Cargill’s presence in Australia was first established in 1967 and has continued to grow through ongoing investment in the Australian agriculture and food industries. The main business operations include: grain and oilseed origination, storage and handling; oilseed and malt barley processing; vegetable oil refining; trading and marketing of grains, cotton & oilseed products domestically and for export; procuring food ingredients in to Southeast Asia; sales of Cargill cocoa & chocolate products to the domestic market; and joint ventures in beef and storage and handling. Cargill Australia acquired the trading and origination arm of AWB in 2011.