Why crypto giant Tether bought a South American farming company
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jul 16 2025
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Source: Reuters
Tether's Strategic Move: Tether, the largest digital assets company, is expanding into the global commodities trade by acquiring a 70% stake in South American agricultural firm Adecoagro for $600 million, aiming to integrate its stablecoin USDT into commodity markets to reduce payment times and costs.
Future Plans and Innovations: Tether plans to explore tokenization of agricultural commodities and utilize renewable energy from Adecoagro for bitcoin mining, highlighting its focus on bridging digital finance with tangible assets while enhancing the utility of stablecoins in real-world applications.
Analyst Views on AGRO
Wall Street analysts forecast AGRO stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AGRO is 8.50 USD with a low forecast of 7.00 USD and a high forecast of 9.50 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
1 Hold
2 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 8.920
Low
7.00
Averages
8.50
High
9.50
Current: 8.920
Low
7.00
Averages
8.50
High
9.50
About AGRO
Adecoagro S.A. is a holding company. The Company is involved in a range of businesses, including farming crops and other agricultural products, dairy operations, sugar, ethanol and energy production and land transformation. The Company is organized into three main lines of business: farming; land transformation, and sugar, ethanol and energy. Its agricultural activities consist of harvesting certain agricultural products, including crops, rough rice and sugarcane, for sale to third parties and for internal use as inputs in its various manufacturing processes, and producing raw milk. Its manufacturing activities consist of selling manufactured products, including processed rice, sugar, ethanol and energy, among others, and providing services, such as grain warehousing and conditioning and handling and drying services, among others. The Company's land transformation activities consist of the acquisition of farmlands or businesses with underdeveloped or underutilized agricultural land.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
