# John Deere invests $40M to make Catalão global center for sugarcane harvesters

John Deere will invest $40 million (R$200 million) to expand its Catalão, Brazil factory, making it the sole global production center for sugarcane harvesters by 2029. Production will be transferred from Thibodaux, Louisiana.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-04
- Where: Catalão, Goiás, Brazil
- Value: $40.0M
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Products: sugarcane harvesters
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [John Deere](https://endata.com/companies/15751.md)

## Sources

- [agfeed.com.br](https://agfeed.com.br/negocios/john-deere-investe-r-200-milhoes-e-para-tornar-catalao-seu-centro-mundial-de-colhedoras-de-cana/), 2026-11-04: "O aporte visa a transformar a planta no único centro global para a produção de colhedoras de cana, trazendo para Goiás uma linha que hoje funciona na unidade de Thibodaux, no estado americano da Louisiana."

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