- Business
- SLC Agrícola S.A. (Ticker: SLCJF) produces and sells agricultural commodities, primarily cotton, soybeans, and corn; it also engages in cattle raising through integrated crop-livestock systems and owns the SLC Sementes brand, which produces and sells soybean and cotton seeds. The company operates 23 production units across seven Brazilian states in the Cerrado region—Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Piauí, and Minas Gerais—totaling approximately 833,900 hectares of potential planted area for the 2025/2026 crop year following recent expansions; its operations emphasize high efficiency through crop rotation, no-till planting, full mechanization, and double-cropping practices. Founded in 1977 by the SLC Group and headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, SLC Agrícola maintains a hybrid business model that combines asset-light leasing and ownership, with joint ventures including SLC LandCo (partnered with Valiance), SLC-MIT (with Mitsui & Co.), SLC-RZK, and SLC Penido/Pioneira Farm. In March 2025, the company acquired Sierentz Agro Brasil Ltda. for US$135 million (approximately R$776 million), adding 100,000 hectares of planted area and expanding its geographic diversification to mitigate climate risks, with operational control assumed by July 2025 pending regulatory approvals; earlier in 2024, it grew its planted area by 60,000 hectares through joint ventures with Agro Penido (Fazenda Pioneira) and Agropecuária Rica S/A (Fazenda Preciosa). SLC Agrícola serves domestic and international markets as one of the world's largest producers of these commodities, with shares listed on the B3 stock exchange since 2007, and continues to prioritize sustainability through certifications like Regenagri for regenerative agriculture and the Round Table on Responsible Soy.