Rizobacter Argentina S.A. (Bioceres)
HQ AR30% share
Argentine global leader in soybean rhizobium inoculants and seed-applied biologicals (part of Bioceres Crop Solutions).
agricultural · input
Rhizobium Biological Inoculants
Live bacterial preparations (Bradyrhizobium japonicum for soybean) applied as seed treatments to promote nitrogen fixation. Can replace 50–300 lbs of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Market dominated by BASF (Vault HP), Verdesian Life Sciences, and Novozymes BioAg.
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on rhizobium biological inoculants somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| ARArgentina | 30% |
| USUnited States of America | 25% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
6 companies produce rhizobium biological inoculants.
Verdesian Life Sciences
HQ US20% share
Plant-health/nutrient-efficiency company; inoculants, nitrogen-fixation and biostimulant seed treatments.
Pivot Bio, Inc.
HQ US5% share
Synthetic-biology startup engineering nitrogen-fixing microbes for CORN (PROVEN), aiming to replace synthetic N fertilizer; backed by Gates/Temasek.
BASF Agricultural Solutions (BASF SE division)(BAS)
HQ DE
BASF Agricultural Solutions (HQ Ludwigshafen Germany; BASF SE division; ~€9B revenue; XETRA: BAS) is a major strobilurin fungicide producer and a significant supplier to the fresh produce market. Key produce chemistry: Cabrio (pyraclostrobin — strobilurin FRAC Group 11 fungicide; broad-spectrum), Pristine (pyraclostrobin + boscalid — SDHI + strobilurin combination; Botrytis, powdery mildew, Sclerotinia in vegetables and berries), Headline (pyraclostrobin — concentrated for grain/broad acre but also produce), Fontelis (penthiopyrad — SDHI fungicide for Botrytis and powdery mildew), and Velum One (fluopyram — nematicide-fungicide for soil-borne pathogens). BASF became the world's largest fungicide company by active ingredient volume following its acquisition of significant Bayer portfolio assets (divested when Bayer acquired Monsanto) in 2018 for €7.6B — including the Bayer Crop Science R&D centers in Limburgerhof and Triangle Park NC and multiple seed brands. BASF pyraclostrobin (Cabrio/Pristine) has been in the #1 or #2 position in US fungicide for produce growers for two decades.
Corteva Agriscience
HQ US
Spin-off of DowDupont (2019); legacy Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Pioneer; corn herbicides and insecticides.
Novonesis(NSIS.CO)
HQ DK
Formed January 2024 from the merger of Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S — the largest merger in Danish industrial history. Novonesis inherited Chr. Hansen's dairy cultures business (mesophilic starter cultures, probiotics, cheese cultures) plus Novozymes' industrial enzymes. The merger consolidated two of the three largest global fermentation companies into one Copenhagen-area entity.