SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549  


FORM 6-K
  

Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2020
Commission File Number: 001-35052  
 

Adecoagro S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)  
 

Vertigo Naos Building 6,
Rue Eugene Ruppert,
L-2453, Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Address of principal executive offices)  
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes  ¨            No   x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes  ¨            No   x
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Yes  ¨            No   x
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
 
  





AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 AND
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, 2018 AND 2017

This Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (this “Form 6-K”) is being filed by Adecoagro S.A. (“Adecoagro” or the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC on December 6, 2013 (File No. 333-191325) and will be deemed to be a part thereof from the date on which this Form 6-K is filed with the SEC, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. The Company is filing this report on Form 6-K for the purpose of filing a copy of (i) the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) as Exhibit 99.1, and (ii) the consent of Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L. as Exhibit 99.2. The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in U.S. Dollars and prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Forward-Looking Statements
 
The attachment contains forward-looking statements. The registrant desires to qualify for the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and consequently is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the registrant’s actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the attachment.

The registrant’s forward-looking statements are based on the registrant’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the registrant and its industry. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “is/are likely to,” “may,” “plan,” “should,” “would,” or other similar expressions.

The forward-looking statements included in the attached relate to, among others: (i) the registrant’s business prospects and future results of operations; (ii) weather and other natural phenomena; (iii) developments in, or changes to, the laws, regulations and governmental policies governing the registrant’s business, including limitations on ownership of farmland by foreign entities in certain jurisdictions in which the registrant operate, environmental laws and regulations; (iv) the implementation of the registrant’s business strategy, including its development of the Ivinhema mill and other current projects; (v) the registrant’s plans relating to acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances or divestitures; (vi) the implementation of the registrant’s financing strategy and capital expenditure plan; (vii) the maintenance of the registrant’s relationships with customers; (viii) the competitive nature of the industries in which the registrant operates; (ix) the cost and availability of financing; (x) future demand for the commodities the registrant produces; (xi) international prices for commodities; (xii) the condition of the registrant’s land holdings; (xiii) the development of the logistics and infrastructure for transportation of the registrant’s products in the countries where it operates; (xiv) the performance of the South American and world economies; and (xv) the relative value of the Brazilian Real, the Argentine Peso, and the Uruguayan Peso compared to other currencies; as well as other risks included in the registrant’s other filings and submissions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Although the registrant believes that its expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, its expectations may turn out to be incorrect. The registrant’s actual results could be materially different from its expectations. In light of the risks and uncertainties described above, the estimates and forward-looking statements discussed in the attached might not occur, and the registrant’s future results and its performance may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements due to, inclusive, but not limited to, the factors mentioned above. Because of these uncertainties, you should not make any investment decision based on these estimates and forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements made in the attached relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in the attached. The registrant undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adecoagro S.A.
 
 
 
 
Date: March 12, 2020.
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Carlos Boero Hughes
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Carlos Boero Hughes
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit


Adecoagro S.A.
 
Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017






Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Adecoagro S.A.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Adecoagro S.A. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Changes in Accounting Principles

As discussed in Note 35.1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for leases in 2019 and the manner in which it accounts for property, plant and equipment in 2018.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Valuation of Level 3 Biological Assets

As described in Notes 16, 34 (b) and 35.11 to the consolidated financial statements, the total fair value of the Company’s level 3 biological assets related to sown land - crops, sown land - rice and sown land - sugarcane was US$ 115 million at December 31, 2019. Fair value of these biological assets is determined by management using a discounted cash flows model which requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including significant unobservable inputs. The discounted cash flow model included significant judgements and assumptions relating to management’s cash flow projections including future market prices, estimated yields at the point of harvest, estimated production cycle, future costs of harvesting and others cost and estimated discount rate.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of the Company’s level 3 biological assets related to sown land - crops, sown land - rice and sown land - sugarcane is a critical audit matter are there was significant judgment by management when developing the fair value measurement. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgement, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures to evaluate management’s cash flow projections and significant assumptions including future market prices, estimated yields at the point of harvest, estimated production cycle, future costs of harvesting and others cost and estimated discount rate. In addition, the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in performing these procedures and evaluating the audit evidence obtained.




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Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the valuation of the Company’s level 3 biological assets related to sown land - crops, sown land - rice and sown land - sugarcane. These procedures also included, among others, evaluating the significant assumptions and methods used by management in developing the fair value measurement including future market prices, estimated yields at the point of harvest, estimated production cycle, future costs of harvesting and others cost and estimated discount rate. Evaluating management’s assumptions involved evaluating whether these assumptions were reasonable considering the consistency with external information and past records and testing management’s sensitivity analysis of certain significant assumptions. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of certain significant assumptions, including estimated yields at the point of harvest and estimated production cycle.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Goodwill Impairment Assessment- Cash Generating Units with Allocated Goodwill in Brazil

As described in Notes 12, 15, 34 (a) and 35.10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated property, plant and equipment and goodwill balances at December 31, 2019 were US$ 1,493 million and US$ 20 million, respectively, of which US$ 652 million was allocated to the cash generating units with allocated goodwill in Brazil. The Company conducts an impairment test as of September 30 of each year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset or cash generating unit may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amounts are estimated for individual assets or, where an individual asset does not generate cash flows independently, the recoverable amount is estimated for the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs. The recoverable amount of the asset or the cash generating unit is the higher of the fair value less costs to sell and value in use. The recoverable amount of cash generating units with allocated goodwill in Brazil was determined based on value in use calculations. The determination of the value in use calculation required the use of significant estimates and assumptions related to management’s cash flow projections, including yield average growth rates, future pricing increases, future cost decrease, discount rates and perpetuity growth rate.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment and goodwill associated with the cash generating units with allocated goodwill in Brazil is a critical audit matter are there was significant judgment by management when developing the value in use calculation of these cash generating units. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures to evaluate management’s cash flow projections and significant assumptions, including yield average growth rates, future pricing increases, future cost decrease, discount rates and perpetuity growth rate. In addition, the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in performing these procedures and evaluating the audit evidence obtained.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to management’s impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment and goodwill associated with the cash generating units with allocated goodwill in Brazil, including controls over the valuation of the Company’s cash generating units. These procedures also included, among others, testing management’s process for developing the estimate; evaluating the appropriateness of the discounted cash flow model; testing the completeness, accuracy, and relevance of underlying data used in the model; and evaluating the significant assumptions used by management, including yield average growth rates, future pricing increases, future cost decrease, discount rates and perpetuity growth rate. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to yield average growth rates, future pricing increases, future cost decrease, discount rates and perpetuity growth rate involved evaluating whether the assumptions used by management were reasonable considering (i) the current and past performance of the cash generating units, (ii) the consistency with external market and industry data, and (iii) whether these assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of the Company’s discounted cash flow model and certain significant assumptions, including the discount rate.

/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
/s/ (Partner)
Jorge Frederico Zabaleta

Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March 10, 2020.


We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008.




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Legal information
 
Denomination: Adecoagro S.A.
 
Legal address: Vertigo Naos Building, 6, Rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453, Luxembourg
 
Company activity: Agricultural and agro-industrial
Date of registration: June 11, 2010
Expiration of company charter: No term defined
Number of register (RCS Luxembourg): B153.681
Issued Capital Stock: 122,381,815 common shares
Outstanding Capital stock: 117,086,050 common shares
Treasury shares: 5,295,765 common shares


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Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Income
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
Note
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Sales of goods and services rendered
4
887,138

 
793,239


933,178

Cost of goods sold and services rendered
5
(671,173
)
 
(609,965
)

(766,727
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
16
68,589

 
16,195


63,220

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
 
1,825

 
(909
)

8,852

Margin on manufacturing and agricultural activities before operating expenses
 
286,379

 
198,560

 
238,523

General and administrative expenses
6
(57,202
)
 
(56,080
)

(57,299
)
Selling expenses
6
(106,972
)
 
(90,215
)

(95,399
)
Other operating income, net
8
(822
)
 
104,232


43,763

Profit from operations
 
121,383

 
156,497

 
129,588

Finance income
9
9,908

 
8,581


11,744

Finance costs
9
(202,566
)
 
(271,263
)

(131,349
)
Other financial results - Net gain of inflation effects on the monetary items
9
92,437

 
81,928

 

Financial results, net
9
(100,221
)
 
(180,754
)
 
(119,605
)
Profit / (Loss) before income tax
 
21,162

 
(24,257
)
 
9,983

Income tax (expense) / benefit
10
(20,820
)
 
1,024


4,992

Profit / (Loss) for the year
 
342

 
(23,233
)
 
14,975

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attributable to:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Equity holders of the parent
 
(772
)
 
(24,622
)

13,198

Non-controlling interest
 
1,114

 
1,389


1,777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) / Earnings per share from operations attributable to the equity holders of the parent during the year:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic earnings per share
11
(0.007
)
 
(0.211
)

0.109

Diluted earnings per share
11
(0.007
)
 
(0.211
)

0.108

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Profit / (Loss) for the year
342

 
(23,233
)
 
14,975

Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
-  Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
(27,828
)
 
(121,296
)
 
(21,233
)
Cash flow hedge, net of income tax (Note 2)
(19,420
)
 
(32,195
)
 
12,608

-  Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
 
 
 
 
 
Revaluation surplus net of income tax (Note 12, 14)
(31,929
)
 
405,906

 

Other comprehensive (loss) / income for the year
(79,177
)
 
252,415

 
(8,625
)
Total comprehensive (loss) / income for the year
(78,835
)
 
229,182

 
6,350

 
 
 
 
 
 
Attributable to:
 

 
 

 
 

Equity holders of the parent
(75,437
)
 
213,641

 
6,322

Non-controlling interest
(3,398
)
 
15,541

 
28

 


 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
as of December 31, 2019 and 2018
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
Note
2019
 
2018
ASSETS
 
 

 
 

Non-Current Assets
 
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment
12
1,493,220

 
1,480,439

Right of use assets
13
238,053

 

Investment property
14
34,295

 
40,725

Intangible assets
15
33,679

 
27,909

Biological assets
16
13,303

 
11,270

Deferred income tax assets
10
13,664

 
16,191

Trade and other receivables, net
19
44,993

 
38,820

Other assets
 
1,034

 
1,184

Total Non-Current Assets
 
1,872,241

 
1,616,538

Current Assets
 
 

 
 

Biological assets
16
117,133

 
94,117

Inventories
20
112,790

 
128,102

Trade and other receivables, net
19
127,338

 
158,686

Derivative financial instruments
18
1,435

 
6,286

Other assets
 
94

 
8

Cash and cash equivalents
21
290,276

 
273,635

Total Current Assets
 
649,066

 
660,834

TOTAL ASSETS
 
2,521,307

 
2,277,372

SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
 
 

 
 

Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the parent
 
 

 
 

Share capital
23
183,573

 
183,573

Share premium
23
901,739

 
900,503

Cumulative translation adjustment
 
(680,315
)
 
(666,037
)
Equity-settled compensation
 
15,354

 
16,191

Cash flow hedge
2
(76,303
)
 
(56,884
)
Other reserves
 
66,047

 
32,380

Treasury shares
 
(7,946
)
 
(8,741
)
Revaluation surplus
 
337,877

 
383,889

Reserve from the sale of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
 
41,574

 
41,574

Retained earnings
 
206,669

 
237,188

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
 
988,269

 
1,063,636

Non-controlling interest
 
40,614

 
44,509

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
 
1,028,883

 
1,108,145

LIABILITIES
 
 

 
 

Non-Current Liabilities
 
 

 
 

Trade and other payables
26
3,599

 
211

Borrowings
27
780,202

 
718,484

Lease liabilities
28
174,570

 

Deferred income tax liabilities
10
165,508

 
168,171

Payroll and social liabilities
29
1,209

 
1,219

Provisions for other liabilities
30
2,936

 
3,296

Total Non-Current Liabilities
 
1,128,024

 
891,381

Current Liabilities
 
 

 
 

Trade and other payables
26
106,887

 
106,226

Current income tax liabilities
 
754

 
1,398

Payroll and social liabilities
29
25,208

 
25,978

Borrowings
27
188,078

 
143,632

Lease liabilities
28
41,814

 

Derivative financial instruments
18
1,423

 
283

Provisions for other liabilities
30
236

 
329

Total Current Liabilities
 
364,400

 
277,846

TOTAL LIABILITIES
 
1,492,424

 
1,169,227

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
 
2,521,307

 
2,277,372


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
Attributable to equity holders of the parent
 
 
 
Share capital
(Note 23)
Share
premium
(Note 23)
Cumulative
translation
adjustment
Equity-settled
compensation
Cash flow hedge
Treasury
shares
Reserve from the sale of non-controlling
interests in subsidiaries
Retained
earnings
Subtotal
Non-
controlling
interest
Total
shareholders’
equity
Balance at January 1, 2017
183,573

937,250

(533,120
)
17,218

(37,299
)
(1,859
)
41,574

92,997

700,334

11,970

712,304

Profit for the year







13,198

13,198

1,777

14,975

Other comprehensive income:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
-    Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations


(19,484
)





(19,484
)
(1,749
)
(21,233
)
Cash flow hedge (*)




12,608




12,608


12,608

Other comprehensive income for the year


(19,484
)

12,608




(6,876
)
(1,749
)
(8,625
)
Total comprehensive income for the year


(19,484
)

12,608



13,198

6,322

28

6,350

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee share options (Note 24)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
- Exercised

50


(21
)

10



39


39

- Forfeited



(14
)



14




Restricted shares (Note 24):
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
- Value of employee services



5,552





5,552


5,552

- Vested

4,149


(4,883
)

734






Purchase of own shares (Note 23)

(32,515
)



(5,852
)


(38,367
)

(38,367
)
Dividends









(2,859
)
(2,859
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
183,573

908,934

(552,604
)
17,852

(24,691
)
(6,967
)
41,574

106,209

673,880

9,139

683,019

 
(*) Net of (8,715) of income tax.






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
Attributable to equity holders of the parent
 
 
 
Share capital
(Note 23)
Share
premium
(Note 23)
Cumulative
translation
adjustment
Equity-settled
compensation
Cash flow
hedge
Other Reserves
Treasury
shares
Revaluation surplus
Reserve from the sale of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
Retained
earnings
Subtotal
Non-
controlling
interest
Total
shareholders’
equity
Balance at January 1, 2018
183,573

908,934

(552,604
)
17,852

(24,691
)

(6,967
)

41,574

106,209

673,880

9,139

683,019

Adjustment of opening balance for the application of IAS 29









187.941

187,941

20.237

208,178

Total equity at the beginning of financial year
183,573

908,934

(552,604
)
17,852

(24,691
)

(6,967
)

41,574

294,150

861,821

29,376

891,197

Loss for the year









(24,622
)
(24,622
)
1,389

(23,233
)
Other comprehensive income:
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
-    Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 
 
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations


(113,433
)







(113,433
)
(7,863
)
(121,296
)
Cash flow hedge (*)




(32,193
)





(32,193
)
(2
)
(32,195
)
-    Items will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revaluation surplus (**)







383,889



383,889

22,017

405,906

Other comprehensive income for the year


(113,433
)

(32,193
)


383,889



238,263

14,152

252,415

Total comprehensive income for the year


(113,433
)

(32,193
)


383,889


(24,622
)
213,641

15,541

229,182

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves for the benefit of government grants (1)





32,380




(32,380
)



Employee share options (Note 24):
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 
 
- Forfeited



(40
)





40




Restricted shares (Note 24):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Value of employee services



3,899







3,899


3,899

- Vested

4,775


(5,520
)


745







Purchase of own shares (Note 23)

(13,206
)




(2,519
)



(15,725
)

(15,725
)
Dividends











(408
)
(408
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
183,573

900,503

(666,037
)
16,191

(56,884
)
32,380

(8,741
)
383,889

41,574

237,188

1,063,636

44,509

1,108,145

 
(*) Net of 11,322 of Income tax.
(**) Net of 139,223 of Income tax.
(1) Correspond to the presumed credit of ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços) over the sale values in our Sugar, ethanol and energy business. (please see Note 25).


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
Attributable to equity holders of the parent
 
 
 
Share capital
(Note 23)
Share
premium
(Note 23)
Cumulative
translation
adjustment
Equity-settled
compensation
Cash flow
hedge
Other reserves
Treasury
shares
Revaluation surplus
Reserve from the sale of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
Retained
earnings
Subtotal
Non-
controlling
interest
Total
shareholders’
equity
Balance at January 1, 2019
183,573

900,503

(666,037
)
16,191

(56,884
)
32,380

(8,741
)
383,889

41,574

237,188

1,063,636

44,509

1,108,145

Profit for the year









(772
)
(772
)
1,114

342

Other comprehensive income:
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 



 


-    Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 



 


Exchange differences on translating foreign operations


(14,278
)




(12,183
)


(26,461
)
(1,367
)
(27,828
)
Cash flow hedge (*)




(19,419
)





(19,419
)
(1
)
(19,420
)
-    Items will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revaluation surplus (**)







(28,785
)


(28,785
)
(3,144
)
(31,929
)
Reserve of the revaluation surplus derived from the disposals of assets (***)







(5,044
)

5,044




Other comprehensive income for the year


(14,278
)

(19,419
)


(46,012
)

5,044

(74,665
)
(4,512
)
(79,177
)
Total comprehensive income for the year


(14,278
)

(19,419
)


(46,012
)

4,272

(75,437
)
(3,398
)
(78,835
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves for the benefit of government grants (1)





34,791




(34,791
)



Restricted shares (Note 24):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 


- Value of employee services



3,612







3,612


3,612

- Vested

4,455


(4,449
)


715




721


721

- Forfeited





5

(5
)






- Granted





(1,129
)
1,129







Purchase of own shares (Note 23)

(3,219
)




(1,044
)



(4,263
)

(4,263
)
Dividends











(497
)
(497
)
Balance at December 31, 2019
183,573

901,739

(680,315
)
15,354

(76,303
)
66,047

(7,946
)
337,877

41,574

206,669

988,269

40,614

1,028,883


(*) Net of (6,752) of Income tax.
(**) Net of 2,978 of Income tax.
(***) Net of 14,691 of Income tax.
(1) Correspond to the presumed credit of ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços) over the sale values in our Sugar, ethanol and energy business. (please see Note 25).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F- 10



Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
Note
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Profit / (Loss) for the year
 
342

 
(23,233
)
 
14,975

Adjustments for:
 


 


 
 
Income tax expense / (benefit)
10
20,820

 
(1,024
)
 
(4,992
)
Depreciation
12
173,208

 
153,034

 
150,071

Amortization
15
1,231

 
1,220

 
936

Depreciation of right of use assets
13
45,168

 

 

Loss from the disposal of other property items
8
329

 
95

 
986

Gain from the sale of farmland and other assets
8
(1,354
)
 
(36,227
)
 

Acquisition of subsidiaries
22
(149
)
 

 

Net (loss) / gain from the Fair value adjustment of Investment properties
8
325

 
(13,409
)
 
(4,302
)
Equity settled share-based compensation granted
7
4,734

 
4,728

 
5,552

Gain from derivative financial instruments and forwards
8, 9
(469
)
 
(51,504
)
 
(38,679
)
Interest, finance cost related to lease liabilities and other financial expense, net
9
62,653

 
44,347

 
53,446

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of non harvested biological assets (unrealized)
 
(1,720
)
 
30,299

 
(14,645
)
Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (unrealized)
 
481

 
647

 
(2,371
)
Provision and allowances
 
2,778

 
2,126

 
825

Net gain of inflation effects on the monetary items
9
(92,437
)
 
(81,928
)
 

Foreign exchange losses, net
9
108,458

 
183,195

 
38,708

Cash flow hedge – transfer from equity
9
15,594

 
26,693

 
20,758

Subtotal
 
339,992

 
239,059

 
221,268

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Increase in trade and other receivables
 
(17,664
)
 
(65,942
)
 
(9,476
)
(Increase) / Decrease in inventories
 
9,998

 
(41,531
)
 
(4,089
)
(Increase) / Decrease in biological assets
 
(27,037
)
 
2,958

 
(18,013
)
(Increase) / Decrease in other assets
 
(210
)
 
(777
)
 
2

Decrease in derivative financial instruments
 
3,997

 
50,021

 
40,910

Increase in trade and other payables
 
13,102

 
31,148

 
6,555

Increase in payroll and social security liabilities
 
2,565

 
5,876

 
1,953

(Decrease) / Increase in provisions for other liabilities
 
(351
)
 
(430
)
 
855

Net cash generated from operating activities before taxes paid
 
324,392

 
220,382

 
239,965

Income tax paid
 
(2,282
)
 
(1,869
)
 
(2,860
)
Net cash generated from operating activities
(a)
322,110

 
218,513


237,105

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F- 11



Adecoagro S.A.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)
 
 
Note
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Acquisition of business, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired
 
683

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
12
(252,450
)
 
(207,069
)
 
(198,550
)
Purchase of cattle and non current biological assets
16
(4,950
)
 
(5,706
)
 
(1,694
)
Purchases of intangible assets
15
(8,617
)
 
(3,321
)
 
(2,141
)
Interest received and others
9
8,139

 
7,915

 
11,230

Proceeds from disposal of other property items
 
2,652

 
1,748

 
2,820

Proceeds from the sale of farmland and other assets
22
5,833

 
31,511

 

Net cash used in investing activities
(b)
(248,710
)
 
(174,922
)

(188,335
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Issuance of senior notes
27

 

 
495,678

Proceeds from long-term borrowings
27
108,271

 
45,536

 
232,433

Payments of long-term borrowings
27
(101,826
)
 
(124,349
)
 
(602,700
)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings
27
193,977

 
318,108

 
106,730

Payments of short-term borrowings
27
(127,855
)
 
(190,630
)
 
(64,787
)
Interest paid
 
(57,662
)
 
(50,021
)

(41,612
)
Prepayment related expenses
 

 

 
(6,080
)
Proceeds from equity settled shared-based compensation exercised
 

 

 
39

Collection of derivatives financial instruments
 
1,481

 
(2,578
)
 
(9,476
)
Lease payments
 
(49,081
)
 

 

Purchase of own shares
 
(4,263
)
 
(15,725
)
 
(38,367
)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
 
(905
)
 
(1,195
)
 
(1,664
)
Net cash (used) / generated from financing activities
(c)
(37,863
)
 
(20,854
)

70,194

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
35,537

 
22,737


118,964

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
21
273,635

 
269,195

 
158,568

Effect of exchange rate changes and inflation on cash and cash equivalents
(d)
(18,896
)
 
(18,297
)
 
(8,337
)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
21
290,276

 
273,635

 
269,195


(a) Includes 23,550 and 7,598 of the combined effect of IAS 29 and IAS 21 of the Argentine subsidiaries for 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(b) Includes 3,851 and 4,122 of the combined effect of IAS 29 and IAS 21 of the Argentine subsidiaries for 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(c) Includes (14,340) and (8,231) of the combined effect of IAS 29 and IAS 21 of the Argentine subsidiaries for 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(d) Includes (13,061) and (3,489) of the combined effect of IAS 29 and IAS 21 of the Argentine subsidiaries for 2019 and 2018, respectively.


Non-cash investing and financing transactions disclosed in other notes are the seller financing of Subsidiaries in Note 22.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F- 12

Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)





1.
General information

Adecoagro S.A. (the "Company" or "Adecoagro") is the Group’s ultimate parent company and is a société anonyme (stock corporation) organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Adecoagro is a holding company primarily engaged through its operating subsidiaries in agricultural and agro-industrial activities. The Company and its operating subsidiaries are collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Group". These activities are carried out through three major lines of business, namely, Farming; Sugar, Ethanol and Energy and Land Transformation. Farming is further comprised of three reportable segments, which are described in detail in Note 3 to these consolidated financial statements.
 
Adecoagro is a Public Company listed in the New York Stock Exchange as a foreign registered company under the symbol of AGRO.
 
These consolidated financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on March 10, 2020.
 
2.
Financial risk management

Risk management principles and processes
 
The Group’s activities are exposed to a variety of financial risks. The Group’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize the Group’s capital costs by using suitable means of financing and to manage and control the Group’s financial risks effectively. The Group uses financial instruments to hedge certain risk exposures.
 
The Group’s approach to the identification, assessment and mitigation of risk is carried out by a Risk and Commercial Committee, which focuses on timely and appropriate management of risk.
 
The principal financial risks are related to raw material price, end-product price, exchange rate, interest rate, liquidity and credit. This section provides a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s strategy, performance, results of operations and financial condition. These risks do not appear in any particular order of potential materiality or probability of occurrence.
 
In Argentina, recent economical events forced the government to impose certain restrictions in the exchange markets, such as:
Set specific deadlines to enter and settle exports
Prior authorization of the BCRA for the formation of external assets for companies
Prior authorization of the BCRA for the payment of debts related to companies abroad
Deferral of payment of certain public debt instruments.
Fuel price control

Exchange rate risk

The Group’s cash flows, statement of income and statement of financial position are presented in U.S. Dollars and may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates. Currency risks as defined by IFRS 7 arise on account of monetary assets and liabilities being denominated in a currency that is not the functional currency.
 
A significant majority of the Group’s business activities is conducted in the respective functional currencies of the subsidiaries (primarily the Brazilian Reais and the Argentine Peso). However, the Group may transact in currencies other than the respective functional currencies, mainly the U.S. Dollars. As such, these subsidiaries may hold U.S. Dollar denominated monetary balances at each year-end as indicated in the tables below.
 
The Group’s net financial position exposure to the U.S. Dollar is managed on a case-by-case basis, partly by hedging certain expected cash flows with foreign exchange derivative contracts.
 



F- 13


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)

The following tables show the net monetary position of the respective subsidiaries within the Group categorized by functional currency. Non-U.S. Dollar amounts are presented in U.S. Dollars for purpose of these tables.
 
 
2019 (*)
 
Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Net monetary position
(Liability)/ Asset
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. Dollar
Total
Argentine Peso
(19,733
)


(560
)
(20,293
)
Brazilian Reais

(196,081
)


(196,081
)
U.S. Dollar
(317,296
)
(438,604
)
21,586

48,091

(686,223
)
Uruguayan Peso


(2,086
)

(2,086
)
Total
(337,029
)
(634,685
)
19,500

47,531

(904,683
)
 
(*) It includes lease liabilities for the adoption of IFRS 16 (See Note 35.1)
 
2018
 
Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Net monetary position
(Liability)/ Asset
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. Dollar
Total
Argentine Peso
(21,757
)



(21,757
)
Brazilian Reais

35,884



35,884

U.S. Dollar
(260,372
)
(480,501
)
24,512

115,681

(600,680
)
Uruguayan Peso


(909
)

(909
)
Total
(282,129
)
(444,617
)
23,603

115,681

(587,462
)
 
The Group’s analysis shown on the tables below is carried out based on the exposure of each functional currency subsidiary against the U.S. Dollar. The Group estimated that, other factors being constant, a hypothetical 10% appreciation/depreciation of the U.S. Dollar against the respective functional currencies for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 would have decreased/increased the Group’s Profit before income tax for the year. A 10% depreciation of the U.S. Dollar against the functional currencies would have an equal and opposite effect on the income statement. A portion of this effect would have been recognized as other comprehensive income since a portion of the Company’s borrowings was used as cash flow hedge of the foreign exchange rate risk of a portion of its highly probable future sales in U.S. Dollars (see Hedge Accounting - Cash Flow Hedge below for details).
 
Functional currency
Net monetary position
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
Total
2019
U.S. Dollar
(31,730
)
(43,860
)
2,159

(73,431
)
2018
U.S. Dollar
(26,037
)
(48,050
)
2,451

(71,636
)
 
The tables above only consider the effect of a hypothetical appreciation / depreciation of the U.S. Dollars on the Group’s net financial position. A hypothetical appreciation / depreciation of the U.S. Dollar against the functional currencies of the Group’s subsidiaries has historically had a positive / negative effect, respectively, on the fair value of the Group’s biological assets and the end prices of the Group’s agriculture produce, both of which are generally linked to the U.S. Dollar.
 
Hedge Accounting Cash Flow Hedge
 
Effective July 1, 2013, the Group formally documented and designated cash flow hedging relationships to hedge the foreign exchange rate risk of a portion of its highly probable future sales in U.S. Dollars using a portion of its borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars, currency forwards and foreign currency floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps.
 



F- 14


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)


Principal amounts of long-term borrowings (non-derivative financial instruments) and notional values of foreign currency forward contracts (derivative financial instruments) were designated as hedging instruments. These instruments are exposed to Brazilian Reais/ U.S. Dollar foreign currency risks related to operations in Brazil and Argentine Peso/U.S. Dollar in Argentina, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately 30.2% and 19.5%, respectively, of projected sales qualify as highly probable forecast transactions for hedge accounting purposes and were designated as hedged items.
 
The Group has prepared formal documentation in order to support the designation above, including an explanation of how the designation of the hedging relationship is aligned with the Group’s Risk Management Policy, identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged transactions, the nature of the risk being hedged and an analysis which demonstrates that the hedge is expected to be highly effective. The Group reassesses the prospective and retrospective effectiveness of the hedge on an ongoing basis comparing the foreign currency component of the carrying amount of the hedging instruments and of the highly probable future sales.
 
Under cash flow hedge accounting, effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on derivative and non-derivative hedging instruments not be immediately recognized in profit or loss, but be reclassified from equity to profit or loss in the periods when the future sales occur, thus allowing for a more appropriate presentation of the results for the period reflecting the strategy in the Group’s Risk Management Policy.
 
The Company expects that the cash flows will occur and affect profit or loss between 2020 and 2024.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2019, a total amount before income tax of US$ 54,312 gain (US$ 75,822 gain in 2018) was recognized in other comprehensive income and an amount of US$ 15,594 loss (US$ 26,693 loss in 2018) was reclassified from equity to profit or loss within “Financial results, net”.
 
Raw material price risk

Inflation in the costs of raw materials and goods and services from industry suppliers and manufacturers presents risks to project economics. A significant portion of the Group’s cost structure includes the cost of raw materials primarily seeds, fertilizers and agrochemicals, among others. Prices for these raw materials may vary significantly.
 
End-product price risk

Prices for commodity products have historically been cyclical, reflecting overall economic conditions and changes in capacity within the industry, which affect the profitability of entities engaged in the agribusiness industry. The Group combines different actions to minimize price risk. A percentage of crops are to be sold during and post harvest period. The Group manages minimum and maximum prices for each commodity as well as gross margin per each crop as to decide when and how to sell. End-product price risks are hedged if economically viable and possible by entering into forward contracts with major trading houses or by using derivative financial instruments, consisting mainly of crops and sugar future contracts, but also includes occasionally put and call options. A movement in end-product futures prices would result in a change in the fair value of the end product hedging contracts. These fair value changes, after taxes, are recorded in the consolidated statement of income.
 
Contract positions are designed to ensure that the Group would receive a defined minimum price for certain quantities of its production. The counterparties to these instruments generally are major financial institutions. In entering into these contracts, the Group has assumed the risk that might arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Group does not expect any material losses as a result of counterparty defaults. The Group is also obliged to pay margin deposits and premiums for these instruments. These estimates represent only the sensitivity of the financial instruments to market risk and not the Group exposure to end product price risks as a whole, since the crops and cattle products sales are not financial instruments within the scope of IFRS 7 disclosure requirements.
 



F- 15


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)

Liquidity risk

The Group is exposed to liquidity risks, including risks associated with refinancing borrowings as they mature, and that borrowing facilities are not available to meet cash requirements. Failure to manage liquidity risks could have a material impact on the Group’s cash flow and statement of financial position.
Prudent liquidity risk management includes managing the profile of debt maturities and funding sources close oversight of cash flows projections, maintaining sufficient cash, and ensuring the availability of funding from an adequate amount of committed credit facilities and the ability to close out market positions. The Group's ability to fund its existing and prospective debt requirements is managed by maintaining diversified funding sources with adequate available funding lines from high quality lenders; and reaching to have long-term financial facilities. During 2017 the Company issued a 10 years Note, which improved the maturity of the borrowings (see Note 26).
 
As of December 31, 2019, cash and cash equivalents of the Group totaled U$S 290.3 million, which could be used for managing liquidity risk.
 
The tables below analyzes the Group’s non-derivative financial liabilities and derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the statement of financial position to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows and as a result they do not reconcile to the amounts disclosed on the statement of financial position except for short-term payables where discounting is not applied.
 
At December 31, 2019
Less than
1 year
Between
1 and 2 years
Between 2
and 5 years
Over
5 Years
Total
Trade and other payables
94,821

3,399

30

170

98,420

Borrowings
122,403

154,682

230,058

681,819

1,188,962

Leases Liabilities
46,370

52,372

89,259

121,081

309,082

Derivative financial instruments
1,423




1,423

Total
265,017

210,453

319,347

803,070

1,597,887

 
At December 31, 2018
Less than
1 year
Between
1 and 2 years
Between 2
and 5 years
Over
5 Years
Total
Trade and other payables
95,956

6

18

187

96,167

Borrowings
190,671

74,478

286,557

636,836

1,188,542

Derivative financial instruments
258

25



283

Total
286,885

74,509

286,575

637,023

1,284,992

 
Interest rate risk

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from long-term borrowings at floating rates, which expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk. Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk. The interest rate profile of the Group's borrowings is set out in Note 27.
 
The Group occasionally manages its cash flow interest rate risk exposure by using floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps. Such interest rate swaps have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating rates to fixed rates.
 
The following tables show a breakdown of the Group’s fixed-rate and floating-rate borrowings per currency denomination and functional currency of the subsidiary issuing the loans (excluding finance leases). These analyses are performed after giving effect to interest rate swaps.
 



F- 16


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)

The analysis for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 
2019
 
Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denomination
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. Dollar
Total
Fixed rate:
 

 

 

 
 

Argentine Peso
549




549

Brazilian Reais

142,142



142,142

U.S. Dollar
128,464

77,378

15,113

504,814

725,769

Subtotal fixed-rate borrowings
129,013

219,520

15,113

504,814

868,460

Variable rate:
 

 

 

 


Brazilian Reais

13,604



13,604

U.S. Dollar
79,339

6,877



86,216

Subtotal variable-rate borrowings
79,339

20,481



99,820

Total borrowings as per statement of financial position
208,352

240,001

15,113

504,814

968,280

  
 
2018
 
Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denomination
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. Dollar
Total
Fixed rate:
 

 

 

 
 

Argentine Peso
2,320




2,320

Brazilian Reais

62,939



62,939

U.S. Dollar
49,218

87,722

16,510

504,368

657,818

Subtotal fixed-rate borrowings
51,538

150,661

16,510

504,368

723,077

Variable rate:
 

 

 

 


Brazilian Reais

19,329



19,329

U.S. Dollar
111,453

7,662



119,115

Subtotal variable-rate borrowings
111,453

26,991



138,444

Total borrowings as per analysis
162,991

177,652

16,510

504,368

861,521

Finance leases
595




595

Total borrowings as per statement of financial position
163,586

177,652

16,510

504,368

862,116

 
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, if interest rates on floating-rate borrowings had been 1% higher with all other variables held constant, the Group’s Profit before income tax for the years would have decreased as shown below. A 1% decrease in interest rates would have an equal and opposite effect on the income statement.
 
2019
 
Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denomination
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. Dollar
Total
Variable rate:
 

 

 

 
 

Brazilian Reais

(136
)


(136
)
U.S. Dollar
(793
)
(69
)


(862
)
Total effects on profit before income tax
(793
)
(205
)


(998
)
 



F- 17


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)

 
2018
 
Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denomination
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reias
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. Dollar
Total
Variable rate:
 

 

 

 
 

Brazilian Reais

(193
)


(193
)
U.S. Dollar
(1,115
)
(77
)


(1,192
)
Total effects on profit before income tax
(1,115
)
(270
)


(1,385
)
 
The sensitivity analysis has been determined assuming that the change in interest rates had occurred at the date of the statement of financial position and had been applied to the exposure to interest rate risk for financial instruments in existence at that date. The 100 basis point increase or decrease represents management's assessment of a reasonable possible change in those interest rates, which have the most impact on the Group, specifically the United States and Brazilian rates over the period until the next annual statement of financial position date.
 
Credit risk

The Group’s exposures to credit risk arise in certain agreements in relation to amounts owed for physical product sales, the use of derivative instruments, and the investment of surplus cash balances. The Group is also exposed to political and economic risk events, which may cause non-payment of foreign currency obligations to the Group.
 
The Group’s policy is to manage credit exposure to trading counterparties within defined trading limits. All of the Group’s significant counterparties are assigned internal credit limits.
 
The Group sells to a large base of customers. Type and class of customers may differ depending on the Group’s business segments. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, more than 96% and 87%, respectively, of the Group’s sales of crops were sold to 42 and 49 well-known customers (both multinational and local) with good credit history with the Group. In the Sugar, Ethanol and Energy segment, sales of ethanol were concentrated in 52 and 54 customers, which represented 100% of total sales of ethanol for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Approximately 86% and 99% of the Group’s sales of sugar were concentrated in 66 and 19 well-known traders for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The remaining 14% and 1%, which mainly relates to “crystal sugar”, were dispersed among several customers. In 2019 and 2018, energy sales are 94% and 97% concentrated in 55 major customers. In the dairy segment, 70% and 92% of the sales were concentrated in 36 and 21 well-known customers in 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 
No credit limits were exceeded during the reporting periods and management does not expect any losses from non-performance by these counterparties. If any of the Group’s customers are independently rated, these ratings are used. Otherwise, the Group assesses the credit quality of the customer taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors (see Note 18 for details). The Group may seek cash collateral, letter of credit or parent company guarantees, as considered appropriate. Sales to customers are primarily made by credit with customary payment terms. The maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying amount of each financial asset in the statement of financial position after deducting any impairment allowance. The Group’s exposure of credit risk arising from trade receivables is set out in Note 19.
 
The Group is exposed to counterparty credit risk on cash and cash equivalent balances. The Group holds cash on deposit with a number of financial institutions. The Group manages its credit risk exposure by limiting individual deposits to clearly defined limits. The Group only deposits with high quality banks and financial institutions. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the total amount of cash and cash equivalents mainly comprise cash in banks and short-term bank deposits. The Group is authorized to transact with banks rated “BBB+” or higher. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, 8 and 5 banks (primarily JP Morgan, HSBC, Banco Safra, Banco do Brasil, Banco Bradesco, Banco Santander, Credit Agricole and Banco ABC) accounted for more than 85% and 78%, respectively, of the total cash deposited. The remaining amount of cash and cash equivalents relates to cash in hand. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Group invested in fixed-term bank deposits with mainly six bank (HSBC, Credit Agricole, Banco do Brasil, Banco Safra, Banco Bradesco and Banco ABC) and also entered into derivative contracts (currency forward). The Group’s exposure of credit risk arising from cash and cash equivalents is set out in Note 21.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)

 
The Group’s primary objective for holding derivative financial instruments is to manage currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and commodity price risk. The Group generally enters into derivative transactions with high-credit-quality counterparties and, by policy, limits the amount of credit exposure to any one counterparty based on an analysis of that counterparty's relative credit standing. The amounts subject to credit risk related to derivative instruments are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which counterparty's obligations exceed the obligations with that counterparty.
 
The Group also entered into crop commodity futures traded in the established trading markets of Argentina and Brazil through well-rated brokers. Management does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligations.

Capital risk management

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, it may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or buy own shares or sell assets to reduce debt. Consistent with others in the industry, the Group monitors capital on the basis of the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as total debt (including current and non-current borrowings as shown in the consolidated statement of financial position, if applicable) divided by total capital. Total capital is calculated as equity, as shown in the consolidated statement of financial position, plus total debt. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the strategy was to maintain the gearing ratio within 0.40 to 0.60, as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
Total debt
968,280

 
862,116

Total equity
1,028.883

 
1,108,145

Total capital
1,997,163

 
1,970,261

Gearing ratio
0.48

 
0.44


 
Derivative financial instruments

As part of its business operations, the Group uses a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to the financial risks discussed above. As part of this strategy, the Group may enter into derivatives of (i) interest rate to manage the composition of floating and fixed rate debt; (ii) currency to manage exchange rate risk, and (iii) crop (future contracts and put and call options) to manage its exposure to price volatility stemming from its integrated crop production activities. The Group’s policy is not to use derivatives for speculative purposes.
 
Derivative financial instruments involve, to a varying degree, elements of market and credit risk not recognized in the financial statements. The market risk associated with these instruments resulting from price movements is expected to offset the market risk of the underlying transactions, assets and liabilities, being hedged. The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Group’s contracts generally are large institutions with credit ratings equal to or higher than BBB+. The Group continually monitors the credit rating of such counterparties and seeks to limit its financial exposure to any one financial institution. While the contract or notional amounts of derivative financial instruments provide one measure of the volume of these transactions, they do not represent the amount of the Group’s exposure to credit risk. The amounts potentially subject to credit risk (arising from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts) are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the contracts exceed the Group’s obligations to the counterparties.
 



F- 19


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)

The following tables show the outstanding positions for each type of derivative contract as of the date of each statement of financial position:

 Futures/ options

As of December 31, 2019:
 
 
2019
Type of
derivative contract
 
Quantities
(thousands)
(**)
 
Notional
amount
 
Fair
Value Asset/
(Liability)
 
(Loss)/Gain
(*)
Futures:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Sale
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corn
 
221

 
923

 
445

 
(446
)
Soybean
 
107

 
7,118

 
759

 
(687
)
Wheat
 
13

 
515

 
(28
)
 
28

Sugar
 
101,498

 
29,409

 
(1,342
)
 
1,155

Total
 
101,839

 
37,965

 
(166
)
 
50

 
As of December 31, 2018:
 
 
2018
Type of
derivative contract
 
Quantities
(thousands)
(**)
 
Notional
amount
 
Fair
Value Asset/
(Liability)
 
(Loss)/Gain
(*)
Futures:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Sale
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corn
 
(97
)
 
(14,791
)
 
(209
)
 
(209
)
Soybean
 
25

 
8,089

 
527

 
177

Wheat
 
(14
)
 
(2,483
)
 
(11
)
 
(85
)
Sugar
 
208,837

 
64,753

 
5,483

 
12,765

Options:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Buy put
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sugar
 
6,326

 
128

 
267

 
393

Sell call
 


 


 


 


Sugar
 
1,118

 
132

 
(25
)
 
(156
)
Total
 
216,195

 
55,828

 
6,032

 
12,885

(*) Included in the line item “(Loss) / Gain from commodity derivative financial instruments” of Note 8.
(**) All quantities expressed in tons and m3.
Commodity future contract fair values are computed with reference to quoted market prices on future exchanges.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

2.
Financial risk management (continued)


Foreign currency floating-to-fixed interest rate swap

In July 2016 the Group's subsidiary in Brazil, Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema entered into a Reais 90 million loan with Bradesco. The loan bears interest at a variable rate of CDI (an interbanking floating interest rate in US$) plus 2.1% per year. At same moment and with same bank, the Company entered into a swap operation, which intention was to effectively convert the  principal amount and interest rate denominated in Reais, to a principal amount an interest rate denominated in US$, plus a fixed rate of 6.55%. The swap expired on September 2017. As of expiration date, the group recognized in 2017 a gain of US$ 3 million included whitin "Financial Results, net.”

Currency forward

During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Group entered into several currency forward contracts with Brazilian banks in order to hedge the fluctuation of the Brazilian Reais against the U.S. Dollar for a total aggregate amount of US$ 5.1 million. The currency forward contracts entered in 2019 had maturity dates ranging between February 2020 and October 2020. These contracts resulted in a recognition of a loss of US$ 1,1 million and US$ 2.0 million in 2019 and 2018 respectively.

 
During the year ended on December 31, 2018, the Group entered into several currency forward contracts in order to hedge the fluctuation of the U.S. Dollar against Euro for a total notional amount of US$ 4.9 million. The currency forward contracts maturity date was January 2019. The outstanding contracts resulted in the recognition of a gain amounting to US$ 0.1 million in 2018.
 
Gains and losses on currency forward contracts are included within “Financial results, net” in the statement of income.
 
Euro-bob price swap

As Petrobras (the Brazilian oil state company) started to track the movements of the international gasoline to set its domestic prices in 2017, the Group's subsidiary in Brazil, Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema entered into a swap operation in March 2018, which intention was to mitigate the effects of the gasoline volatility in the ethanol prices sold by the company. The swaps expired according to the due dates and as of December 31, 2018 all the swaps positions were already liquidated. The Group recorded a loss of US$ 1.6 million.




F- 21


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




3.
Segment information

According to IFRS 8, operating segments are identified based on the ‘management approach’. Operating segments are components of an entity about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group’s CODM is the Management Committee. IFRS 8 stipulates external segment reporting based on the Group’s internal organizational and management structure and on internal financial reporting to the chief operating decision maker.

The Group operates in three major lines of business, namely, Farming; Sugar, Ethanol and Energy; and Land Transformation.

The Company’s ‘Farming’ is further comprised of five reportable segments:

The Company’s ‘Crops’ Segment consists of planting, harvesting and sale of grains, oilseeds and fibers (including wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton and sunflowers, among others), and to a lesser extent the provision of grain warehousing/conditioning and handling and drying services to third parties. Each underlying crop in this segment does not represent a separate operating segment. Management seeks to maximize the use of the land through the cultivation of one or more type of crops. Types and surface amount of crops cultivated may vary from harvest year to harvest year depending on several factors, some of them out of the Group´s control. Management is focused on the long-term performance of the productive land, and to that extent, the performance is assessed considering the aggregated combination, if any, of crops planted in the land. A single manager is responsible for the management of operating activity of all crops rather than for each individual crop.

The Company’s ‘Rice’ Segment consists of planting, harvesting, processing and marketing of rice.

The Company’s ‘Dairy’ Segment consists of the production and sale of raw milk and industrialized products, including UHT, cheese and powder milk among others.

The Company’s ‘All Other Segments’ consists of the aggregation of the remaining non-reportable operating segments, which do not meet the quantitative thresholds for disclosure, namely, Coffee and Cattle.

The Company’s ‘Sugar, Ethanol and Energy’ Segment consists of cultivating sugarcane which is processed in owned sugar mills, transformed into ethanol, sugar and electricity and marketed;

The Company’s ‘Land Transformation’ Segment comprises the (i) identification and acquisition of underdeveloped and undermanaged farmland businesses; and (ii) realization of value through the strategic disposition of assets (generating profits).

Total segment assets and liabilities are measured in a manner consistent with that of the consolidated financial statements. These assets and liabilities are allocated based on the operations of the segment and the physical location of the asset.

Effective July 1, 2018, the Group applied IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” (“IAS 29”) to its operations in Argentina. IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” requires that the financial statements of entities whose functional currency is that of a hyperinflationary economy be adjusted for the effects of changes in the general price index and be expressed in terms of the current unit of measurement at the closing date of the reporting period (“inflation accounting”). In order to determine whether an economy is classified as hyperinflationary, IAS 29 sets forth a series of factors to be considered, including whether the amount of cumulative inflation nears or exceeds a threshold of 100 %. Accordingly, Argentina has been classified as a hyperinflationary economy under the terms of IAS 29 from July 1, 2018. (Please see Note 33 - Basis of preparation and presentations).

According to IAS 29, all Argentine Peso-denominated non-monetary items in the statement of financial position are adjusted by applying a general price index from the date they were initially recognized to the end of the reporting period. Likewise, all Argentine Peso-denominated items in the statement of income should be expressed in terms of the measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period, consequently, income statement items are adjusted by applying a general price index on a monthly basis from the dates they were initially recognized in the financial statements to the end of the reporting period. This process is called “re-measurement”.




F- 22


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

Once the re-measurement process is completed, all Argentine Peso denominated accounts are translated into U.S. Dollars, the Group’s reporting currency, applying the guidelines in IAS 21 “The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates”(“IAS 21”). IAS 21 requires that amounts be translated at the closing rate at the date of the most recent statement of financial position. This process is called “translation”.

The re-measurement and translation processes are applied on a monthly basis until year-end. Due to this process, the re-measured and translated results of operations for a given month are subject to change until year-end, affecting comparison and analysis.

Following the adoption of IAS 29 to the Argentine operations of the Group, management revised the information reviewed by the CODM. Accordingly, as from July 1, 2018, (commencement of hyper-inflation accounting in Argentina), the information provided to the CODM departs from the application of IAS 29 and IAS 21 re-measurement and translation processes as follows. The segment results of the Argentinean operations for each reporting period were adjusted for inflation and translated into the Group’s reporting currency using the reporting period average exchange rate. The translated amounts were not subsequently re-measured and translated in accordance with the IAS 29 and IAS 21 procedures outlined above. From January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Group’s segment results were still based on the IFRS measurement principles adopted until June 30, 2018.

