Decades have passed since the inception of the first industry of selfpropelling harvesters for grains in Brazil to achieving excellence in technology and quality in production today . This track record of accomplishments by SLC Group is due to SLC Agrícola . As a producer of agricultural commodities , the company is focused on producing cotton , soybeans and corn . It has 16 production units strategically located in six Brazilian states , totaling more than 370,000 planted hectares in the crop year 2014 to 2015 . Additionally , it has a commercial area at its head office in Porto Alegre , State of Rio Grande do Sul . According to SLC Agrícola ’ s CEO , Aurelio Pavinato , the company is a benchmark in both domestic and international markets . “ Today we are the world ’ s largest cotton producers , responsible for 10 percent of production and 20 percent of the Brazilian cotton export . We certainly are among the largest in soybean and corn as well .”