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A list of the top 10 Agribusiness companies worldwide 2018
Source: tharawat magazine
| Company | Country | Revenue (USD billions) |
| Cargill | USA | 114.7 |
| DowDuPont | USA | 85.97 |
| Archer Daniels Midland | USA | 64.341 |
| Bayer AG | Germany | 46.7 |
| Deere & Company | USA | 38.4 |
| CNH Industrial NV | The Netherlands | 29.7 |
| Nutrien | Canada | 19.6 |
| Syngenta AG | Switzerland | 13.5 |
| Yara International | Norway | 12.9 |
| BASF | Germany | 6.8 |
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