In order to evaluate the economic performance of businesses on a monthly basis, results of operations in Argentina are based on monthly data that has been adjusted for inflation and converted into the average exchange rate of the U.S. Dollar each month. These already converted figures are subsequently not readjusted and reconverted as described above under IAS 29 and IAS 21. It should be noted that this translation methodology for evaluating segment information is the same that the company uses to translate results of operation from its other subsidiaries from other countries that have not been designated hyperinflationary economies because it allows for a more accurate analysis of the economic performance of its business as a whole.

The Group’s CODM believes that the exclusion of the re-measurement and translation processes from the segment reporting structure allows for a more useful presentation and facilitates period-to-period comparison and performance analysis.

The following tables show a reconciliation of each reportable segment as per the information reviewed by the CODM and the reportable segment measured in accordance with IAS 29 and IAS 21 as per the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Segment reconciliation for the year ended December 31, 2019:
 
2019
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
Sales of goods sold and services rendered
168,938

 
(2,492
)
 
166,446

 
102,162

 
(1,006
)
 
101,156

 
84,767

 
(945
)
 
83,822

Cost of goods and services rendered
(159,197
)
 
2,687

 
(156,510
)
 
(74,480
)
 
529

 
(73,951
)
 
(77,532
)
 
838

 
(76,694
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
30,290

 
(549
)
 
29,741

 
13,194

 
(979
)
 
12,215

 
13,741

 
(231
)
 
13,510

Gain from changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
1,542

 
283

 
1,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin on Manufacturing and Agricultural Activities Before Operating Expenses
41,573

 
(71
)
 
41,502

 
40,876

 
(1,456
)
 
39,420

 
20,976

 
(338
)
 
20,638

General and administrative expenses
(5,446
)
 
(87
)
 
(5,533
)
 
(6,752
)
 
147

 
(6,605
)
 
(4,188
)
 
90

 
(4,098
)
Selling expenses
(12,852
)
 
128

 
(12,724
)
 
(21,072
)
 
498

 
(20,574
)
 
(6,252
)
 
18

 
(6,234
)
Other operating income, net
(1,133
)
 
(225
)
 
(1,358
)
 
282

 
(15
)
 
267

 
(635
)
 
(68
)
 
(703
)
Profit from Operations Before Financing and Taxation
22,142

 
(255
)
 
21,887

 
13,334

 
(826
)
 
12,508

 
9,901

 
(298
)
 
9,603

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(4,662
)
 
44

 
(4,618
)
 
(6,994
)
 
171

 
(6,823
)
 
(5,064
)
 
98

 
(4,966
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




F- 23


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)


 
2019
 
All other segments
 
Corporate
 
Total
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
Sales of goods sold and services rendered
3,904

 
27

 
3,931

 

 

 

 
891,554

 
(4,416
)
 
887,138

Cost of goods and services rendered
(3,412
)
 
(40
)
 
(3,452
)
 

 

 

 
(675,187
)
 
4,014

 
(671,173
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
(40
)
 
53

 
13

 

 

 

 
70,295

 
(1,706
)
 
68,589

Gain from changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest

 

 

 

 

 

 
1,542

 
283

 
1,825

Margin on Manufacturing and Agricultural Activities Before Operating Expenses
452

 
40

 
492

 

 

 

 
288,204

 
(1,825
)
 
286,379

General and administrative expenses
(167
)
 
17

 
(150
)
 
(19,319
)
 
428

 
(18,891
)
 
(57,797
)
 
595

 
(57,202
)
Selling expenses
(171
)
 
(11
)
 
(182
)
 
(165
)
 
23

 
(142
)
 
(107,628
)
 
656

 
(106,972
)
Other operating income, net
(956
)
 
602

 
(354
)
 
(175
)
 
23

 
(152
)
 
(1,137
)
 
315

 
(822
)
Profit from Operations Before Financing and Taxation
(842
)
 
648

 
(194
)
 
(19,659
)
 
474

 
(19,185
)
 
121,642

 
(259
)
 
121,383

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(181
)
 
4

 
(177
)
 
(20
)
 
20

 

 
(174,578
)
 
337

 
(174,241
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property
(927
)
 
602

 
(325
)
 

 

 

 
(927
)
 
602

 
(325
)

Sugar, Ethanol and Energy, and Land Transformation segments have not been reconciled due to the lack of differences.

Segment reconciliation for the year ended December 31, 2018:
 
2018
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
Sales of goods sold and services rendered
164,538

 
(9,120
)
 
155,418

 
100,013

 
(4,610
)
 
95,403

 
33,201

 
(3,491
)
 
29,710

Cost of goods and services rendered
(165,988
)
 
9,052

 
(156,936
)
 
(75,739
)
 
766

 
(74,973
)
 
(31,488
)
 
3,361

 
(28,127
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
36,422

 
(7,755
)
 
28,667

 
8,967

 
(4,842
)
 
4,125

 
7,295

 
(1,840
)
 
5,455

Gain from changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
2,704

 
(3,613
)
 
(909
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin on Manufacturing and Agricultural Activities Before Operating Expenses
37,676

 
(11,436
)
 
26,240

 
33,241

 
(8,686
)
 
24,555

 
9,008

 
(1,970
)
 
7,038

General and administrative expenses
(4,239
)
 
37

 
(4,202
)
 
(5,070
)
 
(869
)
 
(5,939
)
 
(2,034
)
 
(246
)
 
(2,280
)
Selling expenses
(5,921
)
 
474

 
(5,447
)
 
(15,465
)
 
1,375

 
(14,090
)
 
(983
)
 
41

 
(942
)
Other operating income, net
5,422

 
1,741

 
7,163

 
275

 
(58
)
 
217

 
(1,055
)
 
58

 
(997
)
Profit from Operations Before Financing and Taxation
32,938

 
(9,184
)
 
23,754

 
12,981

 
(8,238
)
 
4,743

 
4,936

 
(2,117
)
 
2,819

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(1,697
)
 
(329
)
 
(2,026
)
 
(5,846
)
 
5,840

 
(6
)
 
(2,253
)
 
(280
)
 
(2,533
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





F- 24


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

 
2018
 
All other segments
 
Corporate
 
Total
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
 
Total segment reporting
 
Adjustment
 
Total as per statement of income
Sales of goods sold and services rendered
1,919

 
(149
)
 
1,770

 

 

 

 
810,609

 
(17,370
)
 
793,239

Cost of goods and services rendered
(1,412
)
 
99

 
(1,313
)
 

 

 

 
(623,243
)
 
13,278

 
(609,965
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
(806
)
 
(393
)
 
(1,199
)
 

 

 

 
31,025

 
(14,830
)
 
16,195

Gain from changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest

 

 

 

 

 

 
2,704

 
(3,613
)
 
(909
)
Margin on Manufacturing and Agricultural Activities Before Operating Expenses
(299
)
 
(443
)
 
(742
)
 

 

 

 
221,095

 
(22,535
)
 
198,560

General and administrative expenses
(155
)
 
(9
)
 
(164
)
 
(19,626
)
 
1,433

 
(18,193
)
 
(56,426
)
 
346

 
(56,080
)
Selling expenses
(165
)
 
16

 
(149
)
 
(178
)
 
33

 
(145
)
 
(92,154
)
 
1,939

 
(90,215
)
Other operating income, net
10,668

 
2,728

 
13,396

 
(167
)
 
36

 
(131
)
 
99,727

 
4,505

 
104,232

Profit from Operations Before Financing and Taxation
10,049

 
2,292

 
12,341

 
(19,971
)
 
1,502

 
(18,469
)
 
172,242

 
(15,745
)
 
156,497

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(171
)
 
(6
)
 
(177
)
 

 

 

 
(153,169
)
 
(1,085
)
 
(154,254
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property
10,680

 
2,729

 
13,409

 

 

 

 
10,680

 
2,729

 
13,409


Sugar, Ethanol and Energy, and Land Transformation segments have not been reconciled due to the lack of differences.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

The following table presents information with respect to the Group’s reportable segments. Certain other activities of a holding function nature not allocable to the segments are disclosed in the column ‘Corporate’.

Segment analysis for the year ended December 31, 2019
 
Farming
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and Energy
 
 Land Transformation
 
Corporate
 
 Total
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Farming
subtotal
 
 
 
 
Sales of goods and services rendered
168,938

 
102,162

 
84,767

 
3,904

 
359,771

 
531,783

 

 

 
891,554

Cost of goods sold and services rendered
(159,197
)
 
(74,480
)
 
(77,532
)
 
(3,412
)
 
(314,621
)
 
(360,566
)
 

 

 
(675,187
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
30,290

 
13,194

 
13,741

 
(40
)
 
57,185

 
13,110

 

 

 
70,295

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
1,542

 

 

 

 
1,542

 

 

 

 
1,542

Margin on manufacturing and agricultural activities before operating expenses
41,573

 
40,876

 
20,976

 
452

 
103,877

 
184,327

 

 

 
288,204

General and administrative expenses
(5,446
)
 
(6,752
)
 
(4,188
)
 
(167
)
 
(16,553
)
 
(21,925
)
 

 
(19,319
)
 
(57,797
)
Selling expenses
(12,852
)
 
(21,072
)
 
(6,252
)
 
(171
)
 
(40,347
)
 
(67,116
)
 

 
(165
)
 
(107,628
)
Other operating income, net
(1,133
)
 
282

 
(635
)
 
(956
)
 
(2,442
)
 
126

 
1,354

 
(175
)
 
(1,137
)
Profit / (loss) from operations before financing and taxation
22,142

 
13,334

 
9,901

 
(842
)
 
44,535

 
95,412

 
1,354

 
(19,659
)
 
121,642

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(4,662
)
 
(6,994
)
 
(5,064
)
 
(181
)
 
(16,901
)
 
(157,657
)
 

 
(20
)
 
(174,578
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property

 

 

 
(927
)
 
(927
)
 

 

 

 
(927
)
Reverse of revaluation surplus derived from the disposals of assets before taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 
8,022

 

 
8,022

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (unrealized)
6,091

 
509

 
(3,957
)
 
(72
)
 
2,571

 
(851
)
 

 

 
1,720

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (realized)
24,199

 
12,685

 
17,698

 
32

 
54,614

 
13,961

 

 

 
68,575

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (unrealized)
(481
)
 

 

 

 
(481
)
 

 

 

 
(481
)
Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (realized)
2,023

 

 

 

 
2,023

 

 

 

 
2,023

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farmlands and farmland improvements, net
474,922

 
142,864

 
611

 
52,874

 
671,271

 
63,594

 

 

 
734,865

Machinery, equipment and other fixed assets, net
29,038

 
25,425

 
74,403

 
507

 
129,373

 
316,304

 

 

 
445,677

Bearer plants, net
592

 

 

 

 
592

 
252,928

 

 

 
253,520

Work in progress
11,457

 
15,669

 
15,394

 
1,214

 
43,734

 
15,424

 

 

 
59,158

Right of use assest
4,378

 
567

 
371

 

 
5,316

 
231,832

 

 
905

 
238,053

Investment property

 

 

 
34,295

 
34,295

 

 

 

 
34,295

Goodwill
9,896

 
3,890

 

 
817

 
14,603

 
5,417

 

 

 
20,020

Biological assets
38,404

 
21,484

 
11,521

 
3,673

 
75,082

 
55,354

 

 

 
130,436

Finished goods
17,830

 
5,805

 
4,779

 

 
28,414

 
36,864

 

 

 
65,278

Raw materials, stocks held by third parties and others
17,187

 
4,876

 
5,156

 
90

 
27,309

 
20,203

 

 

 
47,512

Total segment assets
603,704

 
220,580

 
112,235

 
93,470

 
1,029,989

 
997,920

 

 
905

 
2,028,814

Borrowings
28,045

 
45,602

 
100,262

 

 
173,909

 
240,001

 

 
554,370

 
968,280

Lease liabilities
4.857

 
490

 
378

 

 
5,725

 
209,700

 

 
959

 
216,384

Total segment liabilities
32,902

 
46,092

 
100,640

 

 
179,634

 
449,701

 

 
555,329

 
1,184,664












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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

Segment analysis for the year ended December 31, 2018
 
Farming
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and Energy
 
 Land Transformation
 
Corporate
 
 Total
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Farming
subtotal
 
 
 
 
Sales of goods and services rendered
164,538

 
100,013

 
33,201

 
1,919

 
299,671

 
510,938

 

 

 
810,609

Cost of goods sold and services rendered
(165,988
)
 
(75,739
)
 
(31,488
)
 
(1,412
)
 
(274,627
)
 
(348,616
)
 

 

 
(623,243
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
36,422

 
8,967

 
7,295

 
(806
)
 
51,878

 
(20,853
)
 

 

 
31,025

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
2,704

 

 

 

 
2,704

 

 

 

 
2,704

Margin on manufacturing and agricultural activities before operating expenses
37,676

 
33,241

 
9,008

 
(299
)
 
79,626

 
141,469

 

 

 
221,095

General and administrative expenses
(4,239
)
 
(5,070
)
 
(2,034
)
 
(155
)
 
(11,498
)
 
(25,302
)
 

 
(19,626
)
 
(56,426
)
Selling expenses
(5,921
)
 
(15,465
)
 
(983
)
 
(165
)
 
(22,534
)
 
(69,442
)
 

 
(178
)
 
(92,154
)
Other operating income, net
5,422

 
275

 
(1,055
)
 
10,668

 
15,310

 
48,357

 
36,227

 
(167
)
 
99,727

Profit / (loss) from operations before financing and taxation
32,938

 
12,981

 
4,936

 
10,049

 
60,904

 
95,082

 
36,227

 
(19,971
)
 
172,242

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(1,697
)
 
(5,846
)
 
(2,253
)
 
(171
)
 
(9,967
)
 
(143,202
)
 

 

 
(153,169
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property

 

 

 
10,680

 
10,680

 

 

 

 
10,680

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (unrealized)
8,205

 
(181
)
 
(599
)
 
102

 
7,527

 
(37,808
)
 

 

 
(30,281
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (realized)
28,217

 
9,148

 
7,894

 
(908
)
 
44,351

 
16,955

 

 

 
61,306

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (unrealized)
(647
)
 

 

 

 
(647
)
 

 

 

 
(647
)
Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (realized)
3,351

 

 

 

 
3,351

 

 

 

 
3,351

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farmlands and farmland improvements, net
547,842

 
173,481

 
727

 
22,891

 
744,941

 
51,567

 

 

 
796,508

Machinery, equipment and other fixed assets, net
5,049

 
23,135

 
32,821

 
459

 
61,464

 
338,607

 

 

 
400,071

Bearer plants, net
427

 

 

 

 
427

 
232,529

 

 

 
232,956

Work in progress
8,690

 
5,214

 
14,317

 
18

 
28,239

 
22,665

 

 

 
50,904

Investment property

 

 

 
40,725

 
40,725

 

 

 

 
40,725

Goodwill
9,463

 
4,142

 

 
2,110

 
15,715

 
5,635

 

 

 
21,350

Biological assets
27,347

 
17,173

 
10,298

 
3,094

 
57,912

 
47,475

 

 

 
105,387

Finished goods
29,144

 
9,507

 
1,170

 

 
39,821

 
39,937

 

 

 
79,758

Raw materials,Stocks held by third parties and others
15,834

 
7,394

 
2,217

 
121

 
25,566

 
22,778

 

 

 
48,344

Total segment assets
643,796

 
240,046

 
61,550

 
69,418

 
1,014,810

 
761,193

 

 

 
1,776,003

Borrowings
111,692

 
58,999

 
543

 
4,860

 
176,094

 
600,810

 

 
85,212

 
862,116

Total segment liabilities
111,692

 
58,999

 
543

 
4,860

 
176,094

 
600,810

 

 
85,212

 
862,116


 



F- 27


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

Segment analysis for the year ended December 31, 2017
 
Farming
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and Energy
 
 Land Transformation
 
Corporate
 
 Total
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Farming
subtotal
 
 
 
 
Sales of goods and services rendered
197,222

 
86,478

 
37,523

 
1,336

 
322,559

 
610,619

 

 

 
933,178

Cost of goods sold and services rendered
(196,302
)
 
(71,087
)
 
(36,979
)
 
(853
)
 
(305,221
)
 
(461,506
)
 

 

 
(766,727
)
Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
17,158

 
10,236

 
11,769

 
267

 
39,430

 
23,790

 

 

 
63,220

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
8,852

 

 

 

 
8,852

 

 

 

 
8,852

Margin on manufacturing and agricultural activities before operating expenses
26,930

 
25,627

 
12,313

 
750

 
65,620

 
172,903

 

 

 
238,523

General and administrative expenses
(2,981
)
 
(4,699
)
 
(1,058
)
 
(174
)
 
(8,912
)
 
(26,806
)
 

 
(21,581
)
 
(57,299
)
Selling expenses
(7,501
)
 
(13,324
)
 
(711
)
 
(156
)
 
(21,692
)
 
(73,664
)
 

 
(43
)
 
(95,399
)
Other operating income, net
7,719

 
724

 
662

 
4,279

 
13,384

 
30,419

 

 
(40
)
 
43,763

Profit / (loss) from operations before financing and taxation
24,167


8,328


11,206


4,699


48,400


102,852




(21,664
)

129,588

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(1,511
)
 
(3,851
)
 
(1,037
)
 
(159
)
 
(6,558
)
 
(144,449
)
 

 

 
(151,007
)
Net (loss) / gain from Fair value adjustment of investment property

 

 

 
4,302

 
4,302

 

 

 

 
4,302

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (unrealized)
4,366

 
5,346

 
1,849

 
159

 
11,720

 
2,925

 

 

 
14,645

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (realized)
12,792

 
4,890

 
9,920

 
108

 
27,710

 
20,865

 

 

 
48,575

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (unrealized)
2,371

 

 

 

 
2,371

 

 

 

 
2,371

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest (realized)
6,481

 

 

 

 
6,481

 

 

 

 
6,481


Total segment assets and liabilities are measured in a manner consistent with that of the consolidated financial statements. These assets and liabilities are allocated based on the operations of the segment and the physical location of the asset.

















 



F- 28


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

Total reportable segments’ assets and liabilities are reconciled to total assets as per the statement of financial position as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
Total reportable assets as per segment information
2,028,814

 
1,776,003

Intangible assets (excluding goodwill)
13,659

 
6,559

Deferred income tax assets
13,664

 
16,191

Trade and other receivables
172,331

 
197,506

Other assets
1,128

 
1,192

Derivative financial instruments
1,435

 
6,286

Cash and cash equivalents
290,276

 
273,635

Total assets as per the statement of financial position
2,521,307

 
2,277,372

 

 
2019
 
2018
Total reportable liabilities as per segment information
1,184,664

 
862,116

Trade and other payables
110,486

 
106,437

Deferred income tax liabilities
165,508

 
168,171

Payroll and social liabilities
26,417

 
27,197

Provisions for other liabilities
3,172

 
3,625

Current income tax liabilities
754

 
1,398

Derivative financial instruments
1,423

 
283

Total liabilities as per the statement of financial position
1,492,424

 
1,169,227


Non-current assets and revenues and fair value gains and losses are shown by geographic region. These are the regions in which the Group is active: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
 

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2019:
 
Argentina
 
Brazil
 
Uruguay
 
Total
Property, plant and equipment
834,248

 
648,471

 
10,501

 
1,493,220

Investment property
34,295

 

 

 
34,295

Goodwill
14,603

 
5,417

 

 
20,020

Non-current portion of biological assets
13,303

 

 

 
13,303

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of goods and services rendered
229,547

 
462,174

 
199,833

 
891,554

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
55,760

 
13,167

 
1,368

 
70,295

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
2,682

 
(8
)
 
(1,132
)
 
1,542

 



F- 29


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

3.
Segment information (continued)

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2018:
 
Argentina
 
Brazil
 
Uruguay
 
Total
Property, plant and equipment
811,890

 
656,586

 
11,963

 
1,480,439

Investment property
40,725

 

 

 
40,725

Goodwill
15,081

 
6,269

 

 
21,350

Non-current portion of biological assets
11,270

 

 

 
11,270

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of goods and services rendered
207,480

 
496,966

 
106,163

 
810,609

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
45,985

 
(13,541
)
 
(1,419
)
 
31,025

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
1,148

 
1,436

 
120

 
2,704


As of and for the year ended December 31, 2017:
 
Argentina
 
Brazil
 
Uruguay
 
Total
Sales of goods and services rendered
214,888

 
545,859

 
172,431

 
933,178

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce
36,341

 
26,326

 
553

 
63,220

Loss from changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
5,705

 
1,346

 
1,801

 
8,852





F- 30


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




4.
Sales
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Manufactured products and services rendered:
 

 
 

 
 

Ethanol
373,847

 
324,661

 
241,650

Sugar
97,710

 
128,377

 
305,688

Energy
60,913

 
57,797

 
62,218

Peanut
28,928

 

 

Sunflower
7,534

 

 

Cotton
623

 

 

Rice
97,515

 
92,560

 
83,849

Fluid milk (UHT)
38,441

 

 

Powder milk
20,722

 
8,646

 
2,713

Other diary products
8,856

 

 

Soybean oil and meal
1,062

 
14,059

 
6,119

Services
4,521

 
487

 
1,144

Rental income
564

 
643

 
771

Others
3,401

 
7,826

 
5,273

 
744,637

 
635,056

 
709,425

Agricultural produce and biological assets:
 

 
 

 
 

Soybean
44,538

 
66,471

 
79,408

Corn
59,714

 
33,106

 
82,482

Wheat
18,733

 
30,091

 
14,835

Peanut

 
1,752

 
3,648

Sunflower
701

 
1,314

 
3,163

Barley
1,085

 
1,203

 
1,888

Seeds
734

 
461

 
727

Milk
9,977

 
19,267

 
31,656

Cattle
3,452

 
1,279

 
467

Cattle for dairy
2,169

 
1,612

 
2,913

Others
1,398

 
1,627

 
2,566

 
142,501

 
158,183

 
223,753

Total sales
887,138

 
793,239

 
933,178

 
Commitments to sell commodities at a future date
 
The Group entered into contracts to sell non-financial instruments, mainly sugar, soybean and corn through sales forward contracts. Those contracts are held for purposes of delivery the non-financial instrument in accordance with the Group’s expected sales. Accordingly, as the own use exception criteria are met; those contracts are not recorded as derivatives.
 
The notional amount of these contracts is US$ 71.7 million as of December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 63.3 million; 2017: US$ 111.8 million) comprised primarily of 42,125 thousand m3 of ethanol (US$ 4.8 million), 649,245 thousand mwh of energy (US$ 39.0 million), 71,739 thousand tons of soybean (U$S 10.3 million), 18,012 thousand tons of wheat (US$ 3.1 million), and 56,255 thousand tons of corn (US$ 13.5 million) which expire between January and December 2020.




F- 31


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




5.
Cost of goods sold and services rendered

As of December 31, 2019:
 
2019
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
Finish goods at the beginning of 2019 (Note 20)
29,144

 
9,507

 
1,170

 

 
39,937

 
79,758

Cost of production of manufactured products (Note 6)
33,952

 
66,386

 
68,851

 

 
354,964

 
524,153

Purchases
21,715

 
3,095

 
(656
)
 

 
44,577

 
68,731

Agricultural produce
108,732

 

 
12,146

 
3,452

 

 
124,330

Transfer to raw material
(35,757
)
 

 

 

 

 
(35,757
)
Direct agricultural selling expenses
15,752

 

 

 

 

 
15,752

Tax recoveries (i)

 

 

 

 
(32,995
)
 
(32,995
)
Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
1,825

 

 

 

 

 
1,825

Finished goods at the end of December 31, 2019 (Note 20)
(17,830
)
 
(5,805
)
 
(4,779
)
 

 
(36,864
)
 
(65,278
)
Exchange differences
(1,023
)
 
768

 
(38
)
 

 
(9,053
)
 
(9,346
)
Cost of goods sold and services rendered, and direct agricultural selling expenses
156,510

 
73,951

 
76,694

 
3,452

 
360,566

 
671,173

 
(i) Correspond to the presumed credit of ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços) over the sale values.
 
