C.Vale expands storage and builds packaging warehouse

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing worth a total of R$113,17 million for C.Vale - Cooperativa Agroindustrial to expand grain storage capacity at its units in Brasilândia do Sul (PR), Amambai (MS) and Goioerê (PR), and build a packaging warehouse in Palotina (PR).

The Bank's financing for storage in the country's most diverse agricultural sectors reached R$2,9 billion in the current harvest year (2024/2025). This is the highest value in the historical series that began in 2013.

With R$4,2 million from Prodecoop (Cooperative Development Program for Adding Value to Agricultural Production) and R$58,9 million from PCA (Program for Construction and Expansion of Warehouses), C.Vale will expand the Brasilândia do Sul unit by up to 12 thousand tons, the Amambai unit by up to 33 thousand tons, in addition to acquiring equipment to implement storage at the new unit in Goioerê, which will have a storage capacity of up to 20 thousand tons. The project has a total investment of R$128,3 million.

“The national agricultural sector is fundamental to Brazil’s economy. Between January and April of this year alone, we approved R$1,3 billion to expand and modernize storage in the country. The amount is 137% higher than in 2024 and 303% higher than the amount approved in 2022. It is the result of President Lula’s government’s commitment to strengthen Brazilian agricultural production and improve inventory management to deal with seasonal changes,” said BNDES President Aloizio Mercadante.

"The lines approved by BNDES for C.Vale are essential for the strengthening and growth of the cooperative, expanding its operational efficiency and storage capacity. These investments not only increase its competitiveness, but also reinforce its purpose of awakening prosperity and creating opportunities in the field, directly benefiting its members and boosting regional and national development", says C.Vale's CFO, Marcelo Afonso Riedi.

Packaging warehouse – With R$50 million from Prodecoop, C.Vale will build a packaging warehouse for the Thermally Processed Poultry Products unit at the Palotina industrial complex (PR). The goal is to increase packaging storage capacity from 220 to 526 tons and adapt it to fire safety. In total, the project has an investment of around R$52 million and is expected to generate 212 direct jobs after the project is completed and the unit is expanded.

According to the director of Productive Development, Innovation and Foreign Trade at BNDES, José Luís Gordon, the projects approved by the Bank contribute to “increasing the competitiveness of the agro-industrial complex of Brazilian cooperatives, which are fundamental for the national agricultural sector”.