and territories.
Rhenus Logistics is a Germany-headquartered logistics provider offering air and ocean freight forwarding, road transport, customs brokerage and project logistics across more than 70 countries.
C.H. Robinson is a US-headquartered global logistics provider offering ocean, air, customs brokerage, temperature-controlled and project logistics services with regional Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai.
Mainfreight is a New Zealand-headquartered logistics company providing air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage and dedicated perishable freight handling across a network of offices in 27 countries.
cargo-partner is an Austria-headquartered info-logistics provider and Nippon Express Group member offering air, sea and land freight, warehousing and cold-chain transport for perishables, with its Asia-Pacific regional head office in Hong Kong.
Seafrigo is a France-headquartered cold-chain logistics specialist providing temperature-controlled ocean freight, airfreight, customs and reefer-container services for perishable goods across offices on five continents.
Röhlig Logistics is a Germany-headquartered, owner-run international sea and air freight forwarder offering customs brokerage, project logistics and temperature-controlled/perishable cargo handling across more than 35 countries including Australia and New Zealand.
Woodland Group is a UK-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and temperature-controlled reefer logistics for perishable goods from its office in Hayes, Middlesex.
Europa Worldwide Group is a UK freight and logistics company that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and project cargo forwarding from its head office in Dartford, Kent.
Cool Cargo UK is a Hounslow-based freight forwarder that provides temperature-controlled air freight and reefer sea freight for perishable and pharmaceutical goods.
Gateway Cargo is a Kent-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight and customs clearance services from its head office in Strood, with an additional customs office at the port of London Gateway.
Hemisphere Freight Services is a UK freight forwarder with a branch at Skelmersdale near the Port of Liverpool, offering ocean, air, road and project freight forwarding, customs clearance, and handling of reefer cargo.
AIT Worldwide Logistics is a freight forwarder headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, offering ocean freight, air freight, and customs clearance services alongside a dedicated cold chain logistics service for temperature-controlled shipments, including produce.
LAG Cargo is a Sao Paulo based international cargo agent and licensed customs broker that arranges air freight through Guarulhos airport alongside FCL, LCL and reefer container ocean freight, with in-house customs clearance.
Allog Group is a Sao Paulo headquartered, IATA accredited international cargo agent operating since 2001 across ocean, air and road freight, customs clearance and project cargo, with a published air perishables practice moving refrigerated meat, fruit, ginger and pharmaceutical shipments through Guarulhos and Viracopos airports.
DC Logistics Brasil is a Brazilian freight forwarder founded in 1994 with a dedicated air transport division, a pharma vertical handling GDP compliant healthcare shipments, and a published practice in perishable air cargo out of its Sao Paulo and Campinas offices.
SEA-AIR Cargo, the trading name of CAS Agenciamento Internacional Ltda, is a Sao Paulo based international freight agent on Avenida Paulista offering air freight, ocean freight, combined sea and air multimodal routing, and dangerous goods handling for import and export shipments.
Air Cargo Recife has operated as a cargo agent since 1993, headquartered in Recife with its own offices inside the airport cargo terminals (TECA) in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, handling general cargo, dangerous goods, chemicals and perishable cargo by air around the clock.
Fermac Cargo is a Campinas based air cargo agent operating out of the Viracopos International Airport cargo terminal since 2013 and is a listed Abrafrutas member, having coordinated more than 50 fruit export flights and fresh fish shipments to the United States.
Careship Global Forwarder Ltda is a Guarulhos headquartered international cargo agent founded in 2017, located near Guarulhos International Airport, handling air and ocean import and export shipments through a network of international agent partners.
FCA Log operates as an NVOCC and freight forwarder at the Port of Santos, running its own bonded Eudmarco terminal for container and loose cargo customs operations. The company is IATA certified and a JC Trans member, coordinating sea, air and road freight for import and export shipments.
Excel Santos is an NVOCC and customs brokerage based in Santos with a Sao Paulo branch, running international ocean and air forwarding, project cargo and a licensed despachante aduaneiro practice for import and export clearance.
