ORGANISATION · NL · NAICS 424510 Grain and field bean merchant wholesalers
Louis Dreyfus Company B.V.
www.ldc.com · 2 documented exposures in the atlas.
India's weak 2026 monsoon, Asian rice export prices and India's rice shipments
Exposed · Supply chain · evidenced · Drought, 2026-09-30
“Companies such as Olam Agri, Aditya Birla Global Trading, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), and Satyam Balajee feature prominently across multiple vessels, reflecting high market concentration.” — source, 2026-10-24
LDC is named among the leading shippers of Indian non-basmati rice to West Africa in March and again in June 2026. A global merchant can source from Thailand or Vietnam if India restricts; the cost of switching shows up in the Thai and Vietnamese quotes, which is an inference.
Series concerned: india-rice-exports-west-africa-t rice-thai-5pct-usd-t rice-viet-5pct-usd-t · read the edition →
Mississippi low water, barge quotes and grain flow, July–October 2026
Exposed · Supply chain · deduced · Low water, 2026-09-09
“Our activities across a diversified range of business lines span the entire value chain, from origination to distribution, helping to feed and clothe up to 500 million people every year.” — source, 2026-10-22
A global merchant with US origination and Gulf export activity carries the barge leg in its cost of goods and can arbitrage origins when the river is restricted. The page evidences the business model, not the volume on this route.
Series concerned: stlouis-barge-rate-usd locks27-grain-tons · read the edition →
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