Aceitera General Deheza (AGD)
Argentina's leading soybean crusher and vegetable oil exporter, delivering protein meals, refined oils, and biodiesel to wholesale buyers in 30+ countries.
Aceitera General Deheza (AGD) is one of Argentina's most significant agro-industrial exporters, founded in 1948 in the heart of the Córdoba soy belt by Adrián Urquía and 19 founding partners. The company operates six industrial complexes across Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires provinces, processing soybeans into protein meal, crude and refined soy oil, lecithin, and biodiesel. AGD is a major B2B supplier to global vegetable oil traders, livestock feed manufacturers, food ingredient buyers, and biodiesel blenders, with export volumes placing it among Argentina's top agro-export companies. China, India, the Netherlands, and Vietnam are among AGD's principal B2B export destinations for soy meal and oil. ISO 22000 and HACCP certifications across its facilities meet the quality and food-safety standards required by international industrial buyers.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- General Deheza, Argentina
- Founded
- 1948
- Website
- agd.com.ar
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Agriculture & Raw Materials
- Markets
- Argentina, China, India, United States, Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia
Verified facts
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-12 Domain registry record
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- certificate-page-on-site (amber), checked 2026-08-12 Company's own certification page
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA