SAO PAULO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - UPL, an
India-based producer of agrochemicals and seeds, remains
committed to expanding its business in Brazil, where it
currently holds a market share of about 10%, its CEO said on
Monday.
The company is continually investing in the South American
country, one of the world's biggest food producers, as its
products, which range from conventional herbicides and
insecticides to biological pesticides, help farmers boost crop
yields, CEO Jai Shroff said in an interview with Reuters.
"We are always doing that, it is an ongoing process, I am
sure that there is some expansion going on now," he said,
referring to the company's Salto de Pirapora plant in Sao Paulo
state. "We have a very large factory. So in the same factory we
keep building new capacity," he said.
UPL, which derives about 40% of its global revenue in Latin
America, does not give a breakdown of sales by country.
Shroff said that nevertheless, Brazil receives about 20% of
the firm's global investments, amounting to about $100 million
per year in research and industrial projects.
UPL products are purchased by farmers who grow soybeans,
corn, coffee and fruit, among other commodities, according to
Shroff, who said he travels to Brazil three or four times a
year.