Cargill
DC · US
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$550,000
Tracked direct giving
$550,000
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$535,000
Connections
16
How money flowed from Cargill
Cargill directed $4.3M to American Farm Bureau Federation PAC across 15 contributions between July 2023 and February 2024. Cargill advocates for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Where Cargill’s money ended up
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
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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 | Contracts | Grants | Other | 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 | Amount | 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed by | 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 for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Employed by | Cargill | Hired CARGILL, INC. to lobby on Renewable Fuel Standard | Source |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2024 Compliance Reporting Deadline | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement and Extension of 2024 Compliance Deadline | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | 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 |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes; Correction | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes | Lobbied on renewable fuel standard — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Employs | Cargill | Hired CARGILL, INC. to lobby on Renewable Fuel Standard | Source |
| Funder of | American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | Cargill donated $550,000 to American Farm Bureau Federation PAC (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |