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| <dateOfOriginalSubmission> 2020-02-12 </dateOfOriginalSubmission> |
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| | <issuerName> AGCO CORP /DE </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> AGCO </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001797543 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Caspari Stefan </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> AGCO CORPORATION </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 4205 RIVER GREEN PARKWAY </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> DULUTH </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> GA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 30096 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
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| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> SVP Gen Mgr Grain and Protein </officerTitle> |
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| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Represents the number of shares issued to the reporting person upon completion of the 2017 - 2019 performance cycle based upon satisfaction of the vesting criteria for a performance based award at the 200% level. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Represents the minimum number of shares that will be issued to the reporting person upon the completion of the 2018-2020 performance cycle based upon partial satisfaction of vesting criteria for a performance based award. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Represents the minimum number of shares that will be issued to the reporting person upon the completion of the 2019-2021 performance cycle based upon partial satisfaction of vesting criteria for a performance based award. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The purpose of the amendment is to correct the number of shares previously reported as being withheld for tax purposes. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Lynnette D. Schoenfeld Attorney-in-fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-02-14 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |