Matsuda Group was founded in 1948 by Shichiro Matsuda, a Japanese immigrant who arrived on Brazilian soil in 1934. Currently presided over by Jorge Matsuda and Arilton Sammi, the group is divided into sectors of agribusiness activity, which involve the production and marketing of pasture seeds, mineral supplement, agriculture equipment, animal health and pet food nutrition, occupying first place in the international ranking for pasture seed marketing and also a leading position in mineral supplement. The company's main work philosophy is to invest in research and biotechnology for developing the best genetics of its products and offering livestock farmers ecologically correct pasture, generating meat production without risk to human health, with high-biological-value protein. The Matsuda Group is present in the main national markets, with manufacturing units in Álvares Machado (SP), Cuiabá (MT), São Sebastião do Paraíso (MG), Vitória da Conquista (BA) and Imperatriz (MA); and distribution points in Campo Grande (MS), Curitiba (PR) and Ji-Paraná (RO), and has also shown its colors in countries in Central and South America, United States of America, South Africa and Japan.