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Cargill expanded services for agriculture with new fertilizer plant

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Cargill has expanded its services for agriculture by commissioning a new fertilizer plant in Nueva Palmira, Uruguay, to increase its capacity for receiving, conditioning, blending, and dispatching fertilizers.

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According to the company, the project seeks to expand operational capacity, incorporate technology, and improve safety and working conditions related to the production and dispatch of fertilizers. During the event, the president of Cargill Uruguay, Gabriel Di Giovannantonio, noted that the plant constitutes "a central point for the company's operations in the country" and highlighted the development of the fertilizer business, "started approximately ten years ago". The project was structured on three pillars: safety and working conditions, operational capacity, and product quality. The plant incorporates modifications in infrastructure and processes, new safety standards, and equipment that allows increasing the dispatch volume. At the event held that day at the plant with the presence of numerous businesspeople and producers, Di Giovannantonio said that "the unloading speed was doubled to respond to the needs of producers". Technology was also incorporated to produce continuous fertilizer blends, "with five hoppers and the capacity to combine up to five types of products, including micronutrients and coating". The machinery, of Dutch origin, seeks to guarantee greater uniformity in the blends and accompany the development of precision agriculture. In an interview with EL ECO, Di Giovannantonio explained that Nueva Palmira constitutes Cargill's main operational hub in...

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With the commissioning of the plant, Cargill expands its capacity to receive, condition, blend, and dispatch fertilizers from Nueva Palmira, in parallel with its grain handling and export activities.

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Event
Facility expansion

What this signalsA bigger facility often needs new equipment, systems and services.

Location
Nueva Palmira, Colonia Department, Uruguay

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Assets
fertilizer plant

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  • production
  • distribution

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Sep 15, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
expands_facilities

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    "title": "Cargill expanded services for agriculture with new fertilizer plant - El Eco Digital",
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