The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Cargill will spend $2.16 billion to buy animal nutrition company Provimi, the agribusiness conglomerate said Aug. 15, strengthening and expanding its global operations.
The privately held Cargill, which is engaged in a broad array of agricultural industries, from meat production to grain trading, said that the deal includes Provimi's global animal nutrition business, which has operations in 26 countries and more than 7,000 employees across Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
Cargill has more than 130,000 workers in 63 countries.
"This acquisition would mark a significant step in Cargill's animal nutrition. . .

