Evan Abramson

Reportage: A Hunger for Land

Alto Paraná--October 29, 2008--One of Cargill's 41 industrial facilities in Paraguay. Cargill earns more than 3 billion dollars a year and dominates the world grain market. They first began operation in Paraguay in 1978, during the height of the Stroessner dictatorshiop, and presently lead the agrobusiness sector in Paraguay with the commercialization of more than 1,300,000 tons of soy, wheat and corn per year. This is the equivalent of 30% of the total harvest of Paraguay each year.
Alto Paraná--October 29, 2008--One of Cargill's 41 industrial facilities in Paraguay. Cargill earns more than 3 billion dollars a year and dominates the world grain market. They first began operation in Paraguay in 1978, during the height of the Stroessner dictatorshiop, and presently lead the agrobusiness sector in Paraguay with the commercialization of more than 1,300,000 tons of soy, wheat and corn per year. This is the equivalent of 30% of the total harvest of Paraguay each year.