Multi-SegmentGlobalPrivate
🇺🇸 Cargill Animal Nutrition
Wayzata, Minnesota, USA · Est. 1865
The animal nutrition division of Cargill — the world's largest privately-held company. Cargill Animal Nutrition is the #1 compound feed manufacturer globally by volume, producing approximately 70 million MT/year across 300+ facilities in 30 countries. In India, Cargill operates aqua feed plants in Andhra Pradesh competing directly with Avanti Feeds in the vannamei shrimp feed market — and has recently expanded poultry feed distribution. Its global procurement advantage (owning grain origination in USA, Brazil, and Argentina) gives it structural cost advantages over India-only competitors.
Revenue
$25.0B
2023
Capacity
70M MT
MT / year
EBITDA Margin
6.5%
operating margin
Employees
35,000
headcount
Revenue History
USD Million (estimated segment)
Animal Nutrition segment (estimated; Cargill total ~$177B)
Revenue by Feed Segment
Segment Breakdown
Poultry Feed
38%
Aqua Feed
22%
Ruminant Feed
28%
Swine Feed
12%
Intelligence
Key Facts
#1 compound feed manufacturer globally — 70M MT/yr across 300+ plants in 30 countries
India aqua feed operations in AP compete directly with Avanti Feeds for vannamei shrimp farmer market
Grain origination advantage: Cargill owns the soy/corn supply chain from farm to feed mill
Private company — no public filings; financials are estimated from sector reports and Cargill group disclosures
Investment Highlight
Not publicly listed — but its India expansion signals high conviction in India aqua feed growth; direct competitive threat to Avanti Feeds
Geographic Footprint
Operating Countries
USABrazilThailandIndiaIndonesiaVietnamEUChinaMexico