Ploeger Oxbo

About Ploeger Oxbo

Ploeger Oxbo Group, now operating globally under the brand name Oxbo, is a specialized manufacturer of agricultural harvesting and application equipment. The entity was formed in 2011 through the merger of two long-standing companies: Ploeger Agro B.V. from the Netherlands and Oxbo International Corp. from the United States, culminating a period of nearly two decades of informal collaboration. This strategic consolidation created one of the world's largest manufacturers of harvesting equipment for niche agricultural markets. Headquartered in Roosendaal, the Netherlands, the group's origins trace back to the 1950s, with Ploeger being founded in 1959.

The business model centers on the design, manufacturing, and distribution of machinery for highly specific crops. Revenue is generated through the direct sale of this equipment and providing after-sales parts and service. The company serves a global client base across approximately 40 countries, including agricultural companies, food-processing industries, and seed producers. The merger was driven by the goal to exchange technology, expand product offerings in respective continents—such as bringing Ploeger's potato harvesters to North America and Oxbo's olive harvesters to Europe—and pursue growth in emerging markets like Brazil and China. Since its formation, the group has continued to expand through acquisitions, including Bourgoin Group in France, further strengthening its portfolio. As of September 2022, the company unified its entire product portfolio, including legacy brands like Ploeger, Bourgoin, and FMC, under the single brand name Oxbo to streamline its global identity.

Oxbo provides a comprehensive range of self-propelled and towed equipment for harvesting, application, and forage. Its product line features harvesters for over 20 different crops, including peas, beans, seed corn, potatoes, berries, coffee, grapes, and olives. Beyond harvesting, the company manufactures specialized application equipment like high-clearance sprayers and fertilizer applicators, as well as forage equipment such as self-propelled windrow mergers. A key benefit of its machinery is the focus on mechanizing harvesting for perishable and high-value crops, where precision and efficiency are critical to maintaining quality. The company's engineering efforts are customer-focused, often developing new solutions based on direct feedback from farmers to enhance productivity and crop quality.