Cvale cooperativa agroindustrial

About Cvale cooperativa agroindustrial

C.Vale is an agro-industrial cooperative operating in Paraná, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraguay. It has 159 business units, more than 23,000 associates, and over 11,000 employees. It stands out in the production of soybeans, corn, wheat, cassava, milk, chicken, fish, and pigs, and provides services with more than 260 professionals offering agronomic and veterinary assistance to associates. To keep associates technologically updated, C.Vale develops courses, lectures, training, and field days. C.Vale also finances production, guaranteeing credit to associates, especially small producers. The company sells inputs, parts, and accessories, and resells agricultural machinery, ensuring more competitive prices for associates. It also produces soybean seeds in Santa Catarina, which are sold throughout Brazil. Additionally, the cooperative maintains a supermarket chain with eight stores in Paraná, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. In the industrial segment, C.Vale produces modified cassava starch and animal feed. In the same segment, the cooperative operates a poultry complex with a processing capacity of 600,000 chickens per day. It is the first Brazilian poultry integration system, on a commercial scale, to use automated processes for environmental control.