Cargill has been active in Ukraine since 1991, when we established a corn research institute in Dnipropetrovsk. We have more than 700 employees in the country, with our main office in Kiev. 

Cargill has activities in the following areas in Ukraine: 

Oilseed crushing  Vegetable oil and meal trading  Grain and oilseeds trading  Sugar trading

Cocoa trading  Juice concentrates, compounds and flavor systems trading  Metal products trading

Cargill Investments in Ukraine 

• 2005 – Cargill acquired its second sunflower seed processing and extraction plant in Kakhovka, in the Kherson region. 
• 2005 – Cargill acquired two additional grain elevators — the Konstantinovka silo in the Donetsk region and the Balakleya silo in the Kharkiv region. 
• 2004 – Merged our fertili business with IMC Global to become Mosaic. 
• 2004 – Acquired our fourth grain elevator, the Khaschevatoye silo, in the Kirovograd region. 
• 2003 – Acquired a grain elevator, Steppe silo, in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 
• 2002 – Expanded our fertilizer blending facilities with a $200,000 investment.
• 2000 – Opened our industrial complex in Donetsk. 
• 2000 – Bought a grain elevator, the Kutsovka silo, in the Kirovograd region.
• 1999 – Bought our first grain elevator in Ukraine, the Korystovka silo, in Kirovograd region. 
• 1998 – Began  construction of a sunflower seed processing and extraction plant in Donetsk.
• 1998 – Sold our hybrid seed conditioning plant in Starobeshevo.
• 1995 – Expanded our hybrid seed production business in Ukraine and built a modern hybrid seed conditioning plant in Starobeshevo, near Donetsk. 
• 1993 – Established Cargill AT, our first wholly owned Ukrainian subsidiary located in Kiev. From here, we traded in grain, oilseeds, steel, sugar, fruit juice concentrate and cocoa. 
• 1991 – Began our activities in Ukraine with the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with Selection Research Institute in Dnipropetrovsk. The JV developed grain hybrids and varieties adapted to Ukrainian climatic conditions.