As of December 31, 2018:
 
2018
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
Finished goods at the beginning of 2018
21,146

 
8,476

 

 

 
32,266

 
61,888

Adjustment of opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29
42

 
1,354

 

 

 

 
1,396

Cost of production of manufactured products (Note 6)
17,930

 
61,600

 
7,546

 
36

 
349,495

 
436,607

Purchases
63,533

 
15,540

 
872

 

 
43,531

 
123,476

Agricultural produce
104,941

 

 
20,879

 
1,277

 

 
127,097

Transfer to raw material
(24,375
)
 

 

 

 

 
(24,375
)
Direct agricultural selling expenses
12,629

 

 

 

 

 
12,629

Tax recoveries (i)

 

 

 

 
(32,380
)
 
(32,380
)
Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
(909
)
 

 

 

 

 
(909
)
Finished goods at the end of December 31, 2018 (Note 20)
(29,144
)
 
(9,507
)
 
(1,170
)
 

 
(39,937
)
 
(79,758
)
Exchange differences
(8,857
)
 
(2,490
)
 

 

 
(4,359
)
 
(15,706
)
Cost of goods sold and services rendered, and direct agricultural selling expenses
156,936

 
74,973

 
28,127

 
1,313

 
348,616

 
609,965


(i) Correspond to the presumed credit of ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços) over the sale values.
 



F- 32


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

5.
Cost of goods sold and services rendered (continued)


As of December 31, 2017:
 
2017
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
Finished goods at the beginning of 2017
13,117

 
5,473

 

 

 
49,601

 
68,191

Cost of production of manufactured products (Note 6)
5,565

 
68,969

 

 
237

 
378,864

 
453,635

Purchases
82,842

 
7,779

 
2,410

 

 
93,106

 
186,137

Agricultural produce
102,734

 

 
34,569

 
616

 
1,015

 
138,934

Transfer to raw material
(12,998
)
 
(1,354
)
 

 

 

 
(14,352
)
Direct agricultural selling expenses
22,940

 

 

 

 

 
22,940

Tax recoveries (i)

 

 

 

 
(28,478
)
 
(28,478
)
Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest
8,852

 

 

 

 

 
8,852

Finished goods at the end of December 31, 2017
(21,146
)
 
(8,476
)
 

 

 
(32,266
)
 
(61,888
)
Exchange differences
(5,604
)
 
(1,304
)
 

 

 
(336
)
 
(7,244
)
Cost of goods sold and services rendered, and direct agricultural selling expenses
196,302

 
71,087

 
36,979

 
853

 
461,506

 
766,727

 
(i) Correspond to the presumed credit of ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços) over the sale values.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




6.
Expenses by nature

The Group presents the statement of income under the function of expense method. Under this method, expenses are classified according to their function as part of the line items “cost of goods sold and direct agricultural selling expenses”, “general and administrative expenses” and “selling expenses”.
 
The following table provides the additional disclosure required on the nature of expenses and their relationship to the function within the Group:
 
Expenses by nature for the year ended December 31, 2019:
 
Cost of production of manufactured products (Note 5)
 
General and
Administrative
Expenses
 
Selling
Expenses
 
Total
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
 
 
 
Salaries, social security expenses and employee benefits
1,880

 
4,738

 
4,412

 

 
39,768

 
50,798

 
27,492

 
6,211

 
84,501

Raw materials and consumables
314

 
6,527

 
10,151

 

 
15,683

 
32,675

 

 

 
32,675

Depreciation and amortization
2,581

 
1,897

 
2,140

 

 
122,025

 
128,643

 
11,212

 
868

 
140,723

Depreciation of right of use assets

 
116

 
344

 

 
6,794

 
7,254

 
2,007

 
5

 
9,266

Fuel, lubricants and others
228

 
83

 
1,381

 

 
25,430

 
27,122

 
593

 
225

 
27,940

Maintenance and repairs
290

 
1,120

 
985

 

 
19,694

 
22,089

 
1,755

 
534

 
24,378

Freights
146

 
2,405

 
1,959

 

 
784

 
5,294

 

 
23,130

 
28,424

Export taxes / selling taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
52,312

 
52,312

Export expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
5,552

 
5,552

Contractors and services
1,051

 
138

 
40

 

 
9,381

 
10,610

 

 

 
10,610

Energy transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 
88

 
3,057

 
3,145

Energy power
725

 
1,298

 
1,659

 

 
1,181

 
4,863

 
145

 
145

 
5,153

Professional fees
20

 
65

 
127

 

 
175

 
387

 
8,065

 
1,047

 
9,499

Other taxes
1

 
74

 
81

 

 
1,241

 
1,397

 
1,089

 
28

 
2,514

Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 
459

 

 
459

Lease expense and similar arrangements
83

 
171

 
78

 

 

 
332

 
831

 
125

 
1,288

Third parties raw materials
7,136

 
5,629

 
18,131

 

 
11,243

 
42,139

 

 

 
42,139

Tax recoveries

 

 

 

 
(396
)
 
(396
)
 

 

 
(396
)
Others
431

 
695

 
681

 

 
2,324

 
4,131

 
3,466

 
13,733

 
21,330

Subtotal
14,886

 
24,956

 
42,169

 

 
255,327

 
337,338

 
57,202

 
106,972

 
501,512

Own agricultural produce consumed
19,066

 
41,430

 
26,682

 

 
99,637

 
186,815

 

 

 
186,815

Total
33,952

 
66,386

 
68,851

 

 
354,964

 
524,153

 
57,202

 
106,972

 
688,327

 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

6.
Expenses by nature (continued)


Expenses by nature for the year ended December 31, 2018:
 
Cost of production of manufactured products (Note 5)
 
General and
Administrative
Expenses
 
Selling
Expenses
 
Total
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
 
 
 
Salaries, social security expenses and employee benefits

 
5,055

 
115

 
36

 
46,106

 
51,312

 
29,245

 
5,908

 
86,465

Raw materials and consumables
733

 
4,391

 
282

 

 
10,122

 
15,528

 

 

 
15,528

Depreciation and amortization

 
1,764

 
118

 

 
115,253

 
117,135

 
9,667

 
767

 
127,569

Fuel, lubricants and others

 
117

 

 

 
26,267

 
26,384

 
614

 
192

 
27,190

Maintenance and repairs

 
1,452

 
30

 

 
19,715

 
21,197

 
1,573

 
365

 
23,135

Freights
47

 
2,519

 
436

 

 
685

 
3,687

 

 
24,700

 
28,387

Export taxes / selling taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
42,074

 
42,074

Export expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
2,774

 
2,774

Contractors and services
2,885

 
254

 
1,279

 

 
7,901

 
12,319

 

 

 
12,319

Energy transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
2,689

 
2,689

Energy power

 
1,239

 
138

 

 
1,340

 
2,717

 
145

 
57

 
2,919

Professional fees

 
52

 

 

 
484

 
536

 
7,781

 
556

 
8,873

Other taxes

 
71

 

 

 
1,841

 
1,912

 
1,309

 
10

 
3,231

Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 
1,345

 

 
1,345

Lease expense and similar arrangements

 
276

 
3

 

 

 
279

 
1,077

 
53

 
1,409

Third parties raw materials

 
2,913

 

 

 
13,154

 
16,067

 

 

 
16,067

Others
3

 
1,697

 
223

 

 
5,067

 
6,990

 
3,324

 
10,070

 
20,384

Subtotal
3,668

 
21,800

 
2,624

 
36

 
247,935

 
276,063

 
56,080

 
90,215

 
422,358

Own agricultural produce consumed
14,262

 
39,800

 
4,922

 

 
101,560

 
160,544

 

 

 
160,544

Total
17,930

 
61,600

 
7,546

 
36

 
349,495

 
436,607

 
56,080

 
90,215

 
582,902



 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

6.
Expenses by nature (continued)


Expenses by nature for the year ended December 31, 2017:

 
Cost of production of manufactured products (Note 5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
 
General and
Administrative
Expenses
 
Selling
Expenses
 
Total
Salaries, social security expenses and employee benefits

 
7,115

 

 
229

 
50,243

 
57,587

 
33,969

 
6,724

 
98,280

Raw materials and consumables
695

 
3,579

 

 

 
9,343

 
13,617

 

 

 
13,617

Depreciation and amortization

 
836

 

 
8

 
119,427

 
120,271

 
6,162

 
778

 
127,211

Fuel, lubricants and others

 
109

 

 

 
25,272

 
25,381

 
454

 
242

 
26,077

Maintenance and repairs

 
1,750

 

 

 
17,005

 
18,755

 
1,189

 
469

 
20,413

Freights

 
6,074

 

 

 
572

 
6,646

 

 
33,682

 
40,328

Export taxes / selling taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
36,808

 
36,808

Export expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,511

 
3,511

Contractors and services
1,054

 

 

 

 
6,191

 
7,245

 

 

 
7,245

Energy transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,312

 
3,312

Energy power

 
1,342

 

 

 
1,525

 
2,867

 
190

 
53

 
3,110

Professional fees

 
51

 

 

 
352

 
403

 
7,519

 
1,633

 
9,555

Other taxes

 
93

 

 

 
1,978

 
2,071

 
845

 
5

 
2,921

Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 
2,174

 

 
2,174

Lease expense and similar arrangements

 
269

 

 

 

 
269

 
1,334

 
56

 
1,659

Third parties raw materials

 
6,808

 

 

 
34,161

 
40,969

 

 

 
40,969

Others
6

 
955

 

 

 
4,261

 
5,222

 
3,463

 
8,126

 
16,811

Subtotal
1,755

 
28,981

 

 
237

 
270,330

 
301,303

 
57,299

 
95,399

 
454,001

Own agricultural produce consumed
3,810

 
39,988

 

 

 
108,534

 
152,332

 

 

 
152,332

Total
5,565

 
68,969

 

 
237

 
378,864

 
453,635

 
57,299

 
95,399

 
606,333





7.
Salaries and social security expenses
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Wages and salaries (i)
104,400

 
105,931

 
132,025

Social security costs
30,888

 
29,865

 
30,558

Equity-settled share-based compensation
4,734

 
4,728

 
5,552

 
140,022

 
140,524

 
168,135


(i)
Includes US$ 32,714, US$ 32,636 and US$ 41,172, capitalized in Property, Plant and Equipment for the years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




8.
Other operating income, net
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Gain from disposal of farmland and other assets (Note 22)
1,354

 
36,227

 

(Loss) / gain from commodity derivative financial instrument
(618
)
 
54,694

 
40,842

Loss from disposal of other property items
(329
)
 
(95
)
 
(986
)
Net (loss) / gain from fair value adjustment of investment property
(325
)
 
13,409

 
4,302

Losses related to energy business

 

 
(3,247
)
Others
(904
)
 
(3
)
 
2,852

 
(822
)
 
104,232

 
43,763


 
9.
Financial results, net
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Finance income:
 

 
 

 
 

- Interest income
7,319

 
7,915

 
11,230

- Gain from interest rate/foreign exchange rate derivative financial instruments
1,189

 

 

- Other income
1,400

 
666

 
514

Finance income
9,908

 
8,581

 
11,744

 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance costs:
 

 
 

 
 

- Interest expense
(60,134
)
 
(51,577
)
 
(52,308
)
- Finance cost related to lease liabilities
(9,524
)
 

 

- Cash flow hedge – transfer from equity (Note 2)
(15,594
)
 
(26,693
)
 
(20,758
)
- Foreign exchange losses, net
(108,458
)
 
(183,195
)
 
(38,708
)
- Taxes
(4,364
)
 
(3,136
)
 
(3,705
)
- Loss from interest rate/foreign exchange rate derivative financial instruments

 
(3,024
)
 
(2,163
)
- Borrowings prepayment related expenses (Brazilian subsidiaries)

 

 
(10,847
)
- Other expenses
(4,492
)
 
(3,638
)
 
(2,860
)
Finance costs
(202,566
)
 
(271,263
)
 
(131,349
)
Other financial results - Net gain of inflation effects on the monetary items
92,437

 
81,928

 

Total financial results, net
(100,221
)
 
(180,754
)
 
(119,605
)

10.
Taxation

Adecoagro is subject to the applicable general tax regulations in Luxembourg.
 
The Group’s income tax has been calculated on the estimated assessable taxable results for the year at the rates prevailing in the respective foreign tax jurisdictions. The subsidiaries of the Group are required to calculate their income taxes on a separate basis according to the rules and regulations of the jurisdictions where they operate. Therefore, the Group is not legally permitted to compensate subsidiaries’ losses against subsidiaries’ income. The details of the provision for the Group’s consolidated income tax are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current income tax
666

 
(2,846
)
 
(13,425
)
Deferred income tax
(21,486
)
 
3,870

 
18,417

Income tax (expense) / benefit
(20,820
)
 
1,024

 
4,992

 




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

10.
Taxation (continued)



The statutory tax rate in the countries where the Group operates for all of the years presented are:
 
Tax Jurisdiction
 
Income Tax Rate
Argentina (i)
 
30
%
Brazil
 
34
%
Uruguay
 
25
%
Spain
 
25
%
Luxembourg
 
24.94
%
 
(i) During 2017 and 2019, the Argentine Government introduced changes in the income tax. The income tax rate will be reduced to 30% for the years 2018 to 2020, and to 25% from 2021 onwards. A new tax on dividends is created with a rate of 7% for the years 2018 to 2020, and 13% from 2021 onwards. Considering 2018 resulted in losses for Argentine subsidiaries, no deferred income tax liability was recognized for future withholding tax on dividends.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities of the Group as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, without taking into consideration the offsetting of balances within the same tax jurisdiction, will be recovered or settled as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred income tax asset to be recovered after more than 12 months
108,294

 
73,805

Deferred income tax asset to be recovered within 12 months
35,973

 
62,626

Deferred income tax assets
144,267

 
136,431

 
 
 
 
Deferred income tax liability to be settled after more than 12 months
(292,871
)
 
(286,738
)
Deferred income tax liability to be settled within 12 months
(3,240
)
 
(1,673
)
Deferred income tax liability
(296,111
)
 
(288,411
)
Deferred income tax liability / assets, net
(151,844
)
 
(151,980
)
 
The gross movement on the deferred income tax account is as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
Beginning of year
(151,980
)
 
20,351

Tax effect on the opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29

 
(64,208
)
Exchange differences
4,877

 
16,878

Effect of adoption of fair value valuation for farmlands
10,480

 
(139,223
)
Acquisition of subsidiary
(3,515
)
 

Disposal of subsidiary
3,730

 

Others
(705
)
 
(970
)
Tax credit relating to cash flow hedge (i)
6,755

 
11,322

Income tax benefit (expense) / benefit
(21,486
)
 
3,870

End of year
(151,844
)
 
(151,980
)
 
(i) Relates to the gain or loss before income tax of cash flow hedge recognized in other comprehensive income amounting to US$ 75,822 for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ (565)); net of the reclassification from Equity to the Income Statement of US$ (32,305) for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ (20,758))
 



F- 38


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

10.
Taxation (continued)


The movement in the deferred income tax assets and liabilities during the year, without taking into consideration the offsetting of balances within the same tax jurisdiction, is as follows:
Deferred income tax
liabilities
 
Property,
plant and
equipment
 
Investment property
 
Biological
assets
 
Others
 
Total
At January 1, 2018
 
65,806

 
12,629

 
16,772

 
2,625

 
97,832

Charged / (credited) to the statement of income
 
31,237

 
2,730

 
(10,438
)
 
(1,088
)
 
22,441

Tax effect on the opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29
 
63,357

 

 
164

 

 
63,521

Effect of adoption of fair value valuation for farmlands
 
139,223

 

 

 

 
139,223

Exchange differences
 
(29,040
)
 
(3,405
)
 
(3,032
)
 
871

 
(34,606
)
At December 31, 2018
 
270,583

 
11,954

 
3,466

 
2,408

 
288,411

Charged / (credited) to the statement of income
 
31,745

 
331

 
912

 
(1,939
)
 
31,049

Acquisition of subsidiary
 
3,603

 

 

 

 
3,603

Farmlands revaluation
 
(10,480
)
 

 

 

 
(10,480
)
Disposals of subsidiaries
 
(3,730
)
 

 

 

 
(3,730
)
Exchange differences
 
(10,862
)
 
(378
)
 
(199
)
 
(1,303
)
 
(12,742
)
At December 31, 2019
 
280,859

 
11,907

 
4,179

 
(834
)
 
296,111

 
Deferred income tax
assets
 
Provisions
 
Tax loss
carry
forwards
 
Equity-settled
share-based
compensation
 
Biological
assets
 
Others
 
Total
At January 1, 2018
 
2,483

 
96,117

 
5,681

 

 
13,902

 
118,183

Charged / (credited) to the statement of income
 
2,003

 
(10,798
)
 
(379
)
 
4,572

 
30,913

 
26,311

Tax effect on the opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29
 

 

 

 

 
(686
)
 
(686
)
Others
 

 

 

 

 
(970
)
 
(970
)
Tax charge relating to cash flow hedge
 

 
11,322

 

 

 

 
11,322

Exchange differences
 
(526
)
 
(16,421
)
 

 
22

 
(803
)
 
(17,728
)
At December 31, 2018
 
3,960


80,220


5,302


4,594


42,356


136,432

(Credited) / charged to the statement of income
 
(604
)
 
11,080

 
(1,568
)
 
(117
)
 
772

 
9,563

Acquisition of subsidiaries
 
7

 
133

 

 

 
(53
)
 
87

Others
 

 

 

 

 
(705
)
 
(705
)
Tax charge relating to cash flow hedge
 

 
6,755

 

 

 

 
6,755

Exchange differences
 
(126
)
 
(3,707
)
 
(1,161
)
 
31

 
(2,902
)
 
(7,865
)
At December 31, 2019
 
3,237

 
94,481

 
2,573

 
4,508

 
39,468

 
144,267

 



F- 39


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

10.
Taxation (continued)


Tax loss carry forwards in Argentina and Uruguay generally expire within 5 years. Tax loss carry forwards in Brazil and Luxembourg do not expire. However, in Brazil, the taxable profit for each year can only be reduced by tax loss carry forward up to a maximum of 30%.
 
In order to fully realize the deferred tax asset, the Group will need to generate future taxable income in the countries where the tax loss carry forward were incurred. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes that as at December 31, 2019, it is probable that the Group will realize some portion of the deferred tax assets in Brazil and Argentina.
 
As of December 31, 2019, the Group’s tax loss carry forwards and their corresponding jurisdictions are as follows:
Jurisdiction
 
Tax loss carry forward
 
Expiration period
Argentina (1)
 
136,205

 
5 years
Brazil
 
169,209

 
No expiration date.
Uruguay
 
4,371

 
5 years
Luxembourg
 
29,834

 
No expiration date.
 
(1) As of December 31, 2019, the aging of the determination tax loss carry forward in Argentina is as follows:

Year of generation
 
Amount
2015
 
11,359

2016
 
3,138

2017
 
12,627

2018
 
30,383

2019
 
78,698


Deferred income tax assets are recognized for tax loss carry-forwards to the extent that the realization of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. The Group did not recognize deferred income tax assets of US$ 4.9 million as of December 31, 2018, in respect of losses amounting to US$ 19.5 million that can be carried forward against future taxable income.
 
The tax on the Group’s profit before income tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the weighted average tax rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Tax calculated at the tax rates applicable to profits in the respective countries
(7,250
)
 
2,956

 
(3,013
)
Non-deductible items
(1,511
)
 
(2,249
)
 
(1,406
)
Effect of the changes in the statutory income tax rate in Argentina
3,115

 
(1,013
)
 
1,781

Unused tax losses
(3,742
)
 
(4,181
)
 
(2,265
)
Tax losses where no deferred tax asset was recognized
1,910

 
(2,368
)
 
(29
)
Non-taxable income
11,545

 
13,069

 
2,437

Previously unrecognized tax losses now recouped to reduce tax expenses

 

 
7,595

Effect of IAS 29 on Argentina´s Shareholder´s equity and deferred income tax
(23,805
)
 
(5,825
)
 

Others
(1,082
)
 
635

 
(108
)
Income tax (expense) / benefit
(20,820
)
 
1,024

 
4,992

 



F- 40


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




11.
Earnings per share

(a) Basic
 
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Group by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period excluding ordinary shares held as treasury shares (Note 24).
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(Loss) / Profit from operations attributable to equity holders of the Group
(772
)
 
(24,622
)
 
13,198

Weighted average number of shares in issue (thousands)
117,252

 
116,637

 
120,599

Basic (loss) / earnings per share from operations
(0.007
)
 
(0.211
)
 
0.109

 
(b) Diluted
 
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential shares. The Group has two categories of dilutive potential shares: equity-settled share options and restricted units. For these instruments, a calculation is done to determine the number of shares that could have been acquired at fair value, based on the monetary value of the subscription rights attached to outstanding share options. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that would have been issued assuming the exercise of the equity-settled share options. As of December 31, 2019, there were 737 thousands (2018851 thousands; 20171,658 thousands) share options/restricted units outstanding that could potentially have a dilutive impact in the future but were antidilutive for the periods presented.
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
(Loss) / Profit from operations attributable to equity holders of the Group
(772
)
 
(24,622
)
 
13,198

Weighted average number of shares in issue (thousands)
117,252

 
116,637

 
120,599

Adjustments for:
 
 
 
 
 
- Employee share options and restricted units (thousands)
645

 
1,198

 
1,604

Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings per share (thousands)
117,897

 
117,835

 
122,203

Diluted (loss) / earnings per share from operations
(0.007
)
 
(0.211
)
 
0.108





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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




12.
Property, plant and equipment
 
Changes in the Group’s property, plant and equipment in 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
 
Farmlands
 
Farmland
improvements
 
Buildings and  
facilities
 
Machinery,  
equipment,  
furniture and
fittings
 
Bearer plants
 
Others
 
Work in  
progress
 
Total
At January 1, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost
110,743

 
22,399

 
329,366

 
696,266

 
421,855

 
16,999

 
29,635

 
1,627,263

Accumulated depreciation

 
(13,392
)
 
(136,522
)
 
(450,186
)
 
(182,945
)
 
(12,841
)
 

 
(795,886
)
Net book amount
110,743

 
9,007

 
192,844

 
246,080

 
238,910

 
4,158

 
29,635

 
831,377

At December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Opening net book amount
110,743

 
9,007

 
192,844

 
246,080

 
238,910

 
4,158

 
29,635

 
831,377

Adjustment of opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29
211,328

 
11,520

 
22,563

 
5,181

 

 
1,140

 
856

 
252,588

Exchange differences
(78,858
)
 
(3,310
)
 
(34,195
)
 
(49,222
)
 
(36,504
)
 
1,410

 
(6,408
)
 
(207,087
)
Additions

 
97

 
13,773

 
50,759

 
96,365

 
2,098

 
61,829

 
224,921

Revaluation surplus
545,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
545,129

Reclassification from investment property
3,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,313

Transfers

 
2,012

 
14,264

 
18,577

 

 
49

 
(34,902
)
 

Disposals

 

 
(149
)
 
(2,144
)
 

 
(85
)
 
(67
)
 
(2,445
)
Disposals of subsidiaries
(11,471
)
 

 
(593
)
 
(17
)
 
(1,667
)
 

 

 
(13,748
)
Reclassification to non-income tax credits (*)

 

 
(114
)
 
(422
)
 

 

 
(39
)
 
(575
)
Depreciation

 
(3,002
)
 
(19,771
)
 
(63,644
)
 
(64,148
)
 
(2,469
)
 

 
(153,034
)
Closing net book amount
780,184

 
16,324

 
188,622

 
205,148

 
232,956

 
6,301

 
50,904

 
1,480,439





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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

12.
Property, plant and equipment (continued)


 
Farmlands
 
Farmland
improvements
 
Buildings and
facilities
 
Machinery,
equipment,
furniture and
fittings
 
Bearer plants
 
Others
 
Work in
progress
 
Total
At December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value for farmlands / Cost

780,184

 
32,718

 
344,915

 
718,978

 
480,049

 
21,611

 
50,904

 
2,429,359

Accumulated depreciation

 
(16,394
)
 
(156,293
)
 
(513,830
)
 
(247,093
)
 
(15,310
)
 

 
(948,920
)
Net book amount
780,184

 
16,324

 
188,622

 
205,148

 
232,956

 
6,301

 
50,904

 
1,480,439

Year ended December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Opening net book amount
780,184

 
16,324

 
188,622

 
205,148

 
232,956

 
6,301

 
50,904

 
1,480,439

Exchange differences
(25,205
)
 
(536
)
 
(6,846
)
 
(8,770
)
 
(9,802
)
 
(207
)
 
(3,170
)
 
(54,536
)
Additions
1,738

 
62

 
38,570

 
62,320

 
102,813

 
2,160

 
54,488

 
262,151

Revaluation surplus
(42,384
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(42,384
)
Acquisition of subsidiaries
815

 

 
24,126

 
5,280

 

 
437

 

 
30,658

Reclassification from investment property
4,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4,816

Transfers

 
12,643

 
13,614

 
16,772

 

 
35

 
(43,064
)
 

Disposals

 

 
(81
)
 
(3,308
)
 

 
(129
)
 

 
(3,518
)
Disposals of subsidiaries
(10,379
)
 

 
(571
)
 
(22
)
 

 

 

 
(10,972
)
Reclassification to non-income tax credits (*)

 

 

 
(226
)
 

 

 

 
(226
)
Depreciation

 
(3,213
)
 
(24,714
)
 
(70,921
)
 
(72,447
)
 
(1,913
)
 

 
(173,208
)
Closing net book amount
709,585

 
25,280

 
232,720

 
206,273

 
253,520

 
6,684

 
59,158

 
1,493,220

At December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Fair value for farmlands / Cost
709,585

 
44,887

 
413,727

 
791,024

 
573,060

 
23,907

 
59,158

 
2,615,348

Accumulated depreciation

 
(19,607
)
 
(181,007
)
 
(584,751
)
 
(319,540
)
 
(17,223
)
 

 
(1,122,128
)
Net book amount
709,585

 
25,280

 
232,720

 
206,273

 
253,520

 
6,684

 
59,158

 
1,493,220

 

(*) Brazilian federal tax law allows entities to take a percentage of the total cost of the assets purchased as a tax credit. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços) tax credits were reclassified to trade and other receivables.
 