DeckLog is a Santos based logistics operator handling LCL and FCL container transport near the Port of Santos, including temperature controlled transport for perishable and pharmaceutical cargo and Redex bonded terminal operations. Its office is at Av. Conselheiro Nebias 756 in the Helbor Offices Vila Rica complex.
Allink is a neutral NVOCC consolidator handling FCL, LCL and air cargo out of Santos with connections across 76 countries, around 160 employees and roughly 8,000 LCL shipments a year. It offers bonded pre carriage to Santos, cargo insurance and customs brokerage support, and is a Worldwide Alliance member with an A+ tax compliance rating.
New Hub is a neutral NVOCC freight forwarder headquartered at Rua Santa Cruz 2105 in Vila Mariana, Sao Paulo, with additional offices in Belo Horizonte and Itajai. It handles FCL and LCL ocean freight and air cargo, and is one of only three Brazilian companies affiliated with the DFA, E-Freight, E-CW and CGLI LCL Plus Division networks.
NavCargo Logistics is a family owned freight forwarder and IATA certified cargo agent based in Guarulhos at Av. Salgado Filho 2120, handling NVOCC ocean freight (FCL and LCL), air freight and customs clearance, including special regimes such as drawback and temporary admission and pharmaceutical cargo handling.
Marimex is a Santos based integrated logistics group combining freight forwarding, NVOCC and bonded terminal operations, with a 102,000 square meter bonded yard and warehouse and branches in Sao Paulo, Campinas and Belo Horizonte. It runs a 350 vehicle fleet, handles FCL and LCL ocean freight, air freight to over 3,000 destinations, and cold storage for refrigerated and frozen agricultural products, holding ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, IATA and OEA credentials.
Customs brokers
Customs brokers in BrazilLivingston International is a customs broker offering customs clearance, trade consulting, and freight forwarding. It operates from around 100 networked offices across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Descartes Systems Group provides customs and regulatory compliance solutions, including customs declarations, security filings, Harmonized System classification, denied party screening, and export compliance. It serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Despachante aduaneiro with offices in São Paulo, Santos, Campinas, Guarulhos and border points, handling import and export clearance with RADAR enablement and systems integrated to Siscomex, Mantra and TEC Eletrônica.
Customs brokerage headquartered in São Paulo serving the Santos market, offering RADAR import and export habilitation, Siscomex enablement and customs clearance at Brazil's main ports and airports.
Customs broker and NVOCC headquartered in Santos with a Sao Paulo branch, offering RADAR qualification, drawback and ex-tarifario processing alongside import and export clearance.
Customs brokerage operating in Paranaguá for over 20 years, providing import and export clearance and advisory on special customs regimes including drawback, temporary admission and bonded warehousing.
Customs brokerage with over 15 years of operation headquartered in Paranaguá, also covering the ports of Itajaí, Navegantes and São Francisco do Sul, handling DI, DSI, CI document processing tracked directly through Siscomex.
Comissaria de despacho aduaneiro based in Recife Antigo with more than 30 years in the market, offering RADAR habilitation, import and export clearance, tariff classification and exchange closing services.
Customs brokerage operating over 20 years across São Paulo, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitória, Paranaguá, Itajaí and Navegantes, providing RADAR system registration, Siscomex import and export operation and full import and export clearance.
Customs clearance firm based in the Edificio dos Despachantes Aduaneiros in Recife, offering Siscomex operating authorization, import and export clearance, fiscal classification and special customs regime advisory.
Customs and tax advisory firm founded in 1991 and headquartered in Vitória, operating five foreign trade offices across Brazil to manage customs clearance, tax advisory and integrated logistics for import and export operations.
Customs clearance and consulting company established in Fortaleza roughly 10 years ago, handling import and export dispatch, goods classification, tax payment processing and local representation with partners in São Paulo, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte.
Export agents
Export agents in BrazilDarling Group grows, packs and exports fresh produce, connecting growers with global buyers through subsidiaries covering citrus, avocados and distribution across Australasia. Its produce includes avocados, citrus, blueberries, kiwifruit and mangoes.
Matipou Exports markets and exports New Zealand apples, combining fruit from its own packhouse with supply from other growers and packers. It handles Royal Gala, Premium Gala and NZ Queen varieties for export and domestic distribution.
T&G Global grows, markets and exports fresh produce, working with growers and distributors to sell in more than 60 countries. It is a major apple exporter with premium brands including Envy and Jazz, alongside kiwifruit and vegetables.
Freshmax is a full-service produce marketer that sources, imports and exports fresh produce around the Pacific Rim, supplying customers on six continents. It handles apples, pears, avocados, bananas, berries, cherries, citrus, table grapes and durian, and develops proprietary varieties.
Eco-Fruits is a Hanoi-based tropical fruit exporter that sources from Vietnamese growers and its own farms, then exports to wholesalers in around 60 markets. It handles banana, durian, coconut, mango, dragon fruit and avocado, plus processed fruit, nuts and spices.
Salix Fruits is a global fruit import and export company working with more than 80 producers across 18 countries and serving around 400 customers in 57 countries. It trades apples, citrus, pears, grapes and other fruit, and provides logistics and documentation support.
Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Ltd is a Scottish shellfish processor that harvests, processes and distributes scallops, langoustine, crab and whelk from its Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire facility to customers worldwide.
Associated Seafoods Limited is the Scottish parent company of Lossie Seafoods and Moray Seafoods, processing smoked salmon and shellfish at sites in Buckie and Arbroath for customers around the world.
Amaggi is a Brazilian grain and fiber group founded in 1977, headquartered in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. Its Commodities division buys and sells soy and corn through offices in Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Paraguay and China, working with about 6,000 rural producers and trading over 22 million tons of grain a year.
Caramuru Alimentos, founded in 1964 and headquartered in Itumbiara, Goias, is a Brazilian soybean, corn, sunflower and canola processor. It exports soybeans, soybean meal, oil and lecithin, with industrial units, warehouses and terminals across Goias, Parana, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Para and Amapa.
Comexim is a Brazilian green coffee exporter headquartered in Santos, Sao Paulo, operating in coffee buying, processing and export for 50 years. Its warehouse in Ouro Fino, Minas Gerais, holds up to 250,000 bags with roughly 15,582 square meters of storage, shipping Arabica and Robusta coffee to more than a dozen countries.
Minerva Foods, headquartered in Barretos, Sao Paulo, is a leading South American beef exporter also active in processed meat and lamb. The group runs 26 cattle plants, 3 processed food plants and 14 distribution centers across Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia, and sells to more than 100 countries.
Copersucar, headquartered in Sao Paulo, is a Brazilian cooperative-owned sugar and ethanol commercialization company integrating logistics, storage and export for member sugar and ethanol mills. It exported more than 700 million liters of ethanol in the 2019 to 2020 harvest and ships sugar internationally through its Alvean trading partnership.
Cooxupe, founded in 1932 and headquartered in Guaxupe, Minas Gerais, is Brazil's largest coffee cooperative with more than 15,000 members across 126 municipalities in the Sul de Minas, Cerrado Mineiro and Vale do Rio Pardo regions. It exports Arabica coffee to 49 countries, with exports accounting for more than 60 percent of its activity.
CJ Selecta, registered in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, is a Brazilian soybean processor originating conventional and non-GMO soybeans across Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Bahia and Tocantins. It manufactures high-protein soy meal and derived ingredients for the animal feed industry, sold both domestically and for export.
Marfrig Global Foods, headquartered in Sao Paulo, is a Brazilian beef processor and one of the world's largest hamburger patty producers. It runs 33 production units across 22 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and the United States, and exports beef and processed beef products to more than 100 countries.
Raizen, headquartered in Sao Paulo, is Brazil's largest sugarcane ethanol producer and also produces and exports crystal, VHP and organic sugar. The company operates sugarcane processing units across Brazil and commercializes ethanol and sugar to international markets alongside operations in Argentina and Paraguay.
