Cargill Says South Korea, Colombia Trade Pacts Would Create Jobs

The approval of pending free-trade accords with South Korea, Colombia and Panama would help create jobs in the U.S., said agricultural trader Cargill Inc., the largest closely held company in the U.S.

“Cargill absolutely supports the free-trade agreements,” Devry Boughner, director of international business relations for Cargill, said today in a telephone interview. “The sense of urgency comes around the state of the economy. Trade is about creating American jobs.”