Nutrien announces agreement to acquire the Agro Mercantil Brand

Nutrien announced an agreement to acquire Marca Agro Mercantil, an agricultural inputs retailer that has been operating in Minas Gerais for 17 years, operating in 67 municipalities, with 7 stores in the regions of Triângulo, Alto Paranaíba and Sudoeste Mineiro, with access to more than 1.700 customers . After approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), Nutrien will have 26 commercial units, including stores and experience centers, distributed throughout the state, a fertilizer mixer, in Araxá, in addition to 160 consultants operating in Minas Gerais.

“We are focused on increasing our operations in the most important regions for Brazilian agriculture and serving farmers with products, services and solutions so that they become even more sustainable. The Agro Mercantil Brand has an important presence in the Triângulo Mineiro, one of the main agricultural regions of a state where we already have operations, bringing opportunities and synergies to our business and increasing our customer base. This acquisition allows us greater capillarity in the field to provide integrated and individualized solutions that promote the success of Minas Gerais producers”, says the president of Nutrien for Latin America, André Dias.