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Mr. Penny. And to what extent has Cargill been moving in the 

 direction of processed commodities for the export market? 



Ms. Patrick. Cargill is generally thought of as a grain handling 

 business. I think that the name is generic for grain elevator. 

 Today, if you looked at Cargill, the grain handling business prob- 

 ably represents less than 20 percent of Cargill. We are involved in 

 a range of intermediate value and high value products and we keep 

 moving higher and higher up the ladder of products that we are 

 producing and processing. 



Mr. Penny. And is that reflected in your export volume, that 

 most of the exports then would be in the value-added area? 



Ms. Patrick. Certainly as far as trends are concerned, yes. The 

 growth has occurred in the higher value areas. 



Mr. Penny. OK. You must have some sort of annual report that 

 speaks to that. No? 



Ms. Patrick. Mr. Chairman, I will be happy to find you a piece 

 of information. 



Mr. Penny. That would be useful. I appreciate your indulgence 

 and look forward to that information. 



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