Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has opened a new port terminal in Argentina as part of its overall investment plan to enhance its oilseed and grain operations in the country.
Since acquiring the Santa Elena facility in March, the company said upgrades it had made to the warehouse and port infrastructure included river dredging to support barge loading.
The improvements at the site in Entre Ríos state, provided better connectivity, linking grain and oilseed production in Entre Ríos and southern Corrientes to LDC’s crushing plants in Santa Fe, LDC said on 5 August.
“With the restored port, modernised facilities and a … local team, LDC aims to be a … strategic partner for farmers in the region by helping to boost agricultural productivity and expand cultivated areas,” said Juan José Blanchard, LDC’s group COO and head of Latin America.
Other investments LDC had made to support its grains and oilseeds interests in Argentina included the expansion of its warehouse in Campo Largo, El Chaco, which had increased the site’s storage capacity from 3,000 to 13,000 tonnes following the addition of two new silos.
The warehouse’s connection to the Belgrano Cargas railway, would help northern production reach LDC’s ports, the company said.
In addition to existing cotton ginning operations, LDC said its facility in Quimilí, Santiago del Estero, had been officially authorised to operate as a grains and oilseeds warehouse and now had static storage capacity for up to 50,000 tonnes in silo bags and was set to receive wheat in October, followed by sunflower in December.
In General Paz, Córdoba, a new warehouse with capacity to store 3,000 tonnes of products and direct access to the Belgrano Cargas rail network was scheduled for completion in the first half of 2026, the company said.
“These investments all reflect LDC’s long-term vision for Argentina’s agro-industrial sector,” Blanchard said.
