An Analysis of Cargill, Inc.'s California Dairy Nutrition Program
By
Rodrigo J. Carranza, Gary F. Fairchild, Richard L. Kilmer, and P.J. van Blokland*
Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of Cargill, Inc.'s Animal Nutrition Division and their attempts to make a paradigm shift in their dairy feed business in California, based on the experience of an internship. The case includes a company and divisional overview, a California feed Market analysis, a S.W.O.T. analysis of Cargill's Pacific Cost District, and an internship project on dairy-feed program profitability.
Key words: Cargill Animal Nutrition, California dairy-feed market, nutrition consulting and technology, dairy profitability
*Rodrigo J. Carranza is a former Master of Agribusiness graduate student and Gary F. Fairchild, Richard L. Kilmer, and P.J. van Blokland are Professors in the Food and Resource Economics Department, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Opinions and perspectives expressed in this paper may or may not represent the views of others, particularly the management of Cargill, Inc.