Invisible Giant

Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies

By: Brewster Kneen

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Paperback | 20 September 2002 | Edition Number 2

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Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largeley unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt, corn, cotton, salt, vegetable oils, fruit juices, animal feeds and meat. Among its most profitable activities is its trade in the global financial markets. There are few national economies unaffected by Cargill's activities, and few eaters in the north whose food does not pass through Cargill's hands at some point. Yet Cargill remains largely invisible to most people and accountable to no one outside the company. This is the second edition of an explosive book that breaks the silence on the true extent of Cargill's power and influence worldwide - its ability to shape national policies, and the implications of these strategies for all of us. Thoroughly revised and updated, Kneen's new book offers shocking new evidence of Cargill's activities since the book was first published in 1995. He examines how it has succeeded in eliminating competition by undertaking joint ventures with virtually all of its supposed competitors. He shows how this massive corporation continues to acquire and divest, extending its grip even further in what amounts to almost total control of the global food system.

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'If you want to understand both the theory and the reality of modern economics, Kneen's impressively researched book is a fascinating place to start' -- Red Pepper
'Details the ethos, priorities, strategies and goals of transnational corporations as seen in a single paradigmatic example ... His work is the more amazing given Cargill's general secrecy' -- The Boycott Quarterly (US)

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Preface	p. vi
Mutant Giants	p. 1
Cargill Inc. - The Numbers	p. 16
Origins, Organization and Ownership	p. 20
Policy Advocacy and Capitalist Subsidies	p. 30
Creatures: Feeding and Processing	p. 41
Cotton, Peanuts and Malting	p. 59
Processing: Oilseeds, Soybeans, Corn and Wheat	p. 65
Invisible Commodities	p. 80
E-commerce	p. 90
Coming and Going: Transport and Storage	p. 94
Typical Stories - Canada and Mexico	p. 104
Fertilizer	p. 110
The West Coast	p. 116
Rivers of Soy - South America	p. 121
Juice	p. 134
The 'Far East'	p. 142
Seeds	p. 170
Salt	p. 181
Only Cargill's Future?	p. 194
Notes	p. 201
References	p. 206
Index	p. 208
Maps
Major North American bulk transport waterways	p. 97
Major rivers of South America	p. 122
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