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Company Overview

We bring food, agricultural, financial and industrial products to people who need them all around the world.

You learn a few things during 150 years in business. Today, we apply that expertise to serve customers and communities in 70 countries/regions. We have 155,000 employees working every day to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, sustainable way. Find out more about our global operations.

Food Ingredients & Bio-Industrial

We have around 24,000 employees across the world serving food and beverage manufacturers, foodservice companies and retailers with food ingredients as well as food and non-food applications.

Learn more about our

Ingredients and product innovation for food and beverage manufacturers Branded products and services for foodservice companies and retailers Sustainable, nature-derived ingredients for range of bioindustrial applications
Specialty ingredients for personal care and pharmaceutical applications Foods products for customers in the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa  

 

Animal Nutrition

Combining 120 years of experience with insights from operating in 40 countries, we help livestock and aquaculture farmers, feed manufacturers and distributors of all sizes deliver better animal nutrition through unparalleled research capabilities, innovative feed and premix products and services, and digital modeling and formulation solutions.

Learn more about our feed, premix, and services for

Aquaculture Dairy Swine
Beef Poultry Feed additives

 

Protein & Salt

We process beef, poultry, value-added meats and egg products to food makers, food service companies and food retailers. Our salt is used in food, agriculture, water softening and deicing. We have significant operations in the US & Canada, Central America, China & Southeast Asia and the UK.

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Branded products for food service companies and retailers Salt for food and industrial applications (US)
Beef products for grocery and food makers (US & Canada) Winter road deicing solutions (US)
Poultry products for grocery and food makers in Europe and Asia  

 

Agricultural Supply Chain

We connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution, as well as offering a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

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The agricultural commodities we originate and process Our grain marketing services for farmers (US & Canada)

 

Metals & Shipping

We offer our customers physical supply and risk management solutions in global ferrous markets, including iron ore and steel. We also are a leading provider in ocean freight with a sizable fleet and global footprint to provide more choices for getting the right vessel to the right port for our customers.

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Metals and Iron ore trading Ocean Transportation

 

Our value chain

We operate across many countries in a number of sectors. And since we mostly work business to business, we’re not a household name. To help understand what we do, the following infographic visualizes our work along global supply chains.

Our Business

 

What we do

With operations as broad as ours, we know it is hard to get the big picture. Here are a few resources that put our purpose in context. Available in multiple languages.

Cargill at a Glance

One-page introduction with financial summary. Available in multiple languages.

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This Is Cargill

Video overview of our company's mission, purpose and operations (2:11), Available in multiple languages.
 

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Cargill's 2018 annual report

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