Cargill
Tracked direct giving
$550,000
LDA reported lobbying spend
$535,000
Connections
6
Where Cargill’s money ended up
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smallest single documented leg $15K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $15K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Federal Contracts and Awards
Federal obligations, FY2015–FY2025
$1.36B
Totals are complete for each fiscal year, as reported by USASpending.gov for CARGILL, INCORPORATED and its subsidiaries. Window matches the election cycles this tracker holds FEC data for.
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Grant obligations | Other obligations | Total obligated | Top awarding agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025selected | $33.5M | $54K | $0 | $33.6M | Agriculture $33.4M · Interior $164K |
| FY2024 | $15.4M | $5.1M | $0 | $20.5M | Agriculture $15.6M · Agency for International Development $4.5M · Interior $423K |
| FY2023 | $103.0M | $5.6M | $554K | $109.1M | Agriculture $103.1M · Agency for International Development $5.1M · Interior $854K |
| FY2022 | $238.5M | $7.6M | $1.1M | $247.3M | Agriculture $239.7M · Agency for International Development $7.3M · Interior $345K |
| FY2021 | $213.4M | $7.4M | $1.5M | $222.2M | Agriculture $214.8M · Agency for International Development $7.0M · Interior $467K |
| FY2020 | $105.1M | $494K | $0 | $105.6M | Agriculture $105.3M · Interior $279K · Defense $41K |
| FY2019 | $160.8M | -$1.2M | $0 | $159.7M | Agriculture $160.6M · Interior $249K · Justice $13K |
| FY2018 | $118.2M | $265K | $0 | $118.4M | Agriculture $118.4M · Justice $40K |
| FY2017 | $158.3M | $288K | -$257K | $158.3M | Agriculture $158.1M · Interior $145K · Defense $81K |
| FY2016 | $131.4M | $2.3M | -$4.0M | $129.7M | Agriculture $127.5M · Energy $2.0M · Justice $62K |
| FY2015 | $58.1M | $2.8M | -$1.2M | $59.6M | Agriculture $56.9M · Energy $2.5M · Interior $102K |
Largest contract actions, FY2025
Showing 8 of 8 actions of $250K or more on file here ($33.6M of $33.6M obligated)
| Action date | Obligation | Agency | Award | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | $11.8M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0011 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010664/4210007324/WHEAT, HARD RED WINTER BULK | |
| May 15, 2025 | $7.5M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0025 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010773/4210007373/SOYBEAN MEAL BULK | |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $4.7M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0014 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010690/4210007335/SOYBEAN MEAL BULK | |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $3.5M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0020 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010704/4210007351/SORGHUM BULK | |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $2.6M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0021 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010704/4210007352/SORGHUM BULK | |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $1.8M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0005 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010497/4210007284/SORGHUM BULK | |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $816K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTP25C0020 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010411/4210007231/SORGHUM BAG-50 KG | |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $816K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTP25C0019 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010411/4210007230/SORGHUM BAG-50 KG |
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | $350,000 | Feb 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | $200,000 | Jul 10, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retained | THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC. | Hired THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC. to lobby on Renewable Fuel Standard | Source |
| Advocated for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) | Cargill advocates for the Renewable Fuel Standard given its biofuel and ethanol production. | Source |
| Lobbied on | Department of Agriculture | Cargill lobbies USDA on trade and commodity policy | Source |
| Funded research at | American Enterprise Institute | Cargill donor to AEI trade and agricultural policy | Editorial |
| Coalition with | Corn industry | Cargill is the largest private company in the US and a major corn trader and processor | Editorial |
| Funder of | American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | Cargill donated $550,000 to American Farm Bureau Federation PAC (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |