Food Must Move
to Feed a Hungry World
Certain geographies are endowed by nature
with fertile soil, plentiful rain and ample
sunshine needed to produce food surpluses
Rice
accounts for
20%
of the global diet, but only
moves across
international
borders
5%
RUSSIA
At any one time,
Cargill operates
400
vessels
NORTH AMERICA
UKRAINE
TUNISIA
MOROCCO
ALGERIA
across all the
world’s oceans
IRAQ
LIBYA
EGYPT
SOUTH
KOREA
CHINA
IRAN
FROM
NORTH
AMERICA
JAPAN
SAUDI
ARABIA
NIGERIA
16%
Every year, Cargill
transports an average
70
of the
food
BRAZIL
produced in the world
million
INDONESIA
metric
tons
of food internationally
for our customers
crosses
international borders
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH
AFRICA
ARGENTINA
Wheat
Corn
Soy and Soy Products
World Food Flows
grains, rice, oilseeds, meals, oils, feed equivalent of meat—net interregional in millions of metric tons
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2012
150
Natural
importers
100
more people
than land
50
0
-50
Natural
exporters
more land
than people
-100
-150
NORTH
AMERICA
SOUTH
AMERICA
EASTERN EUROPE/
FORMER SOVIET UNION
AUSTRALIA
CENTRAL
AMERICA
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
WESTERN
EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST/
NORTH AFRICA
ASIA
In 2050
growth
70%
In 2050
Most population
between now
and 2050 will be in developing countries.
of the population will be
urban
MORE FOOD MUST MOVE FROM AREAS OF SURPLUS TO AREAS OF DEFICIT
TO FEED A MORE AFFLUENT, MORE URBAN GLOBAL POPULATION.
When Food Flows Freely:
The impact of
local crop
shortfalls
on local food
availability is
moderated
Farmers have
more market access,
can improve
their incomes and
are motivated to
produce more
Scarce natural
resources are
used more
sparingly for
agricultural
production
CONSUMERS BUY THEIR FOOD FOR LESS
growing a
Note: Trade flows depicted are representative of key food flows important to food security and are not inclusive of all flows from origination to destination markets.
Sources: UN FAO, USDA, Population Reference Bureau, Global Trade Information Services Inc. (GTIS) Global Trade Atlas, Cargill internal data
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