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to allocated their cost over the estimated usefull lives. Farmlands are not depreciated.
 
Farmland improvements
5-25 years
Buildings and facilities
20 years
Furniture and fittings
10 years
Computer equipment
3-5 years
Machinery and equipment
4-10 years
Vehicles
4-5 years
Bearer plants
6 years - based on productivity
 
The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each statement of financial position date.
 Farmlands are measured at Fair Value. For all farmlands with a total valuation of US$ 710 million as of December 31, 2019, the valuation was determined using sales Comparison Approach prepared by an independent expert. Sale prices of comparable properties are adjusted considering the specific aspects of each property, the most relevant premise being the price per hectare (Level 3). The Group estimated that, other factors being constant, a 10% reduction on the Sales price for the period ended December 31, 2019 would have reduced the value of the farmlands on US$ 71 million, which would impact, net of its tax effect on the "Revaluation surplus" item in the statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity. If farmlands were stated on the historical cost basis, the amount as of December 31, 2019 would be US$ 235 million.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

12.
Property, plant and equipment (continued)



Depreciation charges are included in “Cost of production of Biological Assets”, “Cost of production of manufactures products”, “General and administrative expenses”, “Selling expenses” and capitalized in “Property, plant and equipment” for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2019, borrowing costs of US$ 13,904 (2018:US$ 3,660) were capitalized as components of the cost of acquisition or construction for qualifying assets.
 
Certain of the Group’s assets have been pledged as collateral to secure the Group’s borrowings and other payables. The net book value of the pledged assets amounts to US$ 324,129 as of December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 265,099).


13.    Right of use assets

Changes in the Group’s right of use assets in 2019 were as follows:

 
Agricultural partnerships
 
Others
 
Total
 
 
At January 1, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
Adoption of IFRS 16
194,763

 
10,174

 
204,937

Exchange differences
1,582

 
(14,364
)
 
(12,782
)
Additions and re-measurement
60,770

 
30,296

 
91,066

Depreciation
(37,278
)
 
(7,890
)
 
(45,168
)
Closing net book amount
219,837

 
18,216

 
238,053


Since January 1,2019, the Company mandatorily adopted IFRS 16, (Note 35.1). Agricultural partnership has an average of 6 years duration.

As of December 31, 2019 included within Right of use assets balances are US$ 706 related to the net book value of assets under finance leases.

Depreciation charges are included in “Cost of production of Biological Assets”, “Cost of production of manufactures products”, “General and administrative expenses”, “Selling expenses” and capitalized in “Property, plant and equipment” for the year ended December 31, 2019.

14.    Investment property
 
Changes in the Group’s investment property in 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
Beginning of the year
40,725

 
42,342

Net (loss) / gain from fair value adjustment (Note 8)
(325
)
 
13,409

Reclassification to property, plant and equipment (i)
(4,816
)
 
(3,313
)
Exchange difference
(1,289
)
 
(11,713
)
End of the year
34,295

 
40,725

Fair value
34,295

 
40,725

Net book amount
34,295

 
40,725

 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

14.
Investment property (continued)

(i)       Relates to new contracts with third parties.
The accounting policy for all Investment properties are measured at Fair Value. For all Investment properties with a total valuation of US$ 34.2 million and US$ 40.7 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively, the valuation was determined using Sales Comparison Approach prepared by an independent expert. Sale prices of comparable properties are adjusted considering the specific aspects of each property, the most relevant premise being the price per hectare (Level 3). The increase /decrease in the Fair value is recognized in the Statement of income under the line item "Other operating income, net". The Group estimated that, other factors being constant, a 10% reduction on the Sales price for the period ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 would have reduced the value of the Investment properties on US$ 3.4 million and US$ 4.1 million respectively, which would impact the line item "Net gain from fair value adjustment ".

15.
Intangible assets
 
Changes in the Group’s intangible assets in 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
Goodwill
 
Software
 
Trademarks
 
Others
 
Total
At January 1, 2018
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Cost
12,412

 
7,251

 
2,461

 
234

 
22,358

Accumulated amortization

 
(3,400
)
 
(1,556
)
 
(210
)
 
(5,166
)
Net book amount
12,412

 
3,851

 
905

 
24

 
17,192

Year ended December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Opening net book amount
12,412

 
3,851

 
905

 
24

 
17,192

Adjustment of opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29
15,554

 
836

 

 

 
16,390

Exchange differences
(6,616
)
 
(1,139
)
 
(19
)
 
(1
)
 
(7,775
)
Additions

 
3,217

 

 
105

 
3,322

Amortization charge (i)

 
(1,168
)
 

 
(52
)
 
(1,220
)
Closing net book amount
21,350

 
5,597

 
886

 
76

 
27,909

At December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Cost
21,350

 
10,165

 
2,442

 
338

 
34,295

Accumulated amortization

 
(4,568
)
 
(1,556
)
 
(262
)
 
(6,386
)
Net book amount
21,350

 
5,597

 
886

 
76

 
27,909

Year ended December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Opening net book amount
21,350

 
5,597

 
886

 
76

 
27,909

Exchange differences
(695
)
 
(329
)
 
(1
)
 
(16
)
 
(1,041
)
Additions

 
2,080

 
6,431

 
106

 
8,617

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 
66

 

 

 
66

Disposal
(635
)
 
(6
)
 

 

 
(641
)
Amortization charge (i)

 
(1,147
)
 

 
(84
)
 
(1,231
)
Closing net book amount
20,020

 
6,261

 
7,316

 
82

 
33,679

At December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Cost
20,020

 
11,976

 
8,872

 
428

 
41,296

Accumulated amortization

 
(5,715
)
 
(1,556
)
 
(346
)
 
(7,617
)
Net book amount
20,020

 
6,261

 
7,316

 
82

 
33,679

 
(i)
Amortization charges are included in “General and administrative expenses” and “Selling expenses” for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were no impairment charges for any of the years presented (see Note 32 (a)).




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




16.
Biological assets

Changes in the Group’s biological assets in 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
2019
 
Crops
(ii)
 
Rice
(ii)
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugarcane
(ii)
 
Total
Beginning of the year
27,347

 
17,173

 
10,298

 
3,094

 
47,475

 
105,387

Increase due to purchases

 

 

 
1,080

 

 
1,080

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets (i)
29,741

 
12,215

 
13,510

 
13

 
13,110

 
68,589

Decrease due to harvest / disposals
(108,732
)
 
(39,331
)
 
(38,828
)
 
(3,452
)
 
(103,551
)
 
(293,894
)
Costs incurred during the year
93,715

 
32,802

 
26,735

 
3,035

 
100,775

 
257,062

Exchange differences
(3,667
)
 
(1,375
)
 
(194
)
 
(97
)
 
(2,455
)
 
(7,788
)
End of the year
38,404

 
21,484

 
11,521

 
3,673

 
55,354

 
130,436


 
2018
 
Crops
(ii)
 
Rice
(ii)
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugarcane
(ii)
 
Total
Beginning of the year
31,745

 
29,717

 
9,338

 
4,016

 
93,178

 
167,994

Adjustment of opening net book amount for the application of IAS 29
640

 
17

 

 

 

 
657

Increase due to purchases

 

 

 
906

 

 
906

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets (i)
28,663

 
4,125

 
5,455

 
(1,198
)
 
(20,850
)
 
16,195

Decrease due to harvest / disposals
(104,941
)
 
(39,578
)
 
(25,800
)
 
(1,278
)
 
(105,536
)
 
(277,133
)
Costs incurred during the year
78,984

 
33,121

 
23,731

 
1,769

 
94,121

 
231,726

Exchange differences
(7,744
)
 
(10,229
)
 
(2,426
)
 
(1,121
)
 
(13,438
)
 
(34,958
)
End of the year
27,347

 
17,173

 
10,298

 
3,094

 
47,475

 
105,387

 
(i)       Biological asset with a production cycle of more than one year (that is dairy and cattle) generated “Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets” amounting to US$ 4,257 for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 12,036). In 2019, an amount of US$ 2,414 (2018: US$ 2,830) was attributable to price changes, and an amount of US$ 1,843 (2018: US$ 9,206) was attributable to physical changes.
(ii)Biological assets that are measured at fair value within level 3 of the hierarchy.

 



F- 46


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

16.
Biological assets (continued)


Cost of production as of December 31, 2019:
 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
Salaries, social security expenses and employee benefits
2,600

 
5,192

 
3,776

 
582

 
10,657

 
22,807

Depreciation and amortization
3

 

 

 

 
5,465

 
5,468

Depreciation of right of use assets

 

 

 

 
31,190

 
31,190

Fertilizers, agrochemicals and seeds
40,767

 
9,924

 

 
33

 
40,355

 
91,079

Fuel, lubricants and others
886

 
678

 
889

 
77

 
3,031

 
5,561

Maintenance and repairs
996

 
2,648

 
1,582

 
253

 
2,254

 
7,733

Freights
1,446

 
318

 
89

 
151

 

 
2,004

Contractors and services
27,782

 
10,745

 
3

 
96

 
5,161

 
43,787

Feeding expenses
3

 

 
10,538

 
810

 

 
11,351

Veterinary expenses

 

 
2,020

 
209

 

 
2,229

Energy power
69

 
2,310

 
979

 
10

 

 
3,368

Professional fees
196

 
74

 
138

 
4

 
214

 
626

Other taxes
1,182

 
105

 
8

 
96

 
43

 
1,434

Lease expense and similar arrangements
14,767

 
53

 
3

 
8

 
1,417

 
16,248

Others
3,018

 
755

 
307

 
28

 
988

 
5,096

Subtotal
93,715

 
32,802

 
20,332

 
2,357

 
100,775

 
249,981

Own agricultural produce consumed

 

 
6,403

 
678

 

 
7,081

Total
93,715

 
32,802

 
26,735

 
3,035

 
100,775

 
257,062

 



F- 47


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

16.
Biological assets (continued)



Cost of production as of December 31, 2018:

 
Crops
 
Rice
 
Dairy
 
All other
segments
 
Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
 
Total
Salaries, social security expenses and employee benefits
2,710

 
5,336

 
3,429

 
540

 
9,408

 
21,423

Depreciation and amortization
147

 

 

 

 
3,436

 
3,583

Fertilizers, agrochemicals and seeds
34,961

 
10,189

 

 

 
35,016

 
80,166

Fuel, lubricants and others
811

 
660

 
683

 
60

 
2,790

 
5,004

Maintenance and repairs
943

 
2,349

 
1,557

 
287

 
1,789

 
6,925

Freights
119

 
387

 
80

 
92

 

 
678

Contractors and services
23,231

 
10,571

 

 
38

 
5,621

 
39,461

Feeding expenses

 

 
9,795

 
146

 

 
9,941

Veterinary expenses

 

 
1,522

 
141

 

 
1,663

Energy power
109

 
2,432

 
764

 

 

 
3,305

Professional fees
165

 
83

 
140

 
4

 
177

 
569

Other taxes
1,293

 
114

 
8

 
83

 
42

 
1,540

Lease expense and similar arrangements
11,868

 
174

 

 
3

 
34,666

 
46,711

Others
2,627

 
826

 
289

 
30

 
1,176

 
4,948

Subtotal
78,984

 
33,121

 
18,267

 
1,424

 
94,121

 
225,917

Own agricultural produce consumed

 

 
5,464

 
345

 

 
5,809

Total
78,984

 
33,121

 
23,731

 
1,769

 
94,121

 
231,726



 
Biological assets in December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
Non-current
 

 
 

Cattle for dairy production (i)
11,397

 
9,859

Breeding cattle (ii)
1,783

 
1,310

Other cattle (ii)
123

 
101

 
13,303

 
11,270

Current
 

 
 

Breeding cattle (iii)
1,677

 
1,683

Other cattle (iii)
214

 
439

Sown land – crops (ii)
38,404

 
27,347

Sown land – rice (ii)
21,484

 
17,173

Sown land – sugarcane (ii)
55,354

 
47,475

 
117,133

 
94,117

Total biological assets
130,436

 
105,387

 
(i)
Classified as bearer and mature biological assets.
(ii)
Classified as consumable and immature biological assets.
(iii)
Classified as consumable and mature biological assets.



F- 48


Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

16.
Biological assets (continued)



The fair value less estimated point of sale costs of agricultural produce at the point of harvest amounted to US$ 105,536 for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 113,184).
 
The following table presents the Group´s biological assets that are measured at fair value at December 31, 2019 and 2018 (see Note 17 to see the description of each fair value level):

 
2019
 
2018
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cattle for dairy production

 
11,397

 

 
11,397

 

 
9,859

 

 
9,859

Breeding cattle
3,460

 

 

 
3,460

 
2,993

 

 

 
2,993

Other cattle
1

 
336

 

 
337

 

 
540

 

 
540

Sown land – sugarcane

 

 
55,354

 
55,354

 

 

 
47,475

 
47,475

Sown land – crops

 

 
38,404

 
38,404

 

 

 
27,347

 
27,347

Sown land – rice

 

 
21,484

 
21,484

 

 

 
17,173

 
17,173


There were no transfers between any levels during the year.
 
The following significant unobservable inputs were used to measure the Group´s biological assets using the discounted cash flow valuation technique:

Description
 
Unobservable
inputs
 
Range of unobservable inputs
 
Relationship of unobservable
inputs to fair value
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
Sown land – sugarcane
 
Sugarcane yield – tonnes per hectare; Sugarcane TRS (kg of sugar per ton of cane) Production Costs – US$ per hectare. (Include maintenance, harvest and leasing costs)
 
 
-Sugarcane yield: 60-100 tn/ha
-Sugarcane TRS: 120-140 kg of sugar/ton of cane
-Maintenance costs: 500-700 US$/ha
-Harvest costs: 9.0 -15.0 US$/ton of cane
-Leasing costs: 12.0-14.4 tn/ha
 
-Sugarcane yield: 60-100 tn/ha
-Sugarcane TRS: 120-140 kg of sugar/ton of cane
-Maintenance costs: 500-700 US$/ha
-Harvest costs: 9.0 -15.0 US$/ton of cane
-Leasing costs: 12.0-14.4 tn/ha
 
The higher the sugarcane yield, the higher the fair value. The higher the maintenance, harvest and leasing costs per hectare, the lower the fair value. The higher the TRS of sugarcane, the higher the fair value.
 
Sown land – crops
 
Crops yield – tonnes per hectare; Commercial Costs – US$ per hectare;
Production Costs – US$ per hectare.
 
 
- Crops yield: 0.95 – 4.69 tn/ha for Wheat, 2.5 – 10  tn/ha for Corn, 1.19 - 3.8 tn/ha for Soybean and 1.6-3 for Sunflower
- Commercial Costs: 6-43 US$/ha for Wheat, 2-51 US$/ha for Corn, 7-59 US$/ha for Soybean and 2-71 US$/ha for Sunflower
- Production Costs: 115-574 US$/ha for Wheat, 198-859 US$/ha for Corn, 159-679 US$/ha for Soybean and 233-641 US$/ha for Sunflower
 
- Crops yield: 1.2 – 5.2 tn/ha for Wheat, 2.2 – 9.4  tn/ha for Corn, 1.1 - 4.1 tn/ha for Soybean and 1.5-2.1 for Sunflower
- Commercial Costs: 55-120 US$/ha for Wheat, 85-230 US$/ha for Corn, 55-110 US$/ha for Soybean and 45-80 US$/ha for Sunflower
- Production Costs: 140-460 US$/ha for Wheat, 300-620 US$/ha for Corn, 260-460 US$/ha for Soybean and 220-360 US$/ha for Sunflower
 
The higher the crops yield, the higher the fair value. The higher the commercial and direct costs per hectare, the lower the fair value.
 
Sown land – rice
 
Rice yield – tonnes per hectare;
Commercial Costs – US$ per hectare;
Production Costs – US$ per hectare.
 
-Rice yield: 6.5 -7.5 tn/ha
-Commercial Costs: 8-12 US$/ha
-Production Costs: 750-950 US$/ha
 
-Rice yield: 6.0 -7.4 tn/ha
-Commercial Costs: 11-14 US$/ha
-Production Costs: 830-1,090 US$/ha
 
The higher the rice yield, the higher the fair value. The higher the commercial and direct costs per hectare, the lower the fair value.
 
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

16.
Biological assets (continued)


As of December 31, 2019, the impact of a reasonable 10 % increase (decrease) in estimated costs, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease (increase) in the fair value of the Group’s plantations less cost to sell of US$ 7.9 million for sugarcane, US$ 2.8 million for crops and US$ 2.0 million for rice.

As of December 31, 2018, the impact of a reasonable 10 % increase (decrease) in estimated costs, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease (increase) in the fair value of the Group’s plantations less cost to sell of US$ 8.6 million for sugarcane, US$ 1.5 million for crops and US$ 3.4 million for rice.
 

17.
Investments in joint ventures
 
The table below lists the Group’s investment in joint ventures for the years ended December 31 2018 and 2017:
 
 
% of ownership interest held
Name of the entity
Country of
incorporation and operation
2018
2017
CHS AGRO S.A.
Argentina
50
%
50
%
 
On February 26, 2013, the Group formed CHS AGRO, a joint venture with CHS Inc. CHS Inc. is a leading farmer-owned energy, grains and foods company based in the United States. The Group holds a 50% interest in CHS AGRO. On October 2014, CHS AGRO finished its sunflower processing plant in the city of Pehuajo, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In January 2019, the Company acquired, the remaining 50% of CHS Agro S.A. a joint venture between the Company and CHS Argentina S.A. After this acquisition, the Company own 100% of CHS Agro S.A. which has since been renamed as Girasoles del Plata S.A. (See Note 22). Thus, the Company is not part of any Joint Venture as of December 31, 2019.

The following amounts represent the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities, and income and expenses of the joint ventures:
 
2018
Assets:
 

Non-current assets
9,860

Current assets
6,710

 
16,570

Liabilities:
 

Non-current liabilities
25,949

Current liabilities
18,622

 
44,571

Net liabilities of joint venture
(28,001
)
 
 
2018
 
2017
Income
9,305

 
14,879

Expenses
(31,989
)
 
(22,657
)
Loss before income tax
(22,684
)
 
(7,778
)
 




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




18.
Financial instruments by category

The Group classified its financial assets in the following categories:
 
(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading. A financial asset is classified in this category if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short-term. Derivatives are also categorized as held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. For all years presented, the Group’s financial assets at fair value through profit or loss comprise mainly derivative financial instruments.
 
(b) Financial assets at amortized cost.
 
Financial assets at amortized cost, namely loans and receivables, are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and receivables comprise “trade and other receivables” and “cash and cash equivalents” in the statement of financial position.
 
The following tables show the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities by category of financial instrument and reconciliation to the corresponding line item in the statements of financial position, as appropriate. Since the line items “Trade and other receivables, net” and “Trade and other payables” contain both financial instruments and non-financial assets or liabilities (such as other tax receivables or advance payments for services to be received in the future), the reconciliation is shown in the columns headed “Non-financial assets” and “Non-financial liabilities”. There was no reclassification between categories for the adoption of IFRS 9.
 
Financial assets at amortized cost
 
Assets at fair
value through
profit or loss
 
Subtotal
financial
assets
 
Non-
financial
assets
 
Total
December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets as per statement of financial position
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade and other receivables
88,113

 

 
88,113

 
84,218

 
172,331

Derivative financial instruments

 
1,435

 
1,435

 

 
1,435

Cash and cash equivalents
290,276

 

 
290,276

 

 
290,276

Total
378,389

 
1,435

 
379,824

 
84,218

 
464,042

 
 
Liabilities at
fair value
through profit
or loss
 
Financial
liabilities at
amortized cost
 
Subtotal
financial
liabilities
 
Non-
financial
liabilities
 
Total
Liabilities as per statement of financial position
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade and other payables

 
98,420

 
98,420

 
12,066

 
110,486

Borrowings (excluding lease liabilities) (i)

 
968,280

 
968,280

 

 
968,280

Leases Liabilities

 
216,384

 
216,384

 

 
216,384

Derivative financial instruments (i)
1,423

 

 
1,423

 

 
1,423

Total
1,423

 
1,283,084

 
1,284,507

 
12,066

 
1,296,573

 
(i)    Effective July 1, 2013, the Group formally documented and designated cash flow hedging relationships to hedge the foreign exchange rate risk of a portion of its highly probable future sales in U.S. Dollars using a portion of its borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars, currency forwards and foreign currency floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps (see Note 2).




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

18.
Financial instruments by category (continued)


 
 
Financial assets at amortized cost
 
Assets at fair
value through
profit or loss
 
Subtotal
financial
assets
 
Non-
financial
assets
 
Total
December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets as per statement of financial position
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade and other receivables
91,183

 

 
91,183

 
106,323

 
197,506

Derivative financial instruments

 
6,286

 
6,286

 

 
6,286

Cash and cash equivalents
273,635

 

 
273,635

 

 
273,635

Total
364,818

 
6,286

 
371,104

 
106,323

 
477,427

 
 
Liabilities at
fair value
through profit
or loss
 
Financial
liabilities at
amortized cost
 
Subtotal
financial
liabilities
 
Non-
financial
liabilities
 
Total
Liabilities as per statement of financial position
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade and other payables

 
96,167

 
96,167

 
10,270

 
106,437

Borrowings (excluding finance lease liabilities) (i)

 
861,521

 
861,521

 

 
861,521

Finance leases

 
595

 
595

 

 
595

Derivative financial instruments (i)
283

 

 
283

 

 
283

Total
283

 
958,283

 
958,566

 
10,270

 
968,836

 

(i)    Effective July 1, 2013 the Group formally documented and designated cash flow hedging relationships to hedge the foreign exchange rate risk of a portion of its highly probable future sales in U.S. Dollars using a portion of its borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars, currency forwards and foreign currency floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps (see Note 2).
 
From January 1, 2019, the group applied IFRS 16. Liabilities carried at amortized cost also included liabilities under finance leases where the Group is the lessee and which therefore have to be measured in accordance with IAS 17. The categories disclosed are determined by reference to IFRS 9. Finance leases are excluded from the scope of IFRS 7. Therefore, finance leases have been shown separately in 2018.
 
Because of the short maturities of most trade accounts receivable and payable, other receivables and liabilities, and cash and cash equivalents, their carrying amounts at the closing date do not differ significantly from their respective fair values. The fair value of long-term borrowings is disclosed in Note 27.
 
Income, expense, gains and losses on financial instruments can be assigned to the following categories:
 
Financial asset at amortized cost
 
Assets/ liabilities
at fair value
through profit or
loss
 
Other financial
liabilities at
amortized cost
 
Total
December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest income (i)
7,319

 

 

 
7,319

Interest expense (i)
(35,208
)
 
(27
)
 
(24,899
)
 
(60,134
)
Foreign exchange losses (i)
(19,807
)
 
(16,227
)
 
(72,424
)
 
(108,458
)
(Loss) / gain from derivative financial instruments (ii)
(870
)
 
1,441

 

 
571

Finance cost related to lease liabilities

 
(9,524
)
 

 
(9,524
)



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

18.
Financial instruments by category (continued)


 
Financial assets at amortized cost
 
Assets/ liabilities
at fair value
through profit or
loss
 
Financial
liabilities at
amortized cost
 
Total
December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest income (i)
7,915

 

 

 
7,915

Interest expense (i)
(35,794
)
 

 
(15,783
)
 
(51,577
)
Foreign exchange gains / (losses) (i)
(108,936
)
 
(41,218
)
 
(33,041
)
 
(183,195
)
Gain from derivative financial instruments (ii)

 
51,670

 

 
51,670


 
(i)
Included in “Financial Results, net” in the consolidated statement of income.
(ii)
Included in “Other operating income, net” and “Financial Results, net” in the consolidated statement of income.
 
