Cordoba.- General Deheza Oil Company (AGD), One of the largest food producers and exporters in Argentina will invest $ 1 billion for that Double the factory storage capacity in Pampa del Infierno, Chaco. Will be from 20,000 to 40,000 tons. The company has another center in Charata, in the same province.

Eladio barberThe AGD Origination Manager explained ᲔᲠᲘ That doubling the capacity is concomitant Productivity growth and corn and soybean production in Chaco. The plant will be completed in about 120 days.

This warehouse opened five years ago and required a $ 150 million investment; There all the soybeans and corn are stored and conditioned, which are then sent to the crushing plant at Terminal 6 in Rosario, in the case of soybeans, and in the port of Timbuessa (Santa Fe) in the case of corn.

The Pampa del Infierno factory is reached by rail bypass Belgrano Loading Which then connects it to the port of the Rosario complex (Generals San Martin and Timbus). The facilities are located at km 255 of the 16th National Route, in the department of Almirante Brown. It has grown to the productive potential of the region.

Work is underway to assemble two silos and 80 to 100 people will be employed during the execution period.

According to a report by the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR), in 2021 the firm announced overseas sales of grain and by-products (DJVE) of 9.6 million tonnes. It was the eighth largest exporter in the world, according to the survey.

A group like Techint and Loma Negra have a freight train discount that the national government decided to return to state control in March last year. AGD has been managing Nuevo Central Argentino since 1992; It is a network that runs through Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Cordoba, Santiago del Estero and Tucuman. His contract expires at the end of this year.