Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, founded in 1851. LDC leverages their global reach and extensive asset network to serve customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time - safely, reliably and responsibly.
Their activities span the entire value chain, from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms) including Grains & Oilseeds, Coffee, Cotton, Juice, Rice, Sugar, Freight, Carbon Solutions and Global Markets.
LDC helps feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products.
LDC operates in Russia since 1864 and today being an important player in the country grain market. Their core business in Russia is grains export, where they export between 1.5 and 2 million MT of grains annually, alongside smaller scale sugar product distribution operations. LDC has offices in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh, Stavropol and Krasnodar as well as representatives in Saratov and Tambov, and owns several elevators.
LDC is committed to working toward a safe and sustainable future, helping to feed and clothe a growing population sustainably.