Name

CARGILL LIMITED -

Legal name

Cargill Limited

Website

https://cargill.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodity Processing and Trading

NAICS

Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (31161), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing (311991), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Ground & Formed Meat Products Manufacturing (Burgers, Sausages, Meatballs) (AFAKALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beef Packaging & Case-Ready Operations (Vacuum, MAP, Portion Packs) (AFANAAAD), Giblets & Poultry Specialty Parts Processing (Gizzards, Livers, Necks, Frames) (AFANAJAG), Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural commodity trading
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Meat processing
• Edible oil refining
• Risk management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Merchandising and Processing: Processing and distribution of grains, oilseeds, beef, poultry, and oilseed products for domestic and export markets, including crop input product retailing, grain handling, and milling operations.
2. Meat Processing: Processing and sale of beef, poultry, value-added meats and egg products to food makers, food service companies and food retailers through integrated beef processing facilities.
3. Animal Nutrition Products: Production and marketing of animal nutrition products including feed ingredients, feed formulations, compound feed, premixes, feed additives and customized solutions for livestock, poultry and aquaculture.
4. Salt Products: World's largest marketer of salt with over one million tonnes annual capacity, serving food manufacturing, water softening, deicing and industrial applications through brands including Diamond Crystal and Pro's Pick.
5. Risk Management Services: Commodity price risk management strategies for agricultural, energy, packaging and currency commodity sectors with 25+ years experience and 15 global offices in 11 countries.
6. Specialty Canola Products: Development, production and marketing of high oleic canola oils through VICTORY Hybrid Canola and InVigor Health Hybrid programs, including seed production, contracting, crushing and marketing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cargill Limited merchandises and processes agricultural commodities including grains and oilseeds, operates fully integrated meat processing facilities for beef and poultry, manufactures livestock feed and animal nutrition products, refines edible oils, and distributes salt and deicing products for road safety. The company also delivers commodity price risk management services and produces nature-derived ingredients for personal care and pharmaceutical applications. Operations span origination through processing, packaging, and distribution to food manufacturers, foodservice operators, retailers, and farmers.

Product overview

Cargill Limited operates as a diversified food, agriculture, and industrial products company with a broad portfolio of business units and branded products. The Canadian operations include: Agriculture (grain and oilseed origination, processing, distribution); Animal Nutrition (featuring EWOS for aquaculture, Provimi, and Purina brands for livestock feed); BioIndustrial (nature-derived industrial chemistries); Road Safety (ClearLane, SafeLane, AccuBrine deicing products); Edible Oil Solutions (VICTORY Hybrid Canola seeds, Clear Valley oils and shortenings); Meat Processing through Cargill Proteins (beef processing facilities in High River and Guelph, Case Ready Meats, Value Added Meats including chicken and beef patty processing); Beauty & Personal Care; Pharmaceutical; Risk Management (commodity price hedging); and Salt products. Animal nutrition also includes specialized offerings like Ranger Limiter Technology for beef cattle, Right Now Minerals, Provisoy piglet nutrition, and PigTech Health by Nutrition. The company also distributes malt products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EWOS: A long-time leader in the international aquaculture industry with a well-earned reputation as a trusted feed supplier, backed by Cargill's world-class knowledge of nutrition formulation, global supply chains and risk management.
• Provimi
• Purina
• VICTORY Hybrid Canola
• InVigor Health Hybrid Canola
• Clear Valley
• ClearLane
• SafeLane
• AccuBrine
• Diamond Crystal
• Pro's Pick
• Ranger Limiter
• Right Now Minerals
• Provisoy
• Truvia