Grower and exporter of table grapes and mangoes from Brazil's Sao Francisco Valley, marketed under the Suemi brand to domestic and international wholesale and retail buyers, holding certifications covering social responsibility, environmental impact and workplace safety.
Grower and exporter of seedless table grapes, including Sable, Sweet Celebration, Sugar Crisp and Autumn Crisp varieties, from farms and cold storage facilities in Petrolina, Pernambuco and Casa Nova, Bahia, holding HACCP and SMETA certifications.
Grower and exporter of mangoes (600 hectares) and table grapes (120 hectares) from a more than 1,000 hectare operation at Fazenda Fortaleza in Casa Nova, Bahia, in the Sao Francisco Valley, holding Rainforest Alliance, SPRING and Fair Trade certifications and operating 3,500 square meters of cold storage.
Brazil's leading grower and exporter of melons and watermelons, founded in 1995 and based in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, also producing mangoes, grapes and pineapples, exporting fresh fruit mainly to Europe and increasingly to the United States and China under a regenerative agriculture model.
Global orange juice producer and exporter headquartered in Matao, Sao Paulo, operating the world's largest orange juice processing plant with capacity to process over 16,000 tonnes of oranges per day, and holding roughly 25 percent of the global orange juice export market and 45 percent of the Brazilian domestic market.
Orange juice producer and exporter founded in 1967, headquartered in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, processing approximately 1.8 million tonnes of fruit per year across five processing plants in Brazil, and one of Brazil's three leading citrus juice exporters via the CitrusBR industry association.
Cashew nut processor and exporter founded in 1962 and based in Fortaleza, Ceara, producing whole cashew nuts, shell byproducts and cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), and holding FSSC 22000 food safety certification.
Brazil nut processor and exporter operating since 1966 under the Mutran family, based in the Pratinha district of Belem, Para, sourcing nuts from extractivist and indigenous communities in northern Para, Rio Negro and Xingu, and a member of ABNC, Brazil's nuts and chestnuts industry association.
Melon grower and exporter founded in 2000 in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, a pioneer in exporting Brazilian melons to Asian markets, and a member of the ABRAFRUTAS fruit exporters association.
Fruit trading and export company based in Sanguinhal, Bombarral, Portugal, growing and packing Rocha pears, Gala apples, stone fruit and table grapes since 1983, and exporting to more than 20 countries including Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
COFCO International is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and serves as the overseas agriculture trading arm of COFCO Corporation, buying, processing and distributing grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee and cotton through warehouses, port terminals and processing plants in more than 30 countries.
Alvean is a sugar trading company with its Geneva trading hub at Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 4, Grand-Lancy, Switzerland, specializing in origination, commercialization and trading of raw and white sugar for bulk and bagged shipment by container and vessel, with staff across nine countries.
Sucafina SA is a coffee merchant headquartered at Place de Saint-Gervais 1 in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1977, sourcing green coffee from origin countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia and supplying roasters worldwide through washing stations and farmer certification programs.
ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland and operates as a soft commodity trading group in coffee, cocoa and cotton, sourcing from more than 40 producing countries and running a dedicated risk management unit, ECOM Risk Management, for hedging and client risk advisory.
Inspection and certification
Inspection and certification bodies in BrazilSGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company with a dedicated fresh produce service group. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. certification, pesticide residue and laboratory testing, and agricultural commodity inspection through a worldwide laboratory network.
Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification group whose food and agriculture division covers GLOBALG.A.P. and food safety certification. Its BVAQ agri-food laboratories in Southeast Asia perform pesticide residue and contaminant testing on fruits and vegetables for export markets.
Intertek is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body operating in over 100 countries. Its fruit and vegetable services include microbiological, residue and contaminant testing plus organic food testing for fresh produce supply chains.
Control Union is a Netherlands-based certification and inspection group present in over 80 countries. It offers GLOBALG.A.P. and organic certification, commodity inspection, laboratory testing, and fumigation services across agricultural supply chains.
Eurofins Scientific operates a network of laboratories across 60-plus countries and is a leader in pesticide residue testing. Its food and feed laboratories test fruits and vegetables against maximum residue levels for export markets such as the EU, US and Japan.
Mérieux NutriSciences runs a global network of ISO 17025 accredited food laboratories. It provides multi-residue pesticide testing and other food safety analyses on fruits, vegetables and other matrices for regulatory compliance.
NSF is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body for agriculture and aquaculture producers. It runs an extensive global food safety audit network and offers farm certification schemes including GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody.
Ecocert is a France-based certification body operating in more than 130 countries, best known for organic agriculture certification. It also certifies producers to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standard.
TÜV Rheinland is a Germany-based testing and certification group operating in over 70 countries. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody certification for fruit, vegetable and crop producers.
TÜV SÜD PSB operates ISO 17025 accredited food testing laboratories in Singapore recognized by the Singapore Food Agency. It offers chemical, pesticide residue and microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products.
MAPA and INMETRO accredited organic certification body founded in 1982 in Botucatu, Sao Paulo, operating a branch office in Rio de Janeiro. Certifies to IFOAM, USDA NOP and Demeter standards and, since joining the QIMA group, also offers GLOBALG.A.P. certification.
MAPA-accredited organic certification body based in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, part of the international Ecocert group. Certifies agricultural producers and processors to Brazilian organic regulation and sustainable agriculture standards.
Brazilian operation of the SGS testing, inspection and certification group, offering pre-shipment inspection, cargo and vessel inspection at Brazilian ports including Santos, plus food and residue laboratory testing for exporters.
Brazilian arm of the Bureau Veritas testing, inspection and certification group, formed from the integration of Inspectorate and Schutter into its Agri and Portuaria division. Operates at 12 Brazilian ports and terminals and runs seven MAPA-accredited grain laboratories, including at Paranagua, Vitoria and Sao Francisco do Sul, alongside GLOBALG.A.P. certification services.
Brazilian operation of the Intertek inspection group, headquartered in Santos, Sao Paulo, offering agricultural pre-shipment inspection and phytosanitary fumigation treatment for quarantine purposes in compliance with MAPA requirements.
MAPA-accredited organic certification body operating as OIA Brasil since 2002, headquartered in Botucatu, Sao Paulo with an office in Goiania. Certifies organic conformity to Brazilian, US, EU, Japanese, Canadian and Swiss standards and also certifies good agricultural practices under the GLOBALG.A.P. protocol.
INMETRO-accredited food testing laboratory of the Eurofins group in Brazil, based in Rio Comprido, Rio de Janeiro. Performs residue and contaminant analysis in plant and processed food matrices, soil, water and pollinator matrices under Good Laboratory Practice.
Government food technology institute in Campinas, Sao Paulo, whose Center for Food Science and Quality and specialized units in meat, dairy, cereal and packaging testing hold CGCRE ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation (CRL0259) since 2007. Anvisa-credentialed since 2017 for fiscal and monitoring analysis of food and packaging.
MAPA and INMETRO accredited organic conformity assessment body based in Curitiba, Parana, part of the Institute of Technology of Parana (Tecpar). Certifies primary agricultural and animal production and processing, authorizing use of the Organic Brazil Seal.
Fumigation and treatment
Fumigation and treatment providers in BrazilFumigation and expurgo provider based at the Port of Paranagua, treating containers, silos, warehouses and ship holds with round the clock service for cargo in transit.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Rio Grande, this fumigation operator treats containers, tarpaulin chambers, ships and silos, and holds GAFTA, FOSFA and ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification with offices in Paranagua, Santos and Belem.
Headquartered in Santos at Rua General Camara 141, this provider performs heat treatment of wood packaging at 56 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, methyl bromide and phosphine fumigation, CO2 fumigation and ship pest inspection, coordinating condemned wood destruction with MAPA.
Based in Porto Alegre at Voluntarios da Patria 2709, this operator fumigates silos, warehouses and containers with aluminum phosphide for stored grains including rice, wheat, corn, sorghum, oats, malt and barley, and issues export certification.
Operating at Praia do Caju 135 in Rio de Janeiro under MAPA registration BR-RJ 035, this company fumigates containers, hermetic silos, ship holds and canvas chambers and issues NIMF 15 (ISPM 15) phytosanitary certification with 24 hour service.
Operating since 1994 from Estrada BR 116 Km 395 in Camaqua, Rio Grande do Sul, this company performs phosphine and methyl bromide fumigation of grain, wood and derivatives and issues NIMF 15 phytosanitary certification for wooden packaging serving southern Brazil.
Headquartered at BR 471 Km 121.7 in Santa Cruz do Sul, this operator fumigates containers, canvas chambers, ship holds and hermetic silos with MAPA registered fumigant gases across Rio Grande do Sul, also serving tobacco processing clients.
Founded in 2012 and based in Sao Jose dos Campos, this pest control company added phytosanitary treatment in 2022, applying portable chamber heat treatment to wooden packaging in compliance with NIMF 15 and ISPM 15, and is the only MAPA registered treatment provider in the Vale do Paraiba region.
Distributors
Distributors in BrazilFoodservice distributor serving Sao Paulo state through the Irmaos Avelino (founded 1991), Mariusso (1992) and Vinhais (1985) brands, delivering ambient, refrigerated and frozen products in single multi-temperature runs to restaurants, hotels, bakeries and hospitals.
Wholesale frozen food distributor with over 30 years in the Sao Paulo and Greater ABC market, supplying frozen potatoes, breaded onion rings, vegetables and fruit pulp to bars, restaurants, hotels and industrial kitchens, registered under CNPJ 74.455.916/0001-72.
Fruit importer and wholesaler operating since 2004 as a permissionario at the CEAGESP wholesale terminal in Vila Leopoldina, Sao Paulo, box 71 of Pavilion HFB, with a documented import history of fresh fruit from South America.
Frozen fish and seafood importer and distributor based in Osasco in the Sao Paulo metropolitan region, sourcing desalted cod, salmon, squid and shrimp from Europe, Asia and South America for restaurants, supermarket chains and wholesale resellers using its own delivery fleet.
Food service distributor based in Votorantim, Sao Paulo state, operating a 13,000 square meter cold storage facility for frozen and refrigerated goods and its own delivery fleet, supplying bakeries, hotels, pizzerias and supermarket chains across the state.
Produce wholesaler operating from the CEASA-RJ wholesale market in Iraja, Rio de Janeiro, with a public counter at pavilion 33 and a separate distribution center at pavilion 300, running a refrigerated truck fleet to supply retailers across Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo state.
Fruit, vegetable and grain wholesaler and sorting center that has operated at the CEASA-RJ market in Iraja, Rio de Janeiro for over six decades, occupying pavilion 31, boxes 33 to 46, and supplying supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and industrial kitchens.
Frozen and refrigerated food distributor operating for 29 years from Rua Theodoro Locker in the CIC Norte III industrial district of Curitiba, supplying potatoes, chicken, fruit pulp, meat and fish to bars, restaurants, pizzerias, bakeries and school canteens with its own refrigerated fleet.
Wholesale food distributor based in Fortaleza serving the metropolitan region, supplying frozen products, refrigerated meats, confectionery ingredients and packaging supplies to bakeries, confectioners and restaurants across Ceara state through an online ordering platform.
Packaging suppliers
Packaging suppliers in BrazilSmurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.
Thailand-headquartered multinational packaging company producing corrugated and paper packaging, foodservice packaging, and fresh-produce solutions, including modified-atmosphere OptiBreath films used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
India's largest flexible packaging materials company, headquartered in Noida. Manufactures BOPP, BOPET and CPP packaging films (including metallized and barrier grades) used for food, beverage, pharma and industrial packaging, with manufacturing plants across four continents.
Amcor is a global packaging company that produces flexible and barrier films, folding cartons, and specialty packaging for food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods, including fresh-produce, meat, and dairy applications.
