Due to our structure and appropriate production processes, we have a constant supply of product to market. Therefore, our clients are certain that will have supply, in almost all seasons within the international requirements: certified and without chemical or biological contamination.
Finoagro was founded in 1986 at Ipanguaçu, state of Rio Grande do Norte, named Finobrasa, with softwood cotton projects to supply the textile arm of Vicunha group. A bold initiative at the time was hiring an Israeli technical team to implement the project that would cater the production of Vicunha lines in Ceará. To the detriment of Boll Weevil plague, that occurred throughout Brazil’s northeast, the cotton program was finalized.
About Us
For a consumer to taste a fruit on his table, a long way needs to be traveled. That’s why, since the beginning of cultivation, our biggest concern is to plant sustainability and respect to man and the environment. Thereby, we reap solidity and quality. These are values that guide the Finoagro’s work, a Vicunha Group enterprise, one of the largest fruit exporters in Brazil.
Due to our structure and appropriate production processes, we have a constant supply of product to market. Therefore, our clients are certain that will have supply, in almost all seasons within the international requirements: certified and without chemical or biological contamination.
We constantly work with trained manpower, qualified and enhanced, worthily treating the farmer and respecting labor laws. Likewise we cherish natural resources, respecting reserve areas and applying processes that minimize environmental impacts.
Our history
Finoagro was founded in 1986 at Ipanguaçu, state of Rio Grande do Norte, named Finobrasa, with softwood cotton projects to supply the textile arm of Vicunha group. A bold initiative at the time was hiring an Israeli technical team to implement the project that would cater the production of Vicunha lines in Ceará. To the detriment of Boll Weevil plague, that occurred throughout Brazil’s northeast, the cotton program was finalized.
At the end of the 80s, the company has already begun making small mango plantations, where Tommy and Haden varieties started to be introduced in Brazil, still without commercial purposes. It was only in 1998 that seeing the natural characteristics of Rio Grande do Norte’s countryside - warm weather, proximity to a perennial spring and its logistical advantages - that the company started producing fruit for exportation. In 2000 new varieties of mango were introduced such as Keitt, Kent and Palmer, to meet market demands that seek fruit with little or no fiber. In the following year, the first packing house was built to also cater the US market.
After floods in the Açu Valley during 2008 and 2009, the company realized that there was a need in investing on new production areas to ensure production consistency. Therefore, in 2010 Finoagro started its production in the São Francisco Valley at Petrolina, state of Pernambuco. At Boa Esperança and Frutivita farms, initially leased, mango and grape started to be produced, with the advantage of climate differentiation that allows production at different times in the Açu Valley. In 2013 another farm was leased: Vale do Sol. Frutivita and Vale do Sol farms were definitely acquired in 2013 and 2014.
