UIC has merchandised and traded bulk agricultural commodities in international markets for almost 25 years. Agricultural commodities traded today include feed grains, rice, wheat, oilseeds and their by-products, cocoa, coffee, cotton, meat, sugar and ethyl alcohol. UIC conducts its merchandising and trading activities through various affiliates in cities around the world. It consistently ranks among the leading merchants in many commodities in various markets.

The grains and oilseeds division of the UIC Group trades and merchandises in all principal international markets. This division's activities include origination and aggregation for export in primary agricultural production centers and the shipment, import and domestic distribution in local consumption markets throughout the world. The Group handles all wheats, rice, corn (maize), sorghum, barley, rye, oats, oilseeds and oilseed products, including soybeans, canola, rapeseed, sunflower, flax and cotton. It also merchandises agricultural by-products derived from processing.