Cargill Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated. Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 149,000 employees in 63 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed.

Cargill established a presence in Australia in 1968 to service the country’s large grain exports and has since extended its involvement into several other agricultural industries including oilseed and beef processing, flour milling, as well as grain and cotton trading and grain storage. Cargill employs over 1,200 people in Australia.

Cargill Australia became a Pilot Sponsor for the Hunter Service's Chief Pilot Peter Cook and the New England-North West Service's Senior Pilot Ian McFadden in 2005.