London | Reuters –– Members of the founding family of Louis Dreyfus Commodities have asked the majority shareholder of the commodities trader to buy out most of their stake, Britain’s […] Read more
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Dreyfus family members reported asking to be bought out
Ex-Viterra chief dropped as Dreyfus’ CEO-elect
The terms by which Mayo Schmidt would lead Louis Dreyfus’ commodities business have led the company and its chosen CEO to part ways. Offering no further details, Louis Dreyfus Commodities […] Read more
New Dreyfus CEO leaves Agrium board
Mayo Schmidt, the former Viterra chief executive named last month to become CEO of Louis Dreyfus’ global commodities business, has stepped away from the board table at ag input firm […] Read more
Dreyfus’ Yorkton canola crush plant status still unclear
CNS Canada — Questions linger over the status of Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ canola crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask., which was forced to halt operations in late October due to an […] Read more
Ex-Viterra CEO to lead Dreyfus’ commodities business
The CEO who stitched Viterra together from Canada’s Prairie pools has been named to lead Louis Dreyfus’ global commodities business. Mayo Schmidt was announced Friday as the new CEO of […] Read more
Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant offline indefinitely
Reuters — A canola-crushing plant owned by the Canadian unit of global grain trader Louis Dreyfus will be offline indefinitely after an explosion and fire on Friday, the company said. […] Read more
Blast, fire hit Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant
Reuters — An explosion and fire on Friday morning rocked Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ canola-crushing plant at Yorkton, Sask., but the fire was later extinguished, a city official said. The explosion […] Read more
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