Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain

Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain consists of 13 business units that operate on an integrated global basis. We source, trade, process and distribute grain and oilseeds. The main bulk products handled are wheat, corn, oilseeds, barley and sorghum, as well as vegetable oils and meals.

This group also includes Cargill's ocean freight and logistics business. It coordinates all of Cargill's ocean bulk freight needs and a growing volume of other companies' coal and mineral freights. Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain employs 15,000 people in 50 countries. We operate 324 interior silos, 31 import/export elevators, 54 crush plants in 17 countries and 137,000-hectares of palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. We also are involved in 29 joint ventures.

Our Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain has developed significant expertise in handling identity-preserved and differentiated products that sustain their distinctiveness in overseas markets. Because we charter more than 150 million metric tons of dry bulk tonnage, we have the logistical flexibility and opportunity to leverage efficiencies in the supply chain.

Close cooperation with our Trade and Structured Finance business unit, and the company's risk management teams adds a further range of financial and hedging products to the products and services we offer through our Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain.