Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Paraguay

Largest 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.

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.

River terminal operator on the Paraguay-Parana waterway at Villeta, established in 2002, providing container and general cargo storage, loading and unloading, and multimodal logistics. Its Villeta terminal surpassed 50,000 TEU handled annually by 2014, alongside a San Antonio terminal for general cargo and roll-on roll-off operations.

Meat processing and export plant on Camino Aeropuerto Km 6.5 in Concepcion, Paraguay, operating frozen and chilled meat storage and holding Halal and Kosher certification, with more than 90 percent of production exported to international markets across four continents.

KLN 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.

Port terminal operator founded in 2002, running the Terport Villeta container terminal on the Paraguay-Parana waterway and the Terport San Antonio general cargo and RORO terminal. Reached 50,000 TEUs handled in 2014 and provides storage, cargo handling and multimodal land transport.

Kuehne+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.

Paraguayan owned operator of self-propelled container vessels BM Tehia, BM Rosa and BM Josamo, moving dry and reefer containers on the Paraguay-Parana waterway between Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, plus domestic cabotage services.

Maritime agency and stevedoring company founded in 1958 in Asuncion. Operates the Paranave fleet of four 3,200 HP tugboats and barges moving over 50,000 TEUs a year between Asuncion, Montevideo and Buenos Aires, plus a grain barge fleet of 24 covered barges totaling 33,306 tons. ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and BASC certified.

Operates a specialized fleet of river barges carrying dry bulk cargo along the Paraguay-Parana waterway for regional agribusiness shippers, with a Paraguay contact office and stated safety and environmental protection protocols.

River transport group headquartered in Asuncion since the 1970s, operating tugboats that tow convoys of up to 40,000 tons and hydrocarbon and liquid cargo barges totaling 75,000 cubic meters capacity on the Parana-Paraguay waterway, carrying agricultural bulk commodities including sesame, chia, beans and corn alongside hydrocarbons.

Freight forwarder founded in 1967 in Asuncion, offering air, ocean, fluvial and land freight, LCL container consolidation since 1998, project and oversized cargo handling, customs brokerage and warehousing. Member of the IFLN and AOP international freight networks.

Livingston 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.

Licensed customs brokerage founded in 2006 by Gerardo Ruben Acuna Centurion under Resolucion No 100/91, handling import and export clearance from its Encarnacion office with correspondent offices in Asuncion and Ciudad del Este.

Customs brokerage founded in 2017 and based in the Hipodromo neighborhood of Asuncion, handling import and export clearance, tariff classification and valuation, and logistics for specialized and perishable cargo.

Customs brokerage with over 13 years of experience, headquartered in Ciudad del Este with a branch office in Asuncion, handling customs clearance, free trade zone operations, and Law 60/90 and maquila advisory.

Darling 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.

COFCO International Paraguay S.A. is a grain and oilseed export company based in Asuncion and is a registered member of CAPECO, the Camara Paraguaya de Exportadores y Comercializadores de Cereales y Oleaginosas, operating as the Paraguay unit of the global COFCO International trading group.

Enrique Remmele S.A.C.I. is a cereal and oilseed export and trading house headquartered in Asuncion, Paraguay, and a registered member of CAPECO, the national chamber representing exporters and traders of cereals and oilseeds.

Paraguay Agricultural Corporation S.A., trading as PAYCO, is a grain and oilseed export company based in Asuncion, Paraguay, and a registered member of CAPECO, the country's chamber of cereal and oilseed exporters and commercializers.

Terport S.A. operates the Terport Villeta container, RORO and general cargo terminal on the Paraguay river, which the company describes as the most modern container terminal on the Paraguay Parana waterway, handling over 50,000 TEUs a year since 2014 and founded in 2002. It also runs the Terport San Antonio terminal for general cargo and land imports.

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.

SGS 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.

Global inspection, testing and certification firm operating from Av. Peru 809 in Asuncion, providing cargo and vessel inspection and pre-shipment inspection services for agricultural and industrial trade.

Testing, inspection and certification firm accredited by Paraguay's ONA as a Type A inspection body under ISO/IEC 17020:2013, verifying quality, quantity and safety of agricultural and agroindustrial products from its Asuncion office.

Laboratory founded in 1974 and based in Asuncion, accredited by Paraguay's ONA under NP-ISO/IEC 17025 for testing in food, environmental and DNA analysis areas.

Wood packaging heat treatment provider in Capiata authorized by SENAVE, INTN and SEAM, treating pallets to ISPM 15 standard at 56 degrees Celsius with automated temperature monitoring and FAO-IPPC aligned certificates.

Fumigation company treating stored grain in silos, bag silos, barges and warehouses across Paraguay using phosphine gas fumigation for stored product pest control.

Pest control and fumigation company headquartered at Juan de Salazar 363 in Asuncion, registered with DIGESA under N ECP-090-8-18, providing fumigation and disinfection services for port, warehouse and container facilities nationwide.

Founded in 2013 in Ciudad del Este, imports and distributes food and other consumer products to wholesalers, retailers, supermarkets and bakeries in Paraguay and neighboring Mercosur countries using its own delivery fleet.

Consumer products wholesale distributor founded in 1992, operating from Mariano Roque Alonso and supplying supermarkets, wholesale stores, self-service shops, bakeries, pharmacies and hospitals across greater Asuncion.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Asuncion, this company produces and distributes food products for fast-food chains, operating branches covering central, eastern and northern Paraguay.

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.

Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.

Operates a wooden pallet manufacturing and recycling business in Capiata with its own ISPM-15 thermal treatment chamber that heats wood to 56 degrees Celsius and issues FAO-IPPC compliant export certificates, running for over 15 years with SENAVE, INTN and SEAM certification.

Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer established in Paraguay in 1978, with more than 700 employees, production sites in Luque and Ciudad del Este, and installed capacity of 7,500,000 square meters of corrugated board per month.

Trading as AGP Etiquetas, this Asuncion based manufacturer of self-adhesive and wrap-around food and beverage labels has operated for over three decades, with an additional facility in Mariano Roque Alonso serving the beverage, pharmaceutical and food processing sectors.

Australia/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.

Rendering plant in Villa Hayes that processes bone, fat and slaughterhouse residue from allied meat plants into meat and bone meal for animal feed, using a continuous processor with 12 tons per hour capacity and a sterilizing digester.

Formally established in 2004, this nonprofit runs a genuine collection and redistribution logistics operation, recovering surplus produce from the Mercado de Abasto and rescuing more than 600 tons of fruit and vegetables from farm zones through its Rescate en Campo project, then delivering food daily to over 150 partner institutions from centers in Asuncion and Ciudad del Este.

Founded in 2019, this Asuncion based organics recycler collects compostable fruit, vegetable and other food waste from restaurants and allied companies and processes it into compost at its plant in Limpio, handling around 90 tons of organic waste in 2024 from 28 partner companies.