Cargill Announces Corporate Partnership With Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

COBHAM, England, February 3, 2011 - Cargill is to become a corporate partner of the Wildfowl &
Wetlands Trust (WWT), one of the world's largest and most respected wetland
conservation organisations, in order to support conservation and preserve
biodiversity in the UK and abroad. The two year, GBP27,000 partnership will
help strengthen WWT's work and enable Cargill employees to participate in
activities at the nine UK WWT centres around the country.

Speaking on behalf of WWT, Corporate Relations Manager, John
Creedon, says, "Having Cargill join our Corporate Patrons Scheme really
endorses the vital work of WWT. We are committed to halting, and reversing,
the degradation of the world's wetlands and we rely on support such as this
in order to achieve our goals as the UK's leading wetlands conservation
charity."

The partnership will enable Cargill employees to get involved
with their local WWT centres either through volunteering or through access to
the various membership benefits of WWT.

"Supporting the work of WWT meets Cargill's aims to invest in
our local communities and contribute to the environmental stewardship of
important areas where we have a business presence. We are really excited
about promoting this partnership to our employees in the UK as a way of
involving them in WWT's work and continuing to raise awareness of the issues
which our wetlands are facing," says Taryn Barclay, corporate responsibilty
manager for Cargill.

Notes to the editor:

Cargill:

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food,
agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in
1865, the privately held company employs 131,000 people in 66 countries.

Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and
innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience
to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does
business. For more information, visit www.cargill.com

Cargill in the UK

Cargill has been active in the United Kingdom since 1955 and
now employs around 2,800 people in 16 locations, in London (two locations),
Cobham, Hereford, Hull, Liverpool (four locations), Manchester, Runcorn,
Newent, York, Witham St Hughs, Wolverhampton and Worksop. Cargill also has an
agriculture joint venture with Associated British Foods (ABF), under the name
Frontier Agriculture.

WWT

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a leading UK
conservation organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people across the
world.

Founded in 1946 by the naturalist and artist, the late Sir
Peter Scott, WWT is the only UK charity with a national network of nine
specialist wetland visitor centres. With over 60 years experience of wetland
conservation, WWT is committed to the protection of wetlands and all that
depend on them for survival

    CONTACT:
    Wendy Garbutt +44-1932-861174
    wendy_garbutt@cargill.com

CONTACT: Wendy Garbutt +44-1932-861174, wendy_garbutt at cargill.com