Huhtamaki is a global food-packaging manufacturer producing moulded-fibre trays and punnets, flexible films, paperboard, and foodservice packaging, including packaging used for fresh produce and food-on-the-shelf.
Wood export packaging manufacturer based in Diadema, Sao Paulo, operating since 1978. Produces pallets, crates and cradles with ISPM 15 phytosanitary treatment homologated by MAPA and FSC certified wood, making over 5,000 customized packaging units annually.
Wooden pallet and crate manufacturer based in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, producing fumigated pallets in standard and custom sizes with ISPM 15 phytosanitary treatment for export shipments.
Thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer based in Itaquaquecetuba, Sao Paulo, producing clamshell and blister packaging for the food industry alongside cosmetics and electronics customers.
Thermoforming plastics manufacturer based in Sao Caetano do Sul, Sao Paulo, producing clamshell containers and thermoformed trays used for packaging food products including fruit and produce.
Food absorbent pad manufacturer based in Sao Paulo, producing Secanti brand pads for poultry, red meat, fish and seafood packaging, compliant with ANVISA standards and supplying major tray makers.
Self adhesive label and tag manufacturer based in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, operating an 11,000 square meter factory that processes over 6 million square meters of material a year, holding ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 and GMP certifications for food industry labeling.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer based in Toledo, Parana, operating for over 20 years with ISO 9001 certification and daily production capacity of 300,000 units, specializing in boxes for beef, pork and poultry frigorifico exporters.
Corrugated cardboard manufacturer founded in the 1960s and based in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, ranked among the ten largest recycled corrugated packaging companies in Brazil, operating a plant covering 140,000 square meters that produces boxes, sheets and paper rolls.
Packaging strapping manufacturer based in Campinas, Sao Paulo, operating since 1988, producing plastic, polyester and steel strapping tape along with metal seals and buckles for securing export loads.
Waste and recycling services
Waste and recycling services in BrazilAustralia/New Zealand arm of the global Veolia environmental services group, providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection and processing. It uses in-vessel composting and forced-aeration to make compost and soil conditioners, and runs anaerobic digestion converting commercial food waste to electricity.
Australian subsidiary of the global REMONDIS Group providing commercial food organics collection and processing. It uses sealed tunnel composting to turn food and garden waste into compost, mulch and fertiliser for parks, agriculture and gardens.
Nonprofit founded in 1998 that collects surplus food from commerce and industry in São Paulo that has lost commercial shelf value but remains fit for consumption, and redistributes it through a network of registered social entities.
Food bank and donation network operated by Sesc Sao Paulo since the 1990s, running a Centro de Captacao e Armazenagem at Av. Embaixador Macedo Soares in Sao Paulo that collected and redistributed about 4.37 million kg of surplus food, hygiene and cleaning items to registered social entities in a recent year.
Sao Paulo based organic waste operator, legal entity Realixo Servicos de Economia Circular e Sustentabilidade Ltda (CNPJ 46.284.471/0001-70), that runs subscription collection of compostable waste from households, restaurants, shops, offices and condominiums and operates its own composting yards in the Jaguare and Piqueri districts of the city.
Sao Paulo composting operator that runs a subscription collection service for compostable household, business and event waste, processing it at its own composting yard and garden site in the city, with fixed collection points set up at partner schools.
Waste operator serving the Campinas metropolitan region, Anhanguera-Bandeirantes corridor and greater Sao Paulo that collects, transports and composts organic and Class II-A industrial residue at its own CETESB licensed thermophilic composting unit, handling MTR, CADRI, CDF and PGRS documentation for commercial clients.
Animal by-product rendering plant (graxaria) located at Rod. BR 101 Norte km 238 in Fundao, Espirito Santo, that collects roughly 250 tonnes per day of cattle, pig and poultry slaughterhouse residue from all 78 municipalities of Espirito Santo state, including Vitoria, and processes it into meat and bone meal, high protein meat meal, poultry viscera meal and oil, and deproteinated bovine tallow.