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Zait expands factory as it expects Brazil’s farm sector to recover in 2027
Zait makes agricultural machinery and sensors, including products designed to reduce waste on farms.
The company was formed by the merger of two startups that had worked on farm automation and sensors for about 10 years.
It has brought production together at a 13,500-square-metre site in Piracicaba, São Paulo state, which is 10 times larger than its former facilities there.
Demand from farmers has been weak in 2026, and Zait expects revenue of 90 million reais, below its 100 million reais target.
The company is investing in new sensors and a fuel-monitoring device as it prepares for farmers to invest more in 2027.
Renovations costing 300,000 reais could allow it to produce up to three times as many machines.
Zait expects the new products and a recovery in farm spending to support future sales.
Zait has expanded its factory in Piracicaba, Brazil, as it prepares for an expected recovery in the agricultural sector in 2027.
The company consolidated production in a 13,500-square-metre facility, ten times larger than its former units in the city.
Zait expects revenue of 90 million reais in 2026, below its 100 million reais target, amid weak demand from farmers.
The factory renovation cost 300,000 reais and could allow production of machinery to rise by as much as three times.
Zait is developing sensors to reduce the waste of farm inputs and plans to use them to attract sales next year.
- Who
- Zait, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and spraying sensors.
- What
- It expanded and consolidated production at a factory in Piracicaba. The company expects Brazil’s agricultural sector to recover in 2027.
- When
- The article was published on 12 October 2026. Zait expects a recovery in 2027.
- Where
- Piracicaba, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- Zait is preparing for an expected recovery in agricultural investment and demand.
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With farm demand subdued, Zait expects revenue of 90 million reais, below its target of 100 million reais.
Zait expects farmers to resume investment and the agricultural sector to recover.
- Factory area
- 13,500 square metres
- Factory location
- Piracicaba, São Paulo state, Brazil
- Renovation investment
- 300,000 reais
- Expected 2026 revenue
- 90 million reais
- 2026 revenue target
- 100 million reais
- Potential production increase
- Up to three times
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