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Financial risk management (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]  
Schedule of Nature and Extent of Risks Arising from Financial Instruments
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.
 
 2023
 Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Net monetary position
(Liability)/ Asset
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. DollarTotal
Argentine Peso(70,608)— — (39)(70,647)
Brazilian Reais— (575,933)— — (575,933)
U.S. Dollar(90,313)(262,485)19,226 82,423 (251,149)
Uruguayan Peso— — (2,711)— (2,711)
Total(160,921)(838,418)16,515 82,384 (900,440)
 
 2022
 Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Net monetary position
(Liability)/ Asset
Argentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. DollarTotal
Argentine Peso(217,659)— — — (217,659)
Brazilian Reais— (481,232)— — (481,232)
U.S. Dollar(179,319)(290,366)22,810 26,745 (420,130)
Uruguayan Peso— — (2,167)— (2,167)
Total(396,978)(771,598)20,643 26,745 (1,121,188)
 Functional currency
Net monetary positionArgentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
Total
2023U.S. Dollar(22,578)(26,249)1,923 (46,904)
2022U.S. Dollar(44,830)(29,037)2,281 (71,586)
Schedule of Maturity Analysis for Derivative and Non-Derivative Financial Liabilities
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, 2023Less than
1 year
Between
1 and 2 years
Between 2
and 5 years
Over
5 Years
Total
Trade and other payables163,873 528 82 398 164,881 
Borrowings254,162 83,359 723,250 2,013 1,062,784 
Leases Liabilities 69,858 84,059 206,413 233,484 593,814 
Derivative financial instruments169 — — — 169 
Total488,062 167,946 929,745 235,895 1,821,648 
 
At December 31, 2022Less than
1 year
Between
1 and 2 years
Between 2
and 5 years
Over
5 Years
Total
Trade and other payables197,780 16,843 31 336 214,990 
Borrowings322,923 103,844 772,634 383 1,199,784 
Leases Liabilities67,181 80,986 168,565 185,910 502,642 
Derivative financial instruments2,961 96 — — 3,057 
Total590,845 201,769 941,230 186,629 1,920,473 
Schedule of Financial Instruments by Type of Interest Rate
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 debt holder. These analyses are performed after giving effect to interest rate swaps.

The analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
 2023
 Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denominationArgentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. DollarTotal
Fixed rate:    
Argentine Peso35,318 — — — 35,318 
Brazilian Reais— 14,575 — — 14,575 
U.S. Dollar36,050 373,939 — 167,088 577,077 
Subtotal fixed-rate borrowings71,368 388,514  167,088 626,970 
Variable rate:   
Argentine Peso51,460 — — — 51,460 
Brazilian Reais— 210,186 — — 210,186 
U.S. Dollar16,333 — — — 16,333 
Subtotal variable-rate borrowings67,793 210,186   277,979 
Total borrowings as per statement of financial position139,161 598,700  167,088 904,949 
 
 2022
 Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denominationArgentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. DollarTotal
Fixed rate:    
Argentine Peso195,982 — — — 195,982 
Brazilian Reais— 4,476 — — 4,476 
U.S. Dollar62,051 388,350 — 149,884 600,285 
Subtotal fixed-rate borrowings258,033 392,826  149,884 800,743 
Variable rate:   
Brazilian Reais— 188,801 — — 188,801 
U.S. Dollar18,096 112 — — 18,208 
Subtotal variable-rate borrowings18,096 188,913   207,009 
Total borrowings as per statement of financial position276,129 581,739  149,884 1,007,752 
 
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, 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.
 2023
 Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denominationArgentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reais
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. DollarTotal
Variable rate:    
Argentine peso(515)— — — (515)
Brazilian Reais— (2,102)— — (2,102)
U.S. Dollar(163)— — — (163)
Total effects on profit before income tax(678)(2,102)  (2,780)
 
 2022
 Subsidiaries’ functional currency
Rate per currency denominationArgentine
Peso
Brazilian
Reias
Uruguayan
Peso
U.S. DollarTotal
Variable rate:    
Brazilian Reais— (1,888)— — (1,888)
U.S. Dollar(181)(1)— — (182)
Total effects on profit before income tax(181)(1,889)  (2,070)
Schedule of Capital Risk Management During the year ended December 31, 2023, the strategy was to maintain the gearing ratio within 0.40 to 0.60, as follows:
 20232022
Total borrowings904,949 1,007,752 
Total equity1,265,648 1,163,643 
Total capital2,170,597 2,171,395 
Gearing ratio0.42 0.46 
Schedule of Financial Instruments
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, 2023:
 2023
Type of
derivative contract
Quantities
(thousands)
(**)
Notional
amount
Fair
Value Asset/
(Liability)
(Loss)/Gain
(*)
Futures:    
Sale    
Soybean518 (9)(9)
Wheat537 (12)(12)
Sugar157 79,404 8,678 8,586 
OTC:
Sugar112 55,696 5,141 5,250 
Total274 136,155 13,798 13,815 
 As of December 31, 2022:
 2022
Type of
derivative contract
Quantities
(thousands)
(**)
Notional
amount
Fair
Value Asset/
(Liability)
(Loss)/Gain
(*)
Futures:    
Sale    
Corn992 (193)(193)
Soybean34 12,696 (1,081)(1,085)
Wheat2,956 111 115 
Sugar99 3,437 (1,526)(1,778)
Total147 20,081 (2,689)(2,941)
(*) Included in the line item “gain / (loss) from commodity derivative financial instruments” of Note 8.
(**) All quantities expressed either in tons or cubic meters, as applicable.
Commodity future contract fair values are computed with reference to quoted market prices on future exchanges.