Publications
Publications
- December 2014
- HBS Case Collection
Louis Dreyfus Commodities
By: David E. Bell
Abstract
Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC or Dreyfus) is the D of the ABCD grain-trading giants. The case describes how their business works and details the strategy by which management turned the company around in recent years. The case presents a number of issues facing the company: a sense of volatility in grain markets is getting lower, recent attempts by China to forward-integrate into grain procurement, and changes in ownership. A related question is the degree to which they should emphasize pure trading or participate in value-added activities.
Keywords
Commodities; Commodity Trading; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Goods and Commodities; Financial Markets; Business Strategy; Product Marketing
Citation
Bell, David E. "Louis Dreyfus Commodities." Harvard Business School Case 515-065, December 2014.