Brief Introduction to Cargill Cargill, Incorporated is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 160,000 employees in 67 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. In its 2008 fiscal year, Cargill reported a revenue up to US$120.4 billion.Our vision is to be the global leader in nourishing people by creating distinctive value for our customers through the approach of being trustworthy, creative, and enterprising. Cargill started trade with China soon after President Nixon's visit in 1972. Today, Cargill's annual trade value with China today exceeds US$ 5 billion. Cargill is one of the largest buyer of Chinese maize in recent years and opened new markets for Chinese maize.The company also buys apple juice concentrate, steel and other commodities from China while selling China various food products and fertilizers. Cargill operates 34 wholly owned companies and joint ventures within 20 provinces in China. Cargill and its joint venture partners have invested about $700 million in China' agricultural and food sectors. Projects range from soybean crushing in Guangdong to corn processing in Jilin and animal feed production in Sichuan. Other Cargill businesses produce feed proteins, refine corn, and produce speciality food ingredients. Cargill and its joint ventures employ over 4400 people in China. 关于嘉吉公司嘉吉是全球性的食品、农业和风险管理产品及服务的供应商。在67个国家拥有十六万名员工。致力于利用其知识和经验与客户合作，来帮助客户取得成功。 嘉吉2008财政年度（2007年6月至2008年5月）的营业收入达1204亿美元。公司的目标是通过为客户创造独特的价值成为滋养人类的全球领先者，我们的方法是做到值得信赖、富于创新和坚持进取。 关于嘉吉中国嘉吉的对华贸易始于1972年尼克松总统访华后不久。目前，嘉吉与中国的年贸易额超过50亿美元。过去几年中，嘉吉是中国玉米最大的买家之一，并为中国玉米开拓了新的国际市场。嘉吉还从中国采购诸如苹果汁、钢材等其他商品，同时向中国出口各种食品和肥料。嘉吉在中国20个省市投资建立了34家独资与合资企业。 嘉吉及其合资伙伴在中国农业和食品行业投资约7亿美元。 投资项目涉及从广东的大豆榨油、吉林的玉米深加工、到四川的动物饲料生产。 嘉吉的其他项目包括饲料蛋白生产、玉米糖浆精炼、和特殊食品成分生产。 嘉吉及其合作伙伴在华雇佣员工超过4400人。