RDO’s Chile research led to two confirmed machinery sales
International business story | Country screening, importer research and Spanish-language outreach preceded two confirmed sales to a Chilean buyer.
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This historical RDO case is not a new 2026 order. ITA’s record was created on 7 February 2022 and later updated in 2025. It confirms two agricultural-machinery sales to a Chilean buyer, without specifying the sale date, models or value.
Fargo-based RDO Equipment deals in new and used John Deere agricultural machinery. Although it already had international operations, its export experience in Latin America was limited when it approached Commercial Service North Dakota about the region.
RDO first used Rural Export Center research to compare trade and machinery trends. After receiving a market matrix, it selected three countries for deeper study. A Chile report included basic information on 21 potential agricultural-machinery importers.
After hiring a Spanish-speaking Latin America business manager, RDO requested a virtual International Partner Search Plus service in Santiago and shared its existing Chilean contacts. The local specialist contacted 17 firms and reported their responses.
RDO subsequently confirmed two machinery sales to a Chilean buyer included in both the initial research and the later outreach. This does not mean every contacted firm purchased equipment, or that sales were achieved in all shortlisted countries.
International sales director Olga Hall said the assistance saved time and revealed opportunities and praised the phased approach. Those are the company’s views, not quantified productivity or investment-return findings. The two machinery sales remain the concrete result.
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