Products and services

• Agriculture (Grain and Oilseed Merchandising) Origination, processing, marketing and distribution of grains and oilseeds including wheat, corn, canola, barley, durum, oats, rye, flax, soybeans, and peas through grain handling facilities and canola processing plants in Canada.
• Animal Nutrition Production and marketing of animal nutrition products including feed ingredients, feed formulations, compound feed, premixes, feed additives and customized solutions for livestock, poultry and aquaculture.
• EWOS Aquaculture Nutrition Aquaculture nutrition brand providing fish feed and health solutions backed by Cargill's nutrition formulation expertise, global supply chains and risk management.
• Provimi Animal Nutrition Animal nutrition brand offering premixes, additives, and specialized feed solutions for ruminants, poultry, and swine, including piglet feeds and milk replacers.
• Purina Animal Nutrition Animal nutrition brand providing high-quality feed products and on-farm services for various species (available outside the U.S. only, licensed from Société des Produits Nestlé).
• Meat Processing Cargill Proteins operations including integrated beef processing facilities in High River, Alberta (4,500 head/day) and Guelph, Ontario (1,500 head/day), the only large-scale 100% Halal Certified beef facility in Canada.
• Case Ready Meats End-to-end federally regulated meat supply chain providing beef, pork, poultry, sausage, and ground beef products packaged for retail supermarket shelves.
• Value Added Meats Chicken processing facility in London, Ontario (80,000 chickens/day), hatchery in Jarvis, Ontario (150,000 chicks/day), and beef patty processing facilities in Spruce Grove and Brampton (1.5 million lbs/week combined).
• VICTORY Hybrid Canola Seeds High-yielding hybrid canola seeds combined with unique financial tools to help grain producers minimize risk and achieve premium pricing for their farm businesses.
• Clear Valley Specialty Oils and Shortenings Specialty canola oils and shortenings for food manufacturers enabling nutrient content claims around saturated fat, omega-3 fatty acids, and trans fat content.
• Salt Products World's largest marketer of salt with over one million tonnes annual capacity, serving food manufacturing, water softening, deicing and industrial applications through Diamond Crystal and Pro's Pick brands.
• Road Safety Products Winter road maintenance products including bulk deicing salt, ClearLane enhanced deicer, AccuBrine automated brine maker, and SafeLane anti-icing surface overlay.
• Risk Management Services Customized commodity price risk management strategies for grains, softs, dairy, livestock, energy, currencies, and petroleum products with 25+ years of experience and 15 global offices in 11 countries.
• BioIndustrial Nature-derived chemistries and industrial solutions for manufacturers providing innovative products that improve performance and reduce costs in a sustainable manner.
• Beauty & Personal Care Ingredients Nature-derived ingredients for personal care products offering a diverse portfolio with responsible supply chain and application expertise.
• Pharmaceutical Ingredients Nature-based excipients for pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients for hemo- and peritoneal dialysis solutions and injectables.
• Ranger Limiter Technology Proprietary self-fed cattle technology working with forages and feeding programs to meet animal performance goals, available in Complete Feed, Complete Creep, and Concentrate formulations.
• Right Now Minerals Color-coded mineral supplements for beef cattle formulated to match growing seasons, forage conditions, and nutritional needs, including Emerald, Bronze, Gold, and Onyx regional formulas.
• Provisoy Soy protein specialty ingredient using HTM (thermo-mechanical) technology to help piglets efficiently digest protein and improve gut health during weaning.
• PigTech Health by Nutrition Nutritional support approach for disease-challenged pigs, part of Cargill's Health x Nutrition approach to alleviate negative impact of health challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500 head of cattle processed per day at High River facility
• +5 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bunge Global (formerly Bunge Limited): Global agribusiness and food company that originates, processes, and trades grains and oilseeds. Direct competitor to Cargill in Canadian grain merchandising and oilseed crushing (including canola).
• Compass Minerals: Producer of deicing salt (including Solar Salt and FreezGard) and plant nutrition products. Directly competes with Cargill's ClearLane, AccuBrine, and SafeLane road safety products across North America.
• Tyson Foods: One of the largest US-based meat processors producing beef, chicken, and prepared foods. Named alongside Cargill in Canadian beef price-fixing class actions and competes in North American protein supply chains.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agricultural processor and food ingredient provider with significant grain origination, oilseed processing, and animal nutrition operations. Overlaps directly with Cargill's agriculture and animal nutrition segments in Canada.
• Maple Leaf Foods: Canadian protein and food products company operating pork and poultry processing, prepared meats, and plant-based proteins. Competes with Cargill's value-added meats and chicken processing in Canadian retail channels.
• Hormel Foods: US-based meat and food products company with branded processed meats, refrigerated meals, and animal nutrition (via subsidiaries). Competes with Cargill in prepared meats and ingredient categories.
• JBS USA / JBS Foods Canada: The other half of the Canadian beef processing duopoly (85% combined capacity). JBS operates Swift, JBS Packerland, and JBS Canada, competing head-to-head with Cargill at Canadian retailers and competing in beef price-fixing litigation.
• Smithfield Foods (WH Group): Largest pork processor in the world with integrated hog production and processed meats. Comparable to Cargill's protein platform scale, integrated supply chain, and foodservice/retail customer base.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchandiser and processor of agricultural commodities including grains, oilseeds, and rice. Competes with Cargill's agricultural commodity origination, processing, and risk management activities.

Emerging players

• Nutrien Ltd. Canadian-based crop inputs and animal nutrition company. Overlaps with Cargill's agricultural input retailing and animal nutrition feed segments serving Canadian farmers and livestock producers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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