Determining fair values
 
IFRS 13 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. All financial instruments recognized at fair value are allocated to one of the valuation hierarchy levels of IFRS 13. This valuation hierarchy provides for three levels. The allocation reflects which of the fair values derive from transactions in the market and where valuation is based on models because market transactions are lacking. The level in the fair value hierarchy is categorized in its entirety is determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
 
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the financial instruments recognized at fair value on the statement of financial position comprise derivative financial instruments.
 
In the case of Level 1, valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets that the Group can refer to at the date of the statement of financial position. The financial instruments the Group has allocated to this level mainly comprise crop futures and options traded on the stock market.
 
Derivatives not traded on the stock market allocated to Level 2 are valued using models based on observable market data. The financial instruments the Group has allocated to this level mainly comprise interest-rate swaps and foreign-currency interest-rate swaps.
 
In the case of Level 3, the Group uses valuation techniques not based on inputs observable in the market. This is only permissible insofar as no observable market data are available. The Group does not have financial instruments allocated to this level for any of the years presented.
 
The following tables present the Group’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and their allocation to the fair value hierarchy:
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivative financial instruments
2019
 
1,257

 
178
 
1,435

Derivative financial instruments
2018
 
6,286

 

 
6,286

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivative financial instruments
2019
 
(1.423
)
 

 
(1,423
)
Derivative financial instruments
2018
 
(254
)
 
(29
)
 
(283
)
 
There were no transfers within level 1 and 2 during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

18.
Financial instruments by category (continued)


When no quoted prices in an active market are available, fair values (particularly with derivatives) are based on recognized valuation methods. The Group uses a range of valuation models for this purpose, details of which may be obtained from the following table:
Class
 
Pricing Method
 
Parameters
 
Pricing Model
 
Level
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures
 
Quoted price
 
 
 
1
 
(166
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NDF
 
Quoted price
 
Foreign-exchange curve.
 
Present value method
 
2
 
178

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12





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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




19.
Trade and other receivables, net

 
2019
 
2018
Non-current
 

 
 

Advances to suppliers
723

 
2,343

Income tax credits
5,240

 
4,429

Non-income tax credits (i)
16,895

 
15,998

Judicial deposits
2,596

 
2,908

Receivable from disposal of subsidiary
17,047

 
10,944

Other receivables
2,492

 
2,198

Non-current portion
44,993

 
38,820

Current
 

 
 

Trade receivables
55,271

 
60,167

Receivables from related parties (Note 33)

 
8,337

Less: Allowance for trade receivables
(3,773
)
 
(2,503
)
Trade receivables – net
51,498

 
66,001

Prepaid expenses
12,521

 
9,396

Advances to suppliers
14,417

 
43,365

Income tax credits
1,059

 
2,560

Non-income tax credits (i)
33,363

 
28,232

Receivable from disposal of subsidiary (Note 22)
5,716

 
3,709

Cash collateral
23

 
1,505

Receivables from related parties (Note 33)

 
324

Other receivables
8,741

 
3,594

Subtotal
75,840

 
92,685

Current portion
127,338

 
158,686

Total trade and other receivables, net
172,331

 
197,506

 
(i) Includes US$ 226 (2018: US$ 575) reclassified from property, plant and equipment.
 
The fair values of current trade and other receivables approximate their respective carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. The fair values of non-current trade and other receivables approximate their carrying amount, as the impact of discounting is not significant.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s trade and other receivables are denominated in the following currencies (expressed in U.S. Dollars):
 
2019
 
2018
Currency
 

 
 

U.S. Dollar
37,131

 
52,342

Argentine Peso
45,520

 
42,896

Uruguayan Peso
999

 
534

Brazilian Reais
88,681

 
101,734

 
172,331

 
197,506

 
As of December 31, 2019 trade receivables of US$ 11,284 (2018: US$ 5,052) were past due but not impaired. The ageing analysis of these receivables indicates that US$ 381 and US$ 318 are over 6 months in December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

19.
Trade and other receivables, net (continued)


Since January 1, 2018, for trade receivables, the Company applies the simplified approach permitted by IFRS 9, which requires expected lifetime losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables.

Until December 31, 2017 the Group recognized an allowance for trade receivables when there was objective evidence that the Group would not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
 
Delinquency in payments was an indicator that a receivable may be impaired. However, management considers all available evidence in determining when a receivable is impaired. Generally, trade receivables, which are more than 180 days past due are fully provided for. However, certain receivables 180+ days overdue are not provided for based on a case-by-case analysis of credit quality analysis. Furthermore, receivables, which are not 180+ days overdue, may be provided for if specific analysis indicates a potential impairment.
 
Movements on the Group’s allowance for trade receivables are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
At January 1
2,503

 
1,002

 
643

Charge of the year
3,656

 
2,468

 
758

Acquisition of subsidiary
46

 

 

Unused amounts reversed
(1,314
)
 
(237
)
 
(133
)
Used during the year
(48
)
 
(281
)
 
(193
)
Exchange differences
(1,070
)
 
(449
)
 
(73
)
At December 31
3,773

 
2,503

 
1,002

 
The creation and release of allowance for trade receivables have been included in “Selling expenses” in the statement of income. Amounts charged to the allowance account are generally written off, when there is no expectation of recovering additional cash.
 
The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of receivable mentioned above.
 
As of December 31, 2019, approximately 26% (2018: 89%) of the outstanding unimpaired trade receivables (neither past due not impaired) relate to sales to 24 well-known multinational companies with good credit quality standing, including but not limited to Raizen Combustiveis S.A., Camara de Comercializacao de Energia Electrica CCEE, Establecimientos Las Marias SACIFA, Cofco Resources S.A., Granar S.A., Rodoil Distribuidora de Combustiveis LTDA, among others. Most of these entities or their parent companies are externally credit-rated. The Group reviews these external ratings from credit agencies.
 
The remaining percentage as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 of the outstanding unimpaired trade receivables (neither past due nor impaired) relate to sales to a dispersed large quantity of customers for which external credit ratings may not be available. However, the total base of customers without an external credit rating is relatively stable.
 
New customers with less than six months of history with the Group are closely monitored. The Group has not experienced credit problems with these new customers to date. The majority of the customers for which an external credit rating is not available are existing customers with more than six months of history with the Group and with no defaults in the past. A minor percentage of customers may have experienced some non-significant defaults in the past but fully recovered.
 




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




20.    Inventories
 
2019
 
2018
Raw materials
47,501

 
48,140

Finished goods (Note 5) (1)
65,278

 
79,758

Others
11

 
204

 
112,790

 
128,102

 
(1) Finished goods of Crops reportable segment are valued at fair value.


21.
Cash and cash equivalents
 
2019
 
2018
Cash at bank and on hand
124,701

 
197,544

Short-term bank deposits
165,575

 
76,091

 
290,276

 
273,635

 

22.
Disposals and acquisitions
 

Acquisitions

In January 2019, the Company acquired, the remaining 50% of CHS Agro S.A. a joint venture between the Company and CHS Argentina S.A. After this acquisition, we own 100% of CHS Agro S.A. which has since been renamed as Girasoles del Plata S.A. The consideration for this operation was nominal. At the day of the acquisition, we had our participation valued at 0. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized a gain in the line item Other Operating Income of USD 0.2 million.

Net assets acquired are as follows:


Property, plant and equipment
21,800

Intangible assets, net
41

Inventories
1,866

Trade and other receivables, net
4,492

Deferred income tax liabilities
(4,546
)
Trade and other payables
(1,031
)
Current income tax liabilities
(5
)
Payroll and Social liabilities
(153
)
Borrowings
(23,062
)
Cash and cash equivalents added as a result of the business combination
747

Total net assets added as a result of business combination
149

Fair value of previously held equity interest
74

Gain for bargain purchase
75



In January 2019, the Company acquired 100% of Olam Alimentos S.A. whose principal asset is a peanuts processing facility located in the Province of Córdoba, (currently Mani del Plata S.A.) from Olam International Ltd. The consideration for



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

22.
Disposals and acquisitions (continued)


this acquisition was USD 10 million to be disbursed in three installments, with the first payment made at closing. This transaction qualifies as a purchase of assets.

In February 2019, the Company acquired two dairy facilities from SanCor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada ("SanCor"). The first facility is located in Chivilcoy, Province of Buenos Aires and processes fluid milk while the second facility is located in Morteros, Province of Cordoba and produces powder milk and cheese. Together with these facilities, we also acquired the brands Las Tres Niñas and Angelita. The total consideration for these operations was US$ 47 million. This transaction qualifies as a purchase of assets.

Disposals

In May 2018, the Group completed the sale of Q45 Negócios Imobiliários Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary, which main underlying asset is the  Rio De Janeiro Farm, for a selling price of US$ 34 million (Reais 120 million), which was fully collected as of the date of these financial statements. This transaction resulted in a gain of US$ 22 million included in “Other operating income” under the line item “Gain from the sale of farmland and other assets”.

In June 2018, the Group completed the sale of Q43 Negócios Imobiliários Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary , which main underlying asset is the Conquista Farm, for a selling price of US$ 18.4 million (Reais 68 million), of which US$ 5.6 million (Reais 21.4 million) has already been collected and the balance will be collected in four annual installments starting in June 2019. This transaction resulted in a gain of US$ 14 million, included in “Other operating income” under the line item “Gain from the sale of farmland and other assets”

In January 2019, we completed the sale of Q065 Negócios Imobiliários Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary , which main underlying asset is the Alto Alegre Farm, for a selling price of US$ 16.6 million (Reais 62.5 million), of which US$ 2.2 million (Reais 8.4 million) has already been collected and the balance will be collected in seven annual installments starting in June 2019.

This transaction resulted in a gain before tax of US$ 1.5 million, and also in the reclassification of Revaluation surplus to retained earnings of U$S 8.0 million.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




23.    Shareholders' contributions

The share capital of the Group is represented by common shares with a nominal value of US$ 1.5 per share and one vote each.
 
Number of shares
 
Share capital and
share premium
At January 1, 2017
122,382

 
1,120,823

Employee share options exercised (Note 24) (1)

 
50

Restricted shares and units vested (Note 24)

 
4,149

Purchase of own shares

 
(32,515
)
At December 31,2017
122,382

 
1,092,507

Restricted shares and units vested (Note 24)

 
4,775

Purchase of own shares

 
(13,206
)
At December 31,2018
122,382

 
1,084,076

Restricted shares units vested (Note 24)

 
4,455

Purchase of own shares

 
(3,219
)
At December 31,2019
122,382

 
1,085,312

 
(1)
Treasury shares were used to settle these options and units.

Share Repurchase Program

On September 24, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company has authorized a share repurchase program for up to 5% of its outstanding shares. The repurchase program has commenced on September 24, 2013 and is reviewed by the Board of Directors after each 12-month period. On August 13, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the extension of the program for an additional twelve-month period, ending September 23, 2020.

Repurchases of shares under the program are made from time to time in open market transactions in compliance with the trading conditions of Rule 10b-18 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations. The share repurchase program does not require Adecoagro to acquire any specific number or amount of shares and may be modified, suspended, reinstated or terminated at any time in the Company’s discretion and without prior notice.
 
As of December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 9,117,747 shares under this program, of which 3,828,042 have been applied to some exercise of the Company’s stock option plan and restricted stock units plan. In 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Company repurchased shares for an amount of US$ 4,263; US$ 15,725; US$ 38,367, respectively. The outstanding treasury shares as of December 31, 2019 totaled 5,295,765.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




24.
Equity-settled share-based payments

The Group has set a “2004 Incentive Option Plan” and a “2007/2008 Equity Incentive Plan” (collectively referred to as “Option Schemes”) under which the Group granted equity-settled options to senior managers and selected employees of the Group's subsidiaries. Additionally, in 2010 the Group has set a “Adecoagro Restricted Share and Restricted Stock Unit Plan” (referred to as “Restricted Share Plan”) under which the Group grants restricted stock units and restricted shares to senior and medium management and key employees of the Group’s subsidiaries.
 
(a)
Option Schemes

The fair value of the options under the Option Schemes was measured at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation technique.
 
As of the date of these financial statements all options has already been vested and expensed.
 
The Adecoagro/ IFH 2004 Stock Incentive Option Plan was effectively established in 2004 and is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company. Options are exercisable over a ten-year period. In May 2014 this period was extended for another ten year-period.
 
Movements in the number of equity-settled options outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices under the Adecoagro/ IFH 2004 Stock Incentive Option Plan are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
Average
exercise
price per
share
 
Options
(thousands)
 
Average
exercise
price per 
Share
 
Options
(thousands)
 
Average
exercise
price per 
Share
 
Options
(thousands)
At January 1
6.66

 
1,634

 
6.66

 
1,634

 
6.66

 
1,641

Exercised

 

 

 

 
5.83

 
(7
)
At December 31
6.66

 
1,634

 
6.66

 
1,634

 
6.66

 
1,641

 
Options outstanding at year end under this Plan have the following expiry date and exercise prices:
 
Exercise
price per share
 
Shares (in thousands)
Expiry date (i):
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
May 1, 2024
5.83

 
496

 
496

 
496

May 1, 2025
5.83

 
452

 
452

 
452

January 1, 2026
5.83

 
142

 
142

 
142

February 16, 2026
7.11

 
103

 
103

 
103

October 1, 2026
8.62

 
441

 
441

 
441

 
(i) On May 2014, the Board of directors decided to extend the expired date of the Plan.
 
The Adecoagro/ IFH 2007/ 2008 Equity Incentive Plan was effectively established in late 2007 and is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company. Options are exercisable over a ten-year period.
 
Movements in the number of equity-settled options outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices under the Adecoagro/ IFH 2007/2008 Equity Incentive Plan are as follows:
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

24.
Equity-settled unit-based payments (continued)

 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
Average
exercise
price per
share
 
Options
(thousands)
 
Average
exercise
price per 
share
 
Options
(thousands)
 
Average
exercise
price per
share
 
Options
(thousands)
At January 1
13.31

 
737

 
13.31

 
851

 
13.07

 
1,658

Forfeited
13.40

 

 
13.27

 
(11
)
 
13.40

 
(4
)
Expired
12.82

 
(609
)
 
12.82

 
(103
)
 
12.82

 
(803
)
At December 31
13.37

 
128

 
13.37

 
737

 
13.31

 
851

 
Options outstanding at year-end under the Adecoagro/ IFH 2007/2008 Equity Incentive Plan have the following expiry date and exercise prices:
 
Exercise price per share
 
Shares (in thousands)
Expiry date:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
From Nov 13, 2017 to Aug 25, 2018
12.82

 

 

 
105

January 30, 2019
13.40

 

 
595

 
595

June 1, 2019
12.82

 

 
3

 
3

November 1, 2019
13.40

 

 
11

 
11

From Jan 30, 2020 to Sep 1, 2020
13.40

 
97

 
97

 
106

From Jan 30, 2020 to Sep 1, 2020
12.82

 
31

 
31

 
31

 
The following table shows the exercisable shares at year end under both the Adecoagro/ IFH 2004 Incentive Option Plan and the Adecoagro/ IFH 2007/ 2008 Equity Incentive Plan:
 
 
Exercisable shares
in thousands
2019
1,762

2018
2,371

2017
2,485

 
(b)
Restricted Stock Unit Plan

The Restricted Share and Restricted Stock Unit Plan was effectively established in 2010 and amended in November 2011. It is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company. Restricted shares or units under these Plan vest over a 3-year period from the date of grant at 33% on each anniversary of the grant date. Participants are entitled to receive one common share of the Company for each restricted share or restricted unit granted. There are no performance requirements for the delivery of common shares, except that a participant’s employment with the Group must not have been terminated prior to the relevant vesting date. If the participant ceases to be an employee for any reason, any unvested restricted share or unit shall not be converted into common shares. The maximum number of ordinary shares with respect to which awards may be made under the Plan is 3,982,658, of which 3,896,809 have already been granted and 976,234 will be vested on future periods. The maximum numbers of ordinary shares are revised annually.
 
At December 31, 2019, the Group recognized compensation expense US$ 4.8 million related to the restricted stock units granted under the Restricted Share Plan (2018: US$ 4.9 million and 2017: US$ 5.6 million).
 
The restricted shares under the Restricted Share Plan were measured at fair value at the date of grant.
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

24.
Equity-settled unit-based payments (continued)

Key grant-date fair value and other assumptions under the Restricted Share Plan are detailed below:
Grant Date
Apr 1,
2017
 
May 15,
2017
 
Apr 1,
2018
 
May 15,
2018
 
Apr 1,
2019
 
May 15,
2019
Fair value
11.88

 
12.14

 
8.43

 
9.10

 
7.00

 
7.20

Possibility of ceasing employment before vesting
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
Movements in the number of restricted shares outstanding under the Restricted Share Plan are as follows: 
 
Restricted shares (thousand)
 
Restricted
stock units
(thousands)
 
Restricted
stock units
(thousands)
 
Restricted
stock units
(thousands)
 
2019
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
At January 1

 
976

 
969

 
1,000

Granted (1)
753

 
20

 
530

 
488

Forfeited
(3
)
 
(12
)
 
(25
)
 
(29
)
Vested

 
(476
)
 
(498
)
 
(490
)
At December 31
750

 
508

 
976

 
969

 
(1) Approved by the Board of Directors of March 12, 2019 and the Shareholders Meeting of April 17, 2019.
 
25.
Legal and other reserves

According to the laws of certain of the countries in which the Group operates, a portion of the profit of the year (5%) is separated to constitute legal reserves until they reach legal capped amounts. These legal reserves are not available for dividend distribution and can only be released to absorb losses. The legal limit of these reserves has not been met.
 
Legal and other reserves amount to US$ 3,699 as of December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 3,664) and are included within the balance of retained earnings in the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity.
 
The Company may make distributions in the form of dividends or otherwise to the extent that it has distributable retained earnings or available distributable reserves (including share premium) that result from the Stand Alone Financial Statements prepared in accordance with Luxembourg GAAP. No distributable retained earning result from the Stand Alone Financial Statements of the Company as of December 31, 2019, but the Company has distributable reserves in excess of US$ 935,220.

In the other reserves line, it is included the benefit that the Company  has regarding ICMS conceded by the government of the Estate of Mato Grosso do Sul. In accordance with the Complementary Law 160/17, grants related to ICMS, conceded by any Estate of Brazil, were considered as Investments Grants. This investment grants will not be computed to calculate income tax, since they were accounted as an Equity Reserve. This reserve cannot be distribute, unless income tax is paid on the reserve.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




26.
Trade and other payables
 
2019
 
2018
Non-current
 

 
 

Payable from acquisition of property, plant and equipment
3,394

 

Other payables
205

 
211

 
3,599

 
211

Current
 

 
 

Trade payables
90,594

 
94,483

Advances from customers
2,980

 
3,813

Taxes payable
9,086

 
6,457

Payables from acquisition of property, plant and equipment
3,596

 

Other payables
631

 
1,473

 
106,887

 
106,226

Total trade and other payables
110,486

 
106,437

 

The fair values of current trade and other payables approximate their respective carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. The fair values of non-current trade and other payables approximate their carrying amounts, as the impact of discounting is not significant.
 
27.
Borrowings
 
2019
 
2018
Non-current
 

 
 

Senior Notes
496,564

 
496,118

Bank borrowings
283,638

 
221,971

Obligations under finance leases

 
395

 
780,202

 
718,484

Current
 

 
 

Senior Notes
8,250

 
8,250

Bank overdrafts
27

 
2,320

Bank borrowings
179,801

 
132,862

Obligations under finance leases

 
200

 
188,078

 
143,632

Total borrowings
968,280

 
862,116

 
As of December 31, 2019, total bank borrowings include collateralized liabilities of US$ 87,738 (2018: US$ 136,322). These loans are mainly collateralized by property, plant and equipment, sugarcane plantations, sugar export contracts and shares of certain subsidiaries of the Group.

Notes 2027

On September 21, 2017, the Company issued senior notes (the “Notes”) for US$ 500 million, at an annual nominal rate of 6%. The Notes will mature on September 21, 2027. Interest on the Notes are payable semi-annually in arrears on March 21 and September 21 of each year. The total proceeds nets of expenses was US$ 495.7 million.

The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of our current and future subsidiaries. As of the Issue Date, Adeco Agropecuaria S.A., Adecoagro Brasil Participações S.A., Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema S.A., Pilagá S.A. and Usina Monte Alegre Ltda. are the only Subsidiary Guarantors.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

27.
Borrowings (continued)



The Notes contain customary financial covenants and restrictions which require us to meet pre-defined financial ratios, among other restrictions. During 2019 and 2018 the Group was in compliance with these financial covenants.

The maturity of the Group's borrowings (excluding obligations under finance leases) and the Group's exposure to fixed and variable interest rates is as follows:
 
2019

2018
Fixed rate:
 

 
 

Less than 1 year
120,154

 
105,708

Between 1 and 2 years
46,247

 
16,287

Between 2 and 3 years
55,453

 
25,704

Between 3 and 4 years
40,725

 
43,507

Between 4 and 5 years
10,331

 
26,415

More than 5 years
595,550

 
505,456

 
868,460

 
723,077

Variable rate:
 

 
 

Less than 1 year
67,924

 
37,724

Between 1 and 2 years
20,007

 
17,278

Between 2 and 3 years
7,197

 
29,861

Between 3 and 4 years
4,692

 
22,886

Between 4 and 5 years

 
18,251

More than 5 years

 
12,444

 
99,820

 
138,444

 
968,280

 
861,521

 
Borrowings incurred by the Group’s subsidiaries in Brazil are repayable at various dates between January 2020 and September 2024 and bear either fixed interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 7.95% per annum or variable rates based on LIBOR or other specific base-rates plus spreads ranging from 6.89% to 12.03% per annum. At December 31, 2019 LIBOR (six months) was 2.88% (2018: 1.84%).
 
Borrowings incurred by the Group´s subsidiaries in Argentina are repayable at various dates between January 2020 and June 2024 and bear either fixed interest rates ranging from 4.50% and 7.00% per annum for those borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollar, and a fixed interest rate at 62.00% per annum for those borrowings denominated in Argentine pesos.
















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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

27.
Borrowings (continued)


Brazilian Subsidiaries
 
The main loans of the Group’s Brazilian Subsidiaries are:
Bank
Grant date
Nominal 
amount
Capital outstanding as of December 31
Maturity date
Annual interest rate
2019
2018
(In millions)
Millions of
Reais
Millions of 
equivalent
Dollars
Millions of
equivalent
Dollars
Banco Do Brasil (1)
October 2012
R$
130.0

R$
54.2

13.4

18.8

November 2022
2.94% minus 15% of performance bonus
Itau BBA FINAME Loan (2)
December 2012
R$
45.9

R$
6.5

1.6

3.1

December 2022
2.50%
Banco do Brasil / Itaú BBA Finem Loan (3)
September 2013
R$
273.0

R$
66.3

16.5

38.0

January 2023
6.83%
BNDES Finem Loan (4)
November 2013
R$
215.0

R$
83.7

20.8

28.6

January 2023
3.75%
ING Bank N.V. (5)
October 2018
US$
75.0

 

75.0

75.0

October 2023
6.33%
Ecoagro XP CRA
December 2019
R$

400.0

 

99.2

8.6

November 2027
3,8% + IPCA
 
(1)
Collateralized by (i) a first degree mortgage of the Carmen (Santa Agua) farm; (ii) a first degree mortgage of the Sapálio farm; and (iii) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment.
(2)
Collateralized by (i) a first degree mortgage of the Carmen (Santa Agua) farm; (ii) a first degree mortgage of the Sapálio farm; and (iii) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment.
(3)
Collateralized by (i) a first degree mortgage of the Carmen (Santa Agua) farm; (ii) a first degree mortgage of the Sapálio farm; (iii) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment; and (iv) long term power purchase agreements (PPA).
(4)
Collateralized by (i) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment; and (ii) power sales contracts.
(5)
Collateralized by sales contracts.
 
In December 2019, Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema placed R$ 400.0 million in Certificados de Recebíveis do Agronegócio (CRA), due in November 2027 and bearing an interest of IPCA (Brazilian official inflation rate) + 3.80% per annum. This debt was issued with no guarantee.

The above mentioned loans, except the CRA, contain certain customary financial covenants and restrictions which require us to meet pre-defined financial ratios, among other restrictions, as well as restrictions on the payment of dividends. These financial ratios are measured considering the statutory financial statements of the Brazilian Subsidiaries.
 
During 2019 and 2018 the Group was in compliance with all financial covenants.

Argentinian Subsidiaries
 
The main loans of the Group’s Argentinian Subsidiaries are:
Bank
Grant date
Nominal
amount
Capital outstanding as of
December 31
Maturity date
Annual interest rate
2019
2018
(In millions)
(In millions)
(In millions)
IFC Tranche A (1)
2016
US$25
18.18
22.70
September 2023
4.3% per annum
IFC Tranche B (1)
2016
US$25
14.29
21.40
September 2021
4% plus LIBOR
Rabobank (2)
2018
US$50
50.00
50.00
June 2024
3% plus LIBOR
 
(1) Collateralized by a US$ 113 million mortgage over Carmen farm, which is property of Adeco Agropecuaria S.A.

(2) Collateralized by the pledged of the shares of Dinaluca S.A., Compañía Agroforestal S.M.S.A. and Bañado del Salado S.A.
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

27.
Borrowings (continued)


The above mentioned loans contain certain customary financial covenants and restrictions which require us to meet pre-defined financial ratios, among other restrictions, as well as restrictions on the payment of dividends. These financial ratios are measured considering the statutory financial statements of the Argentinian Subsidiaries.
 
During 2019 and 2018 the Group was in compliance with all financial covenants.

The carrying amount of short-term borrowings is approximate its fair value due to the short-term maturity. Long term borrowings subject to variable rate approximate their fair value.The fair value of long-term subject to fix rate do not significant differ from their fair value. The fair value (level 2) of the notes as of December 31 2018 and 2019 equals US$ 460 million and US$ 497 million, 91.91% and 99.49% of the nominal amount, respectively.
 
The breakdown of the Group´s borrowing by currency is included in Note 2 - Interest rate risk.

Evolution of the Group's borrowings as December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follow:

 
2019
 
2018
Amount at the beginning of the year
862,116

 
817,958

Proceeds from long term borrowings
108,271

 
45,536

Payments of long term borrowings
(101,826
)
 
(124,349
)
Proceeds from short term borrowings
193,977

 
318,108

Payments of short term borrowings
(127,855
)
 
(190,630
)
Payments of interest (1)
(55,195
)
 
(47,401
)
Accrued interest
56,943

 
61,186

Acquisition of subsidiaries
12,823

 

Exchange differences, inflation and translation, net
3,618

 
(19,506
)
Others
15,408

 
1,214

Amount at the end of the year
968,280

 
862,116


(1) Excludes payment of interest related to trade and other payables.

28.     Lease liabilities

Since January 1,2019 the Group mandatorily adopted IFRS 16 (Note 29 and 35.1).
 
2019
 
2018
Lease liabilities
 
 
 
Non-current
174,570

 

Current
41,814

 

 
216,384

 

 
The maturity of the Group´s lease liabilities is as follows:
 
2019
Less than 1 year
41,813

Between 1 and 2 years
46,657

Between 2 and 3 years
28,197

Between 3 and 4 years
21,160

Between 4 and 5 years
18,427

More than 5 years
60,130

 
216,384




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




29.    Payroll and social security liabilities
 
2019
 
2018
Non-current
 

 
 

Social security payable
1,209

 
1,219

 
1,209

 
1,219

Current
 

 
 

Salaries payable
3,290

 
3,785

Social security payable
3,025

 
3,112

Provision for vacations
8,808

 
9,770

Provision for bonuses
10,085

 
9,311

 
25,208

 
25,978

Total payroll and social security liabilities
26,417

 
27,197

 

30.
Provisions for other liabilities

The Group is subject to several laws, regulations and business practices of the countries where it operates. In the ordinary course of business, the Group is subject to certain contingent liabilities with respect to existing or potential claims, lawsuits and other proceedings, including those involving tax, labor and social security, administrative and civil and other matters. The Group accrues liabilities when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and it can reasonably estimate them. The Group bases its accruals on up-to-date developments, estimates of the outcomes of the matters and legal counsel experience in contesting, litigating and settling matters. As the scope of the liabilities becomes better defined or more information is available, the Group may be required to change its estimates of future costs, which could have a material effect on its results of operations and financial condition or liquidity.

The table below shows the movements in the Group's provisions for other liabilities categorized by type of provision:
 
Labor, legal and
other claims
 
Others
 
Total
At January 1, 2018
4,838

 
5

 
4,843

Additions
1,147

 

 
1,147

Used during year
(1,379
)
 

 
(1,379
)
Exchange differences
(986
)
 

 
(986
)
At December 31, 2018
3,620

 
5

 
3,625

Additions
527

 
41

 
568

Used during year
(774
)
 

 
(774
)
Exchange differences
(247
)
 

 
(247
)
At December 31, 2019
3,126

 
46

 
3,172

 
Analysis of total provisions:
 
2019
 
2018
Non current
2,936

 
3,296

Current
236

 
329

 
3,172

 
3,625

 
The Group is engaged in several legal proceedings, including tax, labor, civil, administrative and other proceedings in Brazil, which qualified as contingent liabilities for an aggregate claimed nominal amount of US$ 23.1 million and US$ 21.0 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




31.
Disclosure of leases and similar arrangements

As explained in note 35.1 above, the Group has changed its accounting policy for leases where the Group is the lessee. The new policy and the impact of the change is described in Note 35.1.

The Group as lessee
 
Operating leases:
 
The Group leases land for crop cultivation in Argentina. The leases have an average term of a crop year and are renewable at the option of the lessee for additional periods. Under the lease agreements, rent accrues generally at the time of harvest. Rent is payable at several times during the crop year. Lease expense was US$ 0.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 14.0 million; 2017: US$ 6.8 million). Lease expense is capitalized as part of biological assets.
 
The Group also leases various offices and machinery under cancellable operating lease agreements which involve no significant amount.
 
The future aggregate minimum lease payments under cancellable operating leases are as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
No later than 1 year

 
9,082

Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years

 
426

 

 
9,508

 
Agriculture “partnerships” (parceria by its exact term in Portuguese):
 
The Group enters into contracts with landowners to cultivate sugarcane on their land. These contracts have an average term of 6 years.
 
Under these contracts, the Group makes payments based on the market value of sugarcane per hectare (in tons) used by the Group in each harvest, with the market value based on the price of sugarcane published by CONSECANA and a fixed amount of total recoverable sugar per ton. Lease expense was US$ (9,154.0) million for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: US$ 41.10 million; 2017: US$ 38.5 million). Lease expense is included in “Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce” in the statement of income.
 
Finance leases:
 
Most of the leased assets carried in the consolidated statement of financial position as part of a finance lease relate to long-term rental and lease agreements for vehicles, machinery and equipment. Obligations under finance leasing totals US$ 522 and US$ 595 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 
The Group as lessor
 
Operating leases:
 
The Group acts as a lessor in connection with an operating lease related to leased farmland, classified as investment property. The lease payments received are recognized in profit or loss. The lease has a term of ten years.
 
The following amounts have been recognized in the statement of income in the line “Sales goods and services rendered”:
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

31.
Disclosure of leases and similar arrangements (continued)


 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Rental income
564

 
643

 
771

 
The future minimum rental payments receivable under cancellable leases are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
No later than 1 year

 
32

Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years

 
306

 

 
338

  
Finance leases:

The Group does not act as a lessor in connection with finance leases.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




32.    Group companies

The following table details the subsidiaries that comprised the Group as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Activities
 
Country of
incorporation
and operation
 
Ownership
percentage
held if not
100 %
 
Ownership
percentage
held if not
100 %
Details of principal subsidiary undertakings:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Operating companies (unless otherwise stated):
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Adeco Agropecuaria S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Pilagá S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 
99.94
%
 
99.94
%
Cavok S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 
51
%
 
51
%
Establecimientos El Orden S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 
51
%
 
51
%
Bañado del Salado S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Agro Invest S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 
51
%
 
51
%
Forsalta S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 
51
%
 
51
%
Dinaluca S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Simoneta S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Compañía Agroforestal S.M.S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Energía Agro S.A.U.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

L3N S.A.
(d)
 
Argentina
 

 

Maní del Plata S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Girasoles del Plata S.A.
(a)
 
Argentina
 

 

Adeco Agropecuaria Brasil S.A.
(b)
 
Brazil
 

 

Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema S.A. ("AVI")
(b)
 
Brazil
 

 

Usina Monte Alegre Ltda. ("UMA")
(b)
 
Brazil
 

 

Monte Alegre Combustíveis Ltda.
(b)
 
Brazil
 

 

Adecoagro Energia Ltda.
(b)
 
Brazil
 

 

Kelizer S.A.
(a)
 
Uruguay
 

 

Adecoagro Uruguay S.A.
(a)
 
Uruguay
 

 

Holdings companies:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Adeco Brasil Participações S.A.
 
Brazil
 

 

Adecoagro LP S.C.S.
 
Luxembourg
 

 

Adecoagro GP S.a.r.l.
 
Luxembourg
 

 

Ladelux S.C.A.
 
Uruguay
 

 

Spain Holding Companies
(c)
 
Spain
 

 

 
(a) Mainly crops, rice, cattle and others.
(b) Mainly sugarcane, ethanol and energy.
(c) Comprised by (1) wholly owned subsidiaries: Kadesh Hispania S.L.U.; Leterton España S.L.U.; Global Asterion S.L.U.; Global Acasto S.L.U.; Global Laertes S.L.U.; Global Seward S.L.U.; Global Pindaro S.L.U.; Global Pileo S.L.U.; Peak Texas S.L.U.; Peak City S.L.U.; Global Neimoidia S.L.U. and 51% controlled subsidiaries; Global Acamante S.L.U.; Global Carelio S.L.U.; Global Calidon S.L.U.; Global Mirabilis S.L.U. Global Anceo S.L.U.Global Hisingen S.L.U.
(d) Mainly dairy
 
The percentage voting right for each principal subsidiary is the same as the percentage of capital stock held. Issued share capital represents only ordinary shares/ quotas, units or their equivalent. There are no preference shares or units issued in any subsidiary undertaking.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

32.    Group companies (continued)


 
According to the laws of certain of the countries in which the Group operates, 5% of the profit of the year is separated to constitute legal reserves until they reach legal capped amounts (20% of total capital). These legal reserves are not available for dividend distribution and can only be released to absorb losses. The Group’s joint ventures have not reached the legal capped amounts.
 
33.
Related-party transactions
 
The following is a summary of the balances and transactions with related parties:
Related party
 
Relationship
 
Description of transaction
 
Income (loss) included in the
statement of income
 
Balance receivable
(payable)/(equity)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
2019
 
2018
Directors and senior management
 
Employment
 
Compensation selected employees
 
(5,232
)
 
(7,122
)
 
(7,040
)
 
(15,499
)
 
(16,353
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Girasoles del Plata S.A (ii)
 
Joint venture
 
Receivable from related parties (Note 19) (i)
 

 

 

 

 
8,337

 
 
 
 
Payables (Note 26)
 

 

 

 

 
(194
)
 
 
 
 
Sales of goods
 

 
456

 
2,487

 

 

 
 
 
 
Services
 

 
210

 
88

 

 

 
 
 
 
Interest income
 

 
242

 
308

 

 


(i)
It includes US$ 8 million of a loan that accruing a 3% interest rate per year with the final maturity in 2022.
(ii)
Since February 2019, Girasoles del Plata S.A. (formerly CHS Agro S.A.) is fully part of the Group.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




34.
Critical accounting estimates and judgments
 
Critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the portrayal of the Group’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and require management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that it believes are reasonable. The Group’s critical accounting policies are discussed below.
 
Actual results could differ from estimates used in employing the critical accounting policies and these could have a material impact on the Group’s results of operations. The Group also has other policies that are considered key accounting policies, such as the policy for revenue recognition. However, these other policies, which are discussed in the notes to the Group’s financial statements, do not meet the definition of critical accounting estimates, because they do not generally require estimates to be made or judgments that are difficult or subjective.
 
(a)Impairment of non-financial assets
 
At the date of each statement of financial position, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment and finite lived intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets could have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent, if any, of the impairment loss. Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independently, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The Group’s property, plant and equipment items generally do not generate independent cash flows.

In the case of Goodwill, any goodwill acquired is allocated to the cash-generating unit (‘CGU’) expected to benefit from the business combination. CGU to which goodwill is allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the CGU may be impaired. The carrying amount of the CGU is compared to its recoverable amount, which is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and the value in use. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The impairment review requires management to undertake certain significant judgments, including estimating the recoverable value of the CGU to which goodwill is allocated, based on either fair value less costs-to-sell or the value-in-use, as appropriate, in order to reach a conclusion on whether it deems the goodwill is impaired or not.

For purposes of the impairment testing, each CGU represents the smallest identifiable group of assets that generate cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or group of assets.

Farmlands may be used for different activities that may generate independent cash flows. Those farmlands that are used for more than one segment activity (i.e. crops and cattle or rental income), the farmland is further subdivided into two or more CGUs, as appropriate, for purposes of impairment testing. For its properties in Brazil, management identified a farmland together with its related mill as separate CGUs. Most of the farmlands in Argentina and Uruguay are treated as single CGUs.

Based on these criteria, management identified a total amount of 40 CGUs as of September 30, 2019 and 37 CGUs as of September 30, 2018.

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, due to the fact that there were no impairment indicators, the Group only tested those CGUs with allocated goodwill in Argentina and Brazil.

CGUs tested based on a fair-value-less-costs-to-sell model at September 30, 2019 and 2018:     

As of September 30, 2019, the Group identified 12 CGUs in Argentina (2018: 11 CGUs) to be tested based on this model (all CGUs with allocated goodwill). Estimating the fair value less costs-to-sell is based on the best information available, and refers to the amount at which the CGU could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties. Management may be assisted by the work of external advisors. When using this model, the Group applies the “sales comparison approach” as its method of valuing most properties, which relies on results of sales of similar agricultural properties to estimate the value of the CGU. This approach is based on the theory that the fair value of a property is directly related to the selling prices of similar properties.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

34.
Critical accounting estimates and judgments (continued)



Fair values are determined by extensive analysis which includes current and potential soil productivity of the land (the ability to produce crops and maintain livestock) projected margins derived from soil use, rental value obtained for soil use, if applicable, and other factors such as climate and location. Farmland ratings are established by considering such factors as soil texture and quality, yields, topography, drainage and rain levels. Farmland may contain farm outbuildings. A farm outbuilding is any improvement or structure that is used for farming operations. Outbuildings are valued based on their size, age and design.

Based on the factors described above, each farm property is assigned different soil classifications for the purposes of establishing a value, Soil classifications quantify the factors that contribute to the agricultural capability of the soil. Soil classifications range from the most productive to the least productive.

The first step to establishing an assessment for a farm property is a sales investigation that identifies the valid farm sales in the area where the farm is located. A price per hectare is assigned for each soil class within each farm property. This price per hectare is determined based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis mainly described above.

The results are then tested against actual sales, if any, and current market conditions to ensure the values produced are accurate, consistent and fair.

The following table shows only the 12 CGUs (2018: 11 CGUs) where goodwill was allocated at each period end and the corresponding amount of goodwill allocated to each one:


CGU / Operating segment / Country
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
La Carolina / Crops / Argentina
 
162

 
112

La Carolina / Cattle / Argentina
 
26

 
38

El Orden / Crops / Argentina
 
175

 
170

El Orden / Cattle / Argentina
 
6

 
14

La Guarida / Crops / Argentina
 
1,158

 
1,149

La Guarida / Cattle / Argentina
 
597

 
937

Los Guayacanes / Crops / Argentina
 
2,145

 
1,449

Doña Marina / Rice / Argentina
 
3,734

 
3,385

Huelen / Crops / Argentina
 
3,716

 
3,369

El Colorado / Crops / Argentina
 
1,857

 
1,484

El Colorado / Cattle / Argentina
 
18

 
216

Closing net book value of goodwill allocated to CGUs tested (Note 15)
 
13,594

 
12,323

Closing net book value of PPE items allocated to CGUs tested
 
162,844

 
179,545

Total assets allocated to CGUs tested
 
176,438

 
191,868


Based on the testing above, the Group determined that none of the CGUs, with allocated goodwill, were impaired at September 30, 2019 and 2018.
 
    









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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

34.
Critical accounting estimates and judgments (continued)


CGUs tested based on a value-in-use model at September 30, 2019 and 2018:

As of September 30, 2019, the Group identified 2 CGUs (2018: 2 CGUs) in Brazil to be tested based on this model (all CGUs with allocated goodwill). The determination of the value-in-use calculation required the use of significant estimates and assumptions related to management’s cash flow projections. In performing the value-in-use calculation, the Group applied pre-tax rates to discount the future pre-tax cash flows. In each case, these key assumptions have been made by management reflecting past experience and are consistent with relevant external sources of information, such as appropriate market data. In calculating value-in-use, management may be assisted by the work of external advisors.

The key assumptions used by management in the value-in-use calculations which are considered to be most sensitive to the calculation are:

Key Assumptions
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Financial projections
 
Covers 4 years for UMA (*)
 
Covers 4 years for UMA
 
 
Covers 7 years for AVI (**)
 
Covers 7 years for AVI
Yield average growth rates
 
0-1%
 
0-1%
Future pricing increases
 
0,11% per annum
 
0,11% per annum
Future cost decrease
 
0,78% per annum
 
3,11% per annum
Discount rates
 
7%
 
8%
Perpetuity growth rate
 
1%
 
2%

(*) UMA stands for Usina Monte Alegre LTDA.
(**) AVI stands for Adecoagro VAle Do Ivinhema S.A.

Discount rates are based on the risk-free rate for U. S. government bonds, adjusted for a risk premium to reflect the increased risk of investing in South America and Brazil in particular. The risk premium adjustment is assessed for factors specific to the respective CGUs and reflects the countries that the CGUs operate in.
The following table shows only the 2 CGUs where goodwill was allocated at each period end and the corresponding amount of goodwill allocated to each one:

CGU/ Operating segment
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
AVI / Sugar, Ethanol and Energy
 
3,813

 
3,966

UMA / Sugar, Ethanol and Energy
 
1,430

 
2,107

Closing net book value of goodwill allocated to CGUs tested (Note 15)
 
5,243

 
6,073

Closing net book value of PPE items allocated to CGUs tested
 
614,702

 
618,818

Total assets allocated to 2 CGUs tested
 
619,945

 
624,891


Based on the testing above, the Group determined that none of the CGUs, with allocated goodwill, were impaired at September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Management views these assumptions are conservative and does not believe that any reasonable change in the assumptions would cause the carrying value of these CGU’s to exceed the recoverable amount.

The Company's goodwill and property, plant and equipment balances allocated to the cash generating units with allocated goodwill in Argentina and Brazil were U$S 176 million and U$S 652 million, respectively at December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2019, the Group determined that there is no indicators of impairment.



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

34.
Critical accounting estimates and judgments (continued)



 (b) Biological assets
 
The nature of the Group’s biological assets and the basis of determination of their fair value are explained under Note 35.11. The discounted cash flow model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including observable and unobservable data. Generally the estimation of the fair value of biological assets is based on models or inputs that are not observable in the market and the use of unobservable inputs is significant to the overall valuation of the assets. Unobservable inputs are determined based on the best information available, for example by reference to historical information of past practices and results, statistical and agronomical information, and other analytical techniques. The discounted cash flow model includes significant assumptions relating to the cash flow projections including future market prices, estimated yields at the point of harvest, estimated production cycle, future costs of harvesting and other costs, and estimated discount rate.
 
Market prices are generally determined by reference to observable data in the principal market for the agricultural produce. Harvesting costs and other costs are estimated based on historical and statistical data. Yields are estimated based on several factors including the location of the farmland and soil type, environmental conditions, infrastructure and other restrictions and growth at the time of measurement. Yields are subject to a high degree of uncertainty and may be affected by several factors out of the Group’s control including but not limited to extreme or unusual weather conditions, plagues and other crop diseases, among other factors.
 
The signficant assumptions discussed above are highly sensitive. Reasonable shifts in assumptions including but not limited to increases or decreases in prices, costs and discount factors used would result in a significant increase or decrease to the fair value of biological assets. In addition, cash flows are projected over a number of years and based on estimated production. Estimates of production in themselves are dependent on various assumptions, in addition to those described above, including but not limited to several factors such as location, environmental conditions and other restrictions. Changes in these estimates could materially impact on estimated production, and could therefore affect estimates of future cash flows used in the assessment of fair value (see Note 16).
 
(c) Income taxes
 
The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining the worldwide provision for income taxes. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Group recognizes liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the period in which such determination is made.
 
Deferred tax assets are reviewed each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable income will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment (see Note 10).

(d) Fair value for farmlands and investment property

Property, plant and equipment

Farmlands are recognized at fair value based on periodic, but at least annual, valuations prepared by an external independent expert. A revaluation reserve is credited in shareholders’ equity. The valuation is determined using sales Comparison Approach. Sale prices of comparable properties are adjusted considering the specific aspects of each property, the most relevant premise being the price per hectare (Level 3) (see Note 12).






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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

34.
Critical accounting estimates and judgments (continued)


Investment property

Investment property consists of farmland for rental or for capital appreciation and not used in production or for sale in the ordinary course of business, and it is measured at fair value. The changes of the Fair value, which is based on an independent external expert, impacts the profit and loss of the period, in the line item Other operating income, net (see Note 14).



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




35.    Summary of significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Financial reporting in a hyperinflation economy

IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” requires that the financial statements of entities whose functional currency is that of a hyperinflationary economy to be adjusted for the effects of changes in a suitable general price index and to be expressed in terms of the current unit of measurement at the closing date of the reporting period. Accordingly, the inflation produced from the date of acquisition or from the revaluation date, as applicable, must be computed in the non-monetary items.

In order to conclude on whether an economy is categorized as hyperinflationary under the terms of IAS 29, the Standard details a series of factors to be considered, including the existence of a cumulative inflation rate in three years that approximates or exceeds 100 %.

Considering a significant increase in inflation during 2018, which exceeded the 100% three-year cumulative inflation rate, and that the rest of the indicators do not contradict the conclusion that Argentina should be considered a hyperinflationary economy for accounting purposes. It is agreed that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that Argentina is a hyperinflationary economy under the terms of IAS 29 and that as from July 1, 2018, it will apply IAS 29 as from that date in the financial reporting of its subsidiaries and associates with Argentine peso as functional currency.

Financial statements of a foreign entity with a functional currency of a country that has a highly inflationary economy, are restated to reflect changes in the general price level or index in that country before translation into U.S. Dollars. In adjusting for hyperinflation, a general price index is applied to all non-monetary items in the financial statements (including equity) and the resulting gain or loss, which is the gain or loss on the entity's net monetary position, is recognized in the income statement. Monetary items in the closing statement of financial position are not adjusted. The Group treated all Argentine subsidiaries as a hyperinflationary economy as all of them have argentine peso as functional currency. The results and financial position of all foreign entities with a functional currency of a country that has a highly inflationary economy are translated at closing rates after the restatement for changes in the general purchasing power argentine peso.

The inflation adjustment on the initial balances was calculated by means of conversion factor derived from the Argentine price indexes published by the National Institute of Statistics and the year-over-year change in the index was 1.538.

The main procedures for the above-mentioned adjustment are as follows:

Monetary assets and liabilities which are carried at amounts current at the balance sheet date are not restated because they are already expressed in terms of the monetary unit current at the balance sheet date.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities which are not carried at amounts current at the balance sheet date, and components of shareholders' equity are adjusted by applying the relevant conversion factors.

All items in the income statement are restated by applying the relevant conversion factors. The company has elected not to segregate the impact of inflation over financial results.

The effect of inflation on the Company’s net monetary position is included in the income statement, in "Other financial results" (Note 9).

