Big grain companies
Taken from CIWF's "factory farming who benefits" paper
Four firms dominate the global trade in grain. Known as the ABCD companies, they comprise
Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus. However, recently COFCO International,
a Chinese company, has also emerged as a major grain trader.
Table 3: The world’s major grain traders
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Cargill | $165 billion in fiscal year 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022[1]. |
| ADM: Archer Daniels Midland | $94 billion for the twelve months ending 30 June 2022[2]. |
| Louis Dreyfus Company | $36 billion in 2021 for ‘Value Chain Segment’ comprising grain, oilseeds, juice, freight, and storage |
| Bunge | $43 billion agribusiness net sales in 2021 |
| COFCO International | $48 billion in 2021 |
Since 2011, the ABCD companies have spent $43.8 million on lobbying at the US federal level.81 This
includes $20.2 million over the past five years. Both Bunge and Cargill have lobbied on 91 pieces of
legislation at the US Congress over the last 15 years.