# Who does Deere & Company pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/deere-company · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T04:18:20.574914+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Deere & Company's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include SpaceX (스타링크 SATCOM) plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 3 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### SpaceX (스타링크 SATCOM) (high)  → /spacex.md
- note: Fits Starlink SATCOM onto precision-ag equipment — the upstream infrastructure connecting off-grid farmland to the Operations Center, solving the connectivity bottleneck for autonomy and subscription precision-ag through dependence on SpaceX.
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EN, filing, published 2025-12-18) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465925122321/de-20251102x10k.htm: "access to radio frequency (RF) spectrum and satellite functionality which enables connectivity for equipment, operations, owners, dealers, and technicians"
- [confirms] Deere & Company (EN, ir, published 2025-01-15) https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/static/john-deere-partnership-with-spacex/: "John Deere selected SpaceX to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) service, delivering connectivity for equipment in areas that lack adequate cellular service."
- [mentions] Nongmin News (KO, news, published 2024-09-30) https://www.nongmin.com/article/20240930500650: "John Deere named SpaceX its satellite-communications partner in January, laying groundwork for autonomous machinery even in remote areas."

### 철강·전자부품 공급사 (원자재) (high)
- note: Deere sources engines, power-train and electronic components and steel from global suppliers. FY2025 cost of sales to net sales rose from 68.8% to 72.4% on tariffs and low-volume inefficiency.
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EN, filing, published 2025-12-18) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465925122321/de-20251102x10k.htm: "These materials and components include a variety of steel products, metal castings, forgings, plastics, hydraulics, electronics, and ready-to-assemble components made to certain specifications. Cost of sales to net sales 72.4%."

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