The ongoing application of the re-translation of comparative amounts to closing exchanges rates under IAS 21 and the hyperinflation adjustments required by IAS 29 will lead to a difference in addition to the difference arising on the adoption of hyperinflation accounting.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

35.
Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

The comparative figures in these consolidated financial statements presented in a stable currency are not adjusted for subsequent changes in the price level or exchange rates. This resulted in an initial difference, arising on the adoption of hyperinflation accounting, between the closing equity of the previous year and the opening equity of the current year. The Company recognized this initial difference directly in equity.

35.1
Basis of preparation and presentation

The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC). All IFRS issued by the IASB, effective at the time of preparing these consolidated financial statements have been applied.
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by financial assets and financial liabilities (including derivative instruments) at fair value through profit or loss, biological assets and agricultural produce at the point of harvest and farmlands measured at fair value.
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are disclosed in Note 34.

Description of accounting policies changed during the fiscal-year.

Leases

For fiscal years beginning on January 1st, 2019 and onward the adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases it is mandatory. We disclose herein the new accounting policies that have been applied from January 1, 2019, where they are different to those applied in prior periods.

IFRS 16 was adopted following the simplified approach, without restating comparative. The reclassifications and the adjustments arising from the new lease accounting rules are directly recognized in the opening balance sheet on January 1, 2019.

The Company has adopted IFRS 16 Leases from January 1, 2019, but has not restated comparatives for previous reporting period as permitted under the specific transition provisions in the Standard.

On adoption of IFRS 16, the Company recognized lease liabilities in relation to leases which had previously been classified as ‘operating leases’ under the principles of IAS 17 Leases. In the previous year, the Company only recognize lease liabilities in relation to leases that were classified as "Finance leases" under IAS 17 Leases. For the initial recognition, these liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019.

The adoption of IFRS 16 Leases from January 1, 2019, resulted in changes in accounting policies and adjustments to the amounts recognized in the financial statements.

Right-of-use assets

The total of the right-of-use assets are included under such type in the Statement of Financial Position:
 
Right of use
 
Lease liabilities
Closing balance as of December 31, 2018

 

Initial recognition
204,937

 
(204,937
)
Reclassifications from Trade and other receivables, net

 
26,794

Opening balance as of January 1, 2019
204,937

 
(178,143
)



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

35.1
Basis of preparation and presentation (continued)


The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 did not have effect in retained earnings at January 1, 2019.

Initial measurement of lease liability:

 
2019
Operating lease commitments disclosed as of December 31, 2018
9,508

Finance leases
595

(Less): short-term leases not recognised as a liability
(9,308
)
Add: adjustments as a result of a different treatment
199,929

Add: adjustments relating to changes in the index or rate affecting variable payments
4,213

Initial recognition of lease liability
204,937



According with the adoption of IFRS 16, the new accounting policy for leases is as follows:

Leases are recognized as a right-of-use asset and corresponding liability at the date of which the leased asset is available for use by the group. Each lease payment is allocated between the liability and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term on a straight-line basis.

In determining the lease term, the Company considers all facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive to exercise an extension option, or not exercise a termination option. Extension options (or periods after termination options) are only included in the lease term if the lease is reasonably certain to be extended (or not terminated).

Short term leases are recognized on a straight line basis as an expense in the income statement.

Accounting as lessee

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the commencement date of each lease contract that grants the right to control the use of an identified asset during a period of time. The commencement date is the date in which the lessor makes an underlying asset available for use by the lessee.

The Company applied exemptions for leases with a duration lower than 12 months, with a value lower than thirty thousand dollars and/or with clauses related to variable payments. These leases have been considered as short-term leases and, accordingly, no right-of-use asset or lease liability have been recognized.

The weighted average lessee’s incremental borrowing rate applied  to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application was 7.06%.

At initial recognition, the right-of-use asset is measured considering:

The value of the initial measurement of the lease liability;
Any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentives; and
Any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee; and

After initial recognition, the right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and/or impairment losses, and adjusted for any re-measurement of the lease liability.

Depreciation of the right-of-use asset is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated duration of the lease contract.




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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

35.1
Basis of preparation and presentation (continued)


The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at such date, including the following concepts:

Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate, initially measured using the index or rate as of the commencement date;
Amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;
The exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and
Payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to terminate the lease;
Fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable;
Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate, initially measured using the index or rate as of the commencement date;
Amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;
The exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and
Payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to terminate the lease.

After the commencement date, the Company measures the lease liability by:

Increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability;
Reducing the carrying amount to reflect lease payments made; and
Re-measuring the carrying amount to reflect any reassessment or lease modifications.

The above mentioned inputs for the valuation of the right of use assets and lease liabilities including the determination of the contracts within the scope of the standard, the contract term ant interest rate used in the discounted cash flow involved a high degree of management´s estimations.

Early adoption of IFRS 3 Amendment

The IASB has issued narrow-scope amendments to IFRS 3,'Business combinations', to improve the definition of a business.

The amended definition emphasizes that the output of a business is to provide goods and services to customers, whereas the previous definition focused on returns in the form of dividends, lower costs or other economic benefits to investors and others.

Entities are required to apply the amendments to transactions for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after 1 January 2020. The Company applied this amendment form the period beginning on 1 January 2019.

Description of accounting policies changed during the previous year.

During the period ended September 30, 2018, the group has adopted the revaluation model for its Farmlands within Property, plant and equipment. Previously, the Company valued all these group of assets under the cost model. These amendments have resulted in an increase of Property, plant and equipment of US$ 545 million. This higher valuation resulted in an increase of the deferred tax liability of US$ 139 million. This change in accordance with IAS 16 is applied prospectively.

Also the Company also adopted the revaluation model for its Investment property. The higher valuation resulted in an increase in Retained earning of US$ 45 million; an increase in Investment property of US$ 40 million as of December 31, 2017and an increase in Deferred tax liability of US$ 12 million.







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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




35.2
Scope of consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and all of its subsidiaries from the date that control commences to the date that control ceases. They also include the Group’s share of the net income of its jointly-controlled entities on an equity-accounted basis from the point at which joint control commences, to the date that it ceases.
 
(a) Subsidiaries
 
Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date that control commences and deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.
 
The Group uses the acquisition method of accounting to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair value of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred and the equity interests issued by the Group. The consideration transferred includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date.
 
The Group recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquiree on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s net assets.
 
The excess of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the acquisition-date fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquiree over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
 
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated. Unrealized losses are also eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
 
(b) Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries without change of control
 
Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions – that is, as transactions with the owners in their capacity as owners. The difference between the fair value of any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling interests are also recorded in equity.
 
(c) Disposal of subsidiaries
 
When the Group ceases to have control any retained interest in the entity is re-measured to its fair value at the date when control is lost, with the change in carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. The fair value is the initial carrying amount for the purposes of subsequently accounting for the retained interest as an associate, joint venture or financial asset. In addition, any amount previously recognized in other comprehensive income in respect of that entity is accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. This may mean that amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss.
 
(d) Joint arrangements
 
Under IFRS 11, investments in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations each investor has rather than the legal structure of the joint arrangement.
 
The Group has assessed the nature of its joint arrangements and determined them to be joint ventures and value them under the equity method.
 



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35.2
Scope of consolidation (continued)

Under the equity method of accounting, interests in joint ventures are initially recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Group’s share of the post-acquisition of profits or losses and movements in other comprehensive income, respectively. When the share of losses of an investee equals or exceeds the carrying amount of an investment the Group discontinue applying the equity method, the investment is reduced to zero and does not record additional losses. If the investee subsequently reports net income, the Group would resume applying the equity method only after its share of that net income equals the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended.
 
Unrealized gains on transactions between the Group and its joint ventures are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s interest in the joint ventures. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of the joint ventures have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
 
35.3
Segment reporting
 
According to IFRS 8, operating segments are identified based on the ‘management approach’. This approach stipulates external segment reporting based on the Group’s internal organizational and management structure and on internal financial reporting to the chief operating decision maker (the Management Committee in the case of the Company)
 
35.4    Foreign currency translation
 
(a) Functional and presentation currency
 
Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (‘the functional currency’). The consolidated financial statements are presented in US dollars, which is the Group’s presentation currency.
 
(b) Transactions and balances
 
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the statement of income, in the line Item “Finance income” or “Finance cost”, as appropriate.
 
(c) Group companies
 
The results and financial position of Group entities (except those that has the currency of a hyper-inflationary economy - Argentine subsidiaries) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:
 
assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of that statement of financial position;
income and expenses for each statement of income are translated at average exchange rates (unless this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions); and
all resulting exchange differences are recognized as a separate component of equity.

When a foreign operation is partially disposed of or sold, exchange differences that were recorded in equity are recognized in the statement of income as part of the gain or loss on sale.
 
Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate.
 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




35.5
Property, plant and equipment

Farmlands are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently under the revaluation model based on periodic, but at least annual, valuations prepared by an external independent expert. A revaluation reserve is credited in shareholders’ equity. All other property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Historical cost comprises the purchase price and any costs directly attributable to the acquisition. Under the definition of Property plant and equipment is included the bearer plants, such as sugarcane and coffee trees.
 
Where individual components of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items, which are depreciated separately.
 
Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the statement of income when they are incurred.
 
The depreciation methods and periods used by the group are disclosed in Note 12.
 
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognized within “Other operating income, net” in the consolidated statement of income.

35.6    Investment property
 
Investment property consists of farmland for rental or for capital appreciation and not used in production or for sale in the ordinary course of business, and it is measured at fair value net of any impairment losses if any. The changes of the Fair value, which is based on an independent external expert, impacts the profit and loss of the period, in the line item Other operating income, net.
 
35.7
Leases
 
As explained in note 35.1 above, the Group has changed its accounting policy for leases where the Group is the lessee. The new policy and the impact of the change is described in Note 35.1. Until December 31, 2018 the Group classified its leases at the inception as finance or operating leases. Leases were classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases were classified as operating leases and charged to the statements of income in a straight-line basis over the period of the lease. Finance leases are capitalized at the lease’s inception at the lower of the fair value of the leased property and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding rental obligations, net of finance charges, were included as “Borrowings”. From 2019 onwards, leases are accounted under the IFRS 16.
 
35.8
Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents future economic benefits arising from assets that are not capable of being individually identified and separately recognized by the Group on an acquisition. Goodwill on acquisition is initially measured at cost. being the excess of the consideration over the fair value of the Group’s share of net assets of the acquired subsidiary undertaking at the acquisition date. Following initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. It is allocated to those cash generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition for the purpose of impairment testing. Goodwill arising on the acquisition of subsidiaries is included within “Intangible assets” on the statement of financial position. Goodwill arising on the acquisition of foreign entities is treated as an asset of the foreign entity denominated in the local currency and translated at the closing rate.
 





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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




35.8
Goodwill (continued)

Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if there is an indication of impairment (see Note 34 (a)). Gains and losses on the disposal of a Group entity include any goodwill relating to the entity sold (see Note 35.10). 

35.9
Other intangible assets
 
Other intangible assets that are acquired by the Group, which have finite useful lives, are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, if any. These intangible assets comprise trademarks and computer software and are amortized in the statement of income on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives estimated to be 10 to 20 years and 3 to 5 years, respectively.
 
35.10    Impairment of assets
 
Goodwill
 
The Company conducts an impairment test annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows, known as cash-generating units. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount , the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash generating unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset may in the unit. Impairment losses recognized for goodwill cannot be reversed in a subsequent period. Recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In determining the value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted (see Note 34 (a) for details).

Property, plant and equipment and finite lived intangible assets
 
At each statement of financial position date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets which have finite lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent, if any, of the impairment loss. Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
 
If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, that carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in the statement of income.
 
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, not to exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in the statement of income.
 
35.11
Biological assets

Biological assets comprise growing crops (mainly corn, wheat, soybeans, sunflower and rice), sugarcane, coffee and livestock (growing herd and cattle for dairy production).
 
The Group distinguishes between consumable and bearer biological assets, and between mature and immature biological assets. “Consumable” biological assets are those assets that may be harvested as agriculture produce or sold as biological assets, for example livestock intended for dairy production. “Bearer” biological assets are those assets capable of producing more than one harvest, for example sugarcane or livestock from which raw milk is produced. “Mature” biological assets are those that have attained harvestable specifications (for consumable biological assets) or are able to sustain regular harvests (for bearer biological assets). “Immature” biological assets are those assets other than mature biological assets.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

35.11
Biological assets (continued)


 
Costs are capitalized as biological assets if, and only if, (a) it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity, and (b) the cost can be measured reliably. The Group capitalizes costs such as: planting, harvesting, weeding, seedlings, irrigation, agrochemicals, fertilizers and a systematic allocation of fixed and variable production overheads that are directly attributable to the management of biological assets, among others. Costs that are expensed as incurred include administration and other general overhead and unallocated production overhead, among others.
 
Biological assets, both at initial recognition and at each subsequent reporting date, are measured at fair value less costs to sell, except where fair value cannot be reliably measured. Cost approximates fair value when little biological transformation has taken place since the costs were originally incurred or the impact of biological transformation on price is not expected to be material.
 
Gains and losses that arise on measuring biological assets at fair value less costs to sell and measuring agricultural produce at the point of harvest at fair value less costs to sell are recognized in the statement of income in the period in which they arise in the line item “Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce”.
 
Where there is an active market for a biological asset or agricultural produce, quoted market prices in the most relevant market are used as a basis to determine the fair value. Otherwise, when there is no active market or market-determined prices are not available, fair value of biological assets is determined through the use of valuation techniques.
 
Therefore, the fair value of biological assets is generally derived from the expected discounted cash flows of the related agricultural produce. The fair value of the agricultural produce at the point of harvest is generally derived from market determined prices. A general description of the determination of fair values based on the Company’s business segments follow:
 

Growing crops includng rice:

Growing crops including rice, for which biological growth is not significant, are measured at cost, which approximates fair value. Expenditure on growing crops includes land preparation expenses and other direct expenses incurred during the sowing period including labor, seedlings, agrochemicals and fertilizers among others.
 
Otherwise, biological assets are measured at fair value less estimated point-of-sale costs at initial recognition and at any subsequent period. Point-of-sale costs include all costs that would be necessary to sell the assets
 
The fair value of growing crops including rice is measured based on a formula, which takes into consideration the estimated crop yields, estimated market prices and costs, and discount rates. Yields are determined based on several factors including location of farmland, environmental conditions and other restrictions and growth at the time of measurement. Yields are multiplied by sown hectares to determine the estimated tons of crops including rice to be obtained. The tons are then multiplied by a net cash flow determined at the future crop prices less the direct costs to be incurred. This amount is discounted at a discount rate, which reflects current market assessments of the assets involved and the time value of money.
 
Growing herd and cattle:

Livestock are measured at fair value less estimated point-of-sale costs, with any changes therein recognized in the statement of income, on initial recognition as well as subsequently at each reporting period. The fair value of livestock is determined based on the actual selling prices less estimated point-of-sale costs in the markets where the Group operates.
 
Sugarcane:

Sugarcane planting costs form part of Property plant and equipment. The agricultural produce growing on sugarcane is classified as biological assets and are measured at fair value less cost to sell. The fair value of agricultural produce growing on sugarcane depends on the variety, location and maturity of the plantation.
 



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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

35.11
Biological assets (continued)


Agricultural produce growing in the Sugarcane, for which biological growth is not significant, is valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Expenditure on the agricultural produce growing in the sugarcane consists mainly of labor, agrochemicals and fertilizers among others. When it has attained significant biological growth, it is measured at fair value through a discounted cash flow model. Revenues are based on estimated yearly production volume (which will be destined to sugar, ethanol, energy and raw cane production) and the price is calculated as the average of daily prices for sugar future contracts (Sugar #11 ICE-NY contracts) for a six months period. Projected costs include maintenance and land leasing among others. These estimates are discounted at an appropriate discount rate.
 
35.12
Inventories
 
Inventories comprise of raw materials, finished goods (including harvested agricultural produce and manufactured goods) and others.
 
Harvested agricultural produce (except for rice and milk) are measured at net realizable value until the point of sale because there is an active market in the produce, there is a negligible risk that the produce will not be sold and there is a well-established practice in the industry carrying the inventories at net realizable value. Changes in net realizable value are recognized in the statement of income in the period in which they arise under the line item “Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest”.
 
All other inventories (including rice and milk) are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average method.

35.13    Financial assets
 
Financial assets are classified in the following categories: at fair value through profit or loss and at amortized cost, namely loans and receivables. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition (see Note 18).
 
(a) Recognition and measurement
 
Regular purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade-date – the date on which the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognized at fair value and transaction costs are expensed in the statement of income. Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value. Loans and receivables are subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method.
 
Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of the “financial assets at fair value through profit or loss” category are presented in the statement of income within “Other operating income, net” in the period in which they arise.
 
If the market for a financial asset is not active (and for unlisted securities), the Group establishes fair value by using valuation techniques. These include the use of recent arm’s length transactions, reference to other instruments that are substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis, and option pricing models, making maximum use of market inputs and relying as little as possible on entity-specific inputs.
 
The Group assesses at each statement of financial position date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. Impairment testing of trade receivables is described in Note 35.15.
 
(b) Offsetting financial instruments
 
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. This right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in any case.



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
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35.14
Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities
 
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at their fair value. Commodity future contract fair values are computed with reference to quoted market prices on future exchanges markets. The fair values of commodity options are calculated using year-end market rates together with common option pricing models. The fair value of interest rate swaps has been calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis.
 
The Group manages exposures to financial and commodity risks using hedging instruments that provide the appropriate economic outcome. The principal hedging instruments used may include commodity future contracts, put and call options, foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps. The Group does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
 
The Group’s policy is to apply hedge accounting to hedging relationships where it is both permissible under IFRS 9, practical to do so and its application reduces volatility, but transactions that may be effective hedges in economic terms may not always qualify for hedge accounting under IFRS 9. Any derivatives that the Group holds to hedge these exposures are classified as “held for trading” and are shown in a separate line on the face of the statement of financial position. The method of recognizing gains or losses on derivatives depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. Gains and losses on commodity derivatives are classified within “Other operating income, net”. Gains and losses on interest rate and foreign exchange rate derivatives are classified within ‘Financial results, net’. The Group designates certain derivatives as hedges of the foreign currency risk associated with highly probable forecast transactions (cash flow hedge).
 
The Group documents at the inception of the transaction the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedging transactions. The Group also documents its assessment, both at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, of whether the instruments that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of hedged items.
 
Cash flow hedge
 
The effective portion of the gain or loss on the instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the statement of income within "Finance income” or “Finance cost”, as appropriate.
 
Amounts accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit or loss in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss. The gain or loss relating to the effective portion is recognized in the statement of income within "Finance income” or “Finance cost”, as appropriate.
 
When a hedging instrument expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity at that time remains in equity and is recognized when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognized in the statement of income. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that was reported in equity is immediately transferred to the statement of income.
 
35.15
Trade and other receivables and trade and other payables
 
Trade receivables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. In the case of receivables, less allowance for trade receivables.
 
The group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics and the days past due.
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)






35.16
Cash and cash equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. In the statements of cash flows, interest paid is presented within financing cash flows and interest received is presented within investing activities.

35.17
Borrowings
 
Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Borrowing costs are capitalized during the period of time that is required to complete and prepare the asset for its intended use.
 
35.18
Provisions
 
Provisions are recognized when (i) the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events; (ii) it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and (iii) a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made. Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the obligation.
 

35.19
Onerous contracts

The Group enters into contracts, which require the Group to sell commodities in accordance with the Group's expected sales. These contracts do not qualify as derivatives. These contracts are not recognized until at least one of the parties has performed under the agreement. However, when the contracts are onerous, the Group recognizes the present obligation under the contracts as a provision included within “Provision and other liabilities” in the statement of financial position. Losses under these onerous contracts are recognized within “Other operating income, net” in the statement of income.

35.20
Current and deferred income tax
 
The Group’s tax benefit or expense for each year comprises the charge for current tax payable and deferred taxation attributable to the Group’s operating subsidiaries. Tax is recognized in the statement of income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in equity.
 
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted at the date of the statement of financial position in the countries where the Group’s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.
 
Deferred income tax is recognized, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) effective in the countries where the Group’s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income.
 
Deferred income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.
 
Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Adecoagro S.A.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)

33.20
Current and deferred income tax (continued)


The Group is able to control the timing of dividends from its subsidiaries and hence does not expect to remit overseas earnings in the foreseeable future in a way that would result in a charge to taxable profit. Hence deferred tax is recognized in respect of the retained earnings of overseas subsidiaries only to the extent that, at the date of the statement of financial position, dividends have been accrued as receivable or a binding agreement to distribute past earnings in future has been entered into by the subsidiary.

35.21    Revenue Recognition
 
The Group’s primary activities comprise agricultural and agro-industrial activities.

The Group’s agricultural activities comprise growing and selling agricultural produce. In accordance with IAS 41 “Agriculture”, cattle are measured at fair value with changes therein recognized in the statement of income as they arise. Agricultural produce is measured at net realizable value with changes therein recognized in the statement of income as they arise. Therefore, sales of agricultural produce and cattle generally do not generate any separate gains or losses in the statement of income.
 
The Group’s agro-industrial activities comprise the selling of manufactured products (i.e. industrialized rice, milk-related products, ethanol, sugar, energy, among others). These sales are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns and allowances, trade and other discounts, and sales taxes, as applicable.

Revenue is recognized when the full control have been transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, and there is no continuing management involvement with the goods. Transfers of control vary depending on the individual terms of the contract of sale. Revenues are recognised when control of the products has transferred, being when the products are delivered to the customer, having this full discretion over the channel and price to sell the products, and there is no unfulfilled obligation that could affect the customer’s acceptance of the products.

The Group also provides certain agricultural-related services such as grain warehousing/conditioning and other services, e.g. handling and drying services. Revenue from services is recognized as services are provided.

The Group leases owned farmland property to third parties under operating lease agreements. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

The Group is a party to a 15-year power agreement for the sale of electricity which expires in 2042. The delivery period starts in April and ends in November of each year. The Group is also a party to two 15-year power agreements which delivery period starts in March and ends in December of each year, these two agreements will expire in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Prices under all the agreements are adjusted annually for inflation. Revenue related to the sale of electricity under these two agreements is recorded based upon output delivered.
 
35.22
Farmlands sales
 
The Group’s strategy is to profit from land appreciation value generated through the transformation of its productive capabilities. Therefore, the Group may seek to realize value from the sale of farmland assets and businesses.
 
Farmland sales are not recognized until (i) the sale is completed, (ii) the Group has determined that it is probable the buyer will pay, (iii) the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, and (iv) the Group has transferred to the buyer the risk of ownership, and does not have a continuing involvement. Gains from “farmland sales” are included in the statement of income under the line item “Other operating income, net”.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(All amounts in US$ thousands, except shares and per share data and as otherwise indicated)




35.23
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations

When the Group intends to dispose of, or classify as held for sale, a business component that represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, or a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale, it classifies such operations as discontinued. The post tax profit or loss of the discontinued operations is shown as a single amount on the face of the statement of income, separate from the other results of the Group. Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying value and fair value less costs to sell.
 
Non-current assets and disposal groups are classified as held for sale if their carrying amount will be recovered through a disposal rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when management is committed to the sale (disposal), the sale (disposal) is highly probable and expected to be completed within one year from classification and the asset is available for immediate sale (disposal) in its present condition. The statements of income for the comparative periods are represented to show the discontinued operations separate from the continuing operations.
 
35.24
Earnings per share
 
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income for the period by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, and when dilutive, adjusted for the effect of all potentially dilutive shares, including share options, on an as-if converted basis.
 
35.25    Equity-settled share-based payments
 
The Group issues equity settled share-based payments to certain directors, senior management and employees. Options under the awards were measured at fair value at the date of grant. An expense is recognized to spread the fair value of each award over the vesting period on a straight-line basis, after allowing for an estimate of the awards that will eventually vest. The estimate of the level of vesting is reviewed at least annually, with any impact on the cumulative charge being recognized immediately.
 
35.26
Research and development
 
Research phase expenditure is expensed as incurred. Development expenditure is capitalized as an internally generated intangible asset only if it meets strict criteria, relating in particular to technical feasibility and generation of future economic benefits. Research expenses have been immaterial to date. The Group has not capitalized any development expenses to date.




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Exhibit




Exhibit 99.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-173327, No. 333-217141 and No. 333-230636) and on Form F-3 (No. 333-191325) of Adecoagro S.A. of our report dated March 10, 2020 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 6-K.






/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
By: /s/ (Partner)
Jorge Frederico Zabaleta

Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March 10, 2020.