Cargill, dependent on trade and immigration, criticizes Trump’s trade stances

The following article by Kristen Leigh Palmer was posted on the Star Tribune website February 4, 2017:

CEO speaks out for his private company that usually keeps a low profile.

Agribusiness giant Cargill keeps a low-profile on most political issues, but its executives are stepping forward to criticize protectionist and anti-immigrant sentiments.

Cargill Inc., the Minnesota-based company at the center of the global food chain, is stepping out of its usual low-key profile to fight attacks on trade and immigration.

“We have to turn the tide on some of the current themes that we are seeing,” Chief Executive David MacLennan said in a speech in St. Paul on Friday. “Geopolitics are shifting and we are standing at the crossroads of some really important issues for business and for society.”

The Wayzata-based company is the nation’s biggest food processor, shipper and trader, touching every step of the food chain, from seeds and feeds used by farmers to the processing and delivery of food to restaurants and grocery stores. Continue reading “Cargill, dependent on trade and immigration, criticizes Trump’s trade stances”