Adeco Agropecuaria Argentina (IFC-36054)

Countries
  • Argentina
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Sep 1, 2016
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
ADECO AGROPECUARIA S.A.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Aug 11, 2017

Disclosed by Bank May 17, 2016


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Project Description
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The investment proceeds will be used for AdecoAgro ARG’s farming operations in Argentina. The AdecoAgro Group produces sugar, ethanol and electrical energy through biomass combustion in Brazil, grains (corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat, barley, cotton and sunflower seeds), rice and dairy products in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The company also focuses on enhancing the production capacity and value of its farmlands. Adeco owns four farms with rice plantations: Ita Caabo (22,888ha), Oscuro (33,429ha), San Joaquin (37,273 ha) and Doña Marina (14,755ha); Carmen Diary farm (10,021ha) with crop production for animal feed; rice mills at Mercedes, San Salvador and Franck; and a 50/50 joint venture Sunflower Processing Plant with CHS Agro. In addition, AdecoAgro ARG owns the following farms used for agricultural purposes and cattle farming: La Carolina (8,444ha), El Orden (6,875ha), Ombu (18,321ha), El Colorado (4,960 ha), El Meridiano (6,302ha), Huelen (4,633ha), La Garrucha (3,606ha), La Guarida (15,451ha), La Horquetas (2,086ha), La Rosa (4,087ha), Los Guayacanes (7,242ha), Santa Lucia (17,484 ha), Abolengo (7,473ha) and San Carlos (4,215ha). AdecoAgro ARG is also a cost-competitive milk producer with efficient, state-of-the-art free stall dairy farms located in Santa Fe province in Argentina’s cuenca lechera (dairy area). The company will use IFC´s investment for the following: to support ongoing operations including permanent working capital, land leveling in rice farms (zero level production) and Agricultural equipment as well as for investing in an anaerobic bio-digestion of animal waste to produce electric power for internal use and/or sale to the national grid.
Investment Description
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IFC is providing a loan to Adeco Agropecuaria S.A. and Pilaga S.A. (both referred to as “AdecoAgro ARG” or the “Company”). These two entities are subsidiaries of the holding company AdecoAgro S.A..

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