Catajuy Argentina

Our History

Catajuy was created in 2009 with the firm intention of joining the Argentine market as a Trader of Agricultural Specialties, mainly Confectionery Sunflower Seed, Chickpeas and Peas. To accomplish its goals, rely on the experience and trajectory of its Manager, Diego Morales, Bachelor in International Trade who served as General Manager of the Argentine subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc. From this position he carried forward the positioning of ConAgra as the undisputed leader of Argentina in the export of Popping Corn also known as Popcorn.

In 2016, ConAgra decided to exit its position in Argentina and shut down the operation, which released this product to be worked within the Catajuy portfolio without any conflict of interest. It debuts in the market in 2017 was with reasonable success for its initial year reaching the Top Ten among the largest exporters in Argentina for this product.

In 2018 Catajuy ratified its positioning and strengthens its structure by moving its operations to the town of Lima, Zárate City. It provides a logistical advantage due to the proximity to the Ports. At the end of 2018, Catajuy reached a milestone in its short history as it landed on the Stock Exchange, carrying out the issuance of a Guaranteed Negotiable Obligation for the acquisition of its own facility, a fundamental asset for the future projection of the business.

Link to the Stock Exchange Commission

In January 2019, it finally acquired a storage plant with 16 silos bins with a storage capacity of 10,000 tons and 2 independent processing lines to be able to work with different products without risk of cross crop contamination.

Undoubtedly, this plant will increase sales and will generate synergies with other products and new businesses that will allow a more efficient use of resources.

Certified Quality

The plant has a staff of employees with more than 20 years of experience which made them outstanding for handling these products. Our employees carry out a rigorous quality control following a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) program from the moment the raw material is received from the field, the stabilization for equalizing moisture and temperature, the processing line until it is bagged. While processing, they take control samples every 30' to confirm that the merchandise is within the established standard.

Top Technology

All movements and processes of the Raw Material are clearly documented to have the traceability of the product from the entrance to the plant from the field to the bagged exit under a batch number. The cleaning process includes high-tech equipments to ensure the elimination of all defective merchandise, delivering a product with less than 1.5% of total defects. The process includes, calibrators that separate by size, Gravity Tables primary and secondary that separate by specific weight, stone detractors that remove stones with similar size and weight than the corn and a Color Sorter with an infrared eye that removes grains outside the color range of corn. It also has electro magnets in placed before bagging and a metal detector for ferrous and non-ferrous metals settled before loading the bag into the container. The facility is approved by Customs and the Sanitary Authority for stuffing the containers within the premises, therefore the container is locked and sealed at the plant and will just be open at customer warehouse at destination, minimizing handling and the possibility of contamination.