Get FinancingJohn Deere Acquires Brazilian Sugar Cane Harvester Parts Provider Unimil
Closely following the introduction of its CH570 sugarcane harvester, John Deere has signed an agreement to acquire Unimil, a supplier of related aftermarket parts in Brazil. Deere & Company will retain the Unimil name and direct-to-customer business model of the privately held company, which is located in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, and employs about 430 people. The terms of the deal, pending regulatory review, are undisclosed.
Deere On Sugar
"The decision to acquire this company in the aftermarket parts business emphasizes our commitment,” to sugarcane farmers in South America, says Deere's president of Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division in the Americas, Cory Reed. "Unimil has earned the confidence of customers in the sugarcane parts business by providing excellent service and products."
Deere is committed to making investments to help sugarcane producers reduce their costs, Reed explains, while at the same time giving its dealers an opportunity to provide additional services and support to this market segment.
The CH570 Harvester
John Deere says that its CH570 sugarcane harvester, endowed with JD Link wireless technology, is designed to lower production costs, increase uptime, and raise productivity. It boasts an exclusive, floating crop divider and contour basecutter height-control technology. These features, along with the uniform feed on the harvester’s front end, help to minimize cane loss and soil content in the crop, the company says.
The CH570’s 9-liter PowerTech Plus turbodiesel engine comes in a variety of power ratings and emissions standard compliance levels to conform to regulations in different countries.
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Source: Deere & Company