Full-Time
Grains and Oilseeds Marketer
Louis Dreyfus Company
10,001+ employees
Global agribusiness sourcing, processing, distributing commodities
No salary listed
Madrid, Spain
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- Bachelor’s degree with specialization in agronomy, animal nutrition, engineering, finance & economics, business
- 5 years’ Commercial experience, added advantage if in the Agricultural, feed, animal nutrition, or trading sectors
- Fluent in Spanish and English, as well as a third language, will be a plus
- Excel proficiency is a must; VBA, R, or similar modelling/programming will be a plus
- The G&O Marketer will be responsible for managing the Spain and Portugal ex-store (grains and oilseeds) trading book in coordination with the Head of Grains and Oilseeds.
- Perform the daily tasks related to cash activities, including but not limited to updating physical positions, entering trade contracts, tracking customer hedges and ensuring compliance with internal systems, following vessel line-ups, and making sure all databases are accurately updated.
- Carry out daily control/reporting of positions and hedges
- Conduct market research and balance sheet analysis
- Market intelligence: gather and feed the Grains and Oilseeds’ platforms with local market information (supply, demand, prices, competition, trends)
- Negotiate and manage trades beyond the conclusion of the business, such as following up on logistics, invoice payments, and credit risk exposure.
- Communicate on a daily basis with the customer portfolio in order to figure out the market needs and to discuss local market dynamics and how it might effect the trade flows.
- Explore potential trading opportunities by combining the global trade flow perspectives with our local dynamics.
- Fluent communication with global traders is necessary.
- Identify arbitrage opportunities and start taking positions on the local market.
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Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is a global agribusiness player that operates across the entire food value chain. It sources and imports raw agricultural materials like grains, oilseeds, coffee, cotton, and sugar, then processes them into value-added products and distributes them to farmers, food and beverage companies, industrial manufacturers, and other markets worldwide. Its products work by moving from origination to processing and distribution, with a growing emphasis on plant-based proteins to provide nutritious, sustainable alternatives to animal foods. LDC differentiates itself through its large, integrated network that spans sourcing, processing, and global distribution, its focus on sustainability and plant-based innovation, and its commitment to integrity, long-term stability, and partnerships. The company's goal is to meet rising demand for safe, nutritious, and sustainable food while supporting farmers and customers through reliable supply chains and ongoing value creation.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$1.5B
Headquarters
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Founded
1851
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 23, 2026 Yorkton opening targets 260 jobs and 140 new roles.
- LDC completed BASF Food and Health Performance Ingredients acquisition on January 5, 2026.
- March 2026 pea protein commissioning gives LDC higher-margin ingredients beyond raw commodity trading.
What critics are saying
- Glencore's March 31, 2026 SDNY lawsuit survived summary judgment and heads toward settlement.
- NLRB case 25-CA-387798 opened May 28, 2026 against Claypool bargaining practices.
- Billions in Yorkton and Bahía Blanca require high utilization; underfilled plants crush returns.
What makes Louis Dreyfus Company unique
- July 2026 Yorkton doubled canola crushing above 2 million tonnes annually.
- LDC commissioned North American pea protein production in Yorkton on March 4, 2026.
- June 2026 Bahía Blanca adds sunflower and soybean processing beside port logistics.
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↑ 10%LDC opens expanded canola crushing facility in Yorkton, Canada. Published 4th August, 2026 Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has opened its expanded canola processing complex in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The investment had more than doubled the facility's crush capacity to over 2M tonnes/year, the company said on 23 July at the opening ceremony. LDC has operated the facility, which produces food grade canola oil and feed meal for food, feed and renewable energy customers, since 2009. The expansion would create further operational synergies and enhance canola seed sourcing capabilities, the company said when first announcing plans for the expansion in 2023. LDC's expansion of the Yorkton site also included new pea protein production facilities. In addition to grains and oilseeds, the company's activities include grains and oilseeds, coffee, cotton, food and feed solutions, freight, global markets, juice, rice and sugar.
LDC opens new pea protein facility and expanded canola crush plant in Yorkton. Glenda-Lee Vossler, PembinaValleyOnline.com | Monday, Jul 27 2026, 5:49 PM Share: Article continues below advertisement Major investment in value-added processing. Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) officially opened its new pea protein processing facility and expanded canola crush plant in Yorkton last week. The grand opening included LDC Global CEO Michael Gelchie and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit. The new complex features a state-of-the-art pea protein production facility along with an expansion of the company's existing canola crushing operation. The Yorkton crush plant now has the capacity to process more than two million metric tonnes of canola annually. Creating new markets for prairie crops. The pea protein facility will eventually have the capacity to process up to 75,000 metric tonnes of yellow peas each year into pea protein, pea fibre and proprietary pea starch products. LDC says the investment will provide new market opportunities for producers while helping meet growing global demand for plant-based ingredients and food products. Economic benefits and job creation. By the end of 2026, LDC's Yorkton complex will employ a total of 260 people, adding 140 new jobs to the site that has operated in the city since 2009. The pea protein facility alone is expected to create approximately 60 jobs. LDC Country Manager for Canada Brian Conn said Saskatchewan was a natural fit for the expansion. "The province's highly capable agricultural producers and favourable business environment made the decision to expand our operations here an easy one." Supporting prairie farmers. The pea protein facility will eventually have the capacity to process up to 75,000 metric tonnes of yellow peas each year into pea protein, pea fibre and proprietary pea starch products. LDC says the investment will provide new market opportunities for producers while helping meet growing global demand for plant-based ingredients and food products. The new complex is expected to serve more than 5,500 farmers across Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The facility will add value to crops produced in the region while strengthening domestic processing capacity for both peas and canola. Strengthening Saskatchewan's ag sector. The Saskatchewan government says the investment supports the province's value-added agriculture strategy, including goals to increase agriculture value-added revenue and expand in-province canola processing. The project also enhances Saskatchewan's export capacity. Agri-food exports reached $18 billion in 2025, making it the province's fourth-highest export year on record. The project also strengthens Saskatchewan's export capacity. Agri-food exports reached $18 billion in 2025, making it the province's fourth-highest year on record.
Louis Dreyfus Company expansion delivers major boost for Saskatchewan. 3 minutes ago Yorkton to see 140 new jobs that help strengthen the region and protect the provincial economy. Recently, Minister of Agriculture David Marit, together with Assistant Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Tom Rosser and representatives from Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), officially opened the company's expanded facility in Yorkton. The complex now houses a new pea protein production plant, while the existing canola processing site was broadened to more than double crushing capacity to over 2 million metric tons. "This massive investment in Saskatchewan will not only bring more jobs and opportunities to the region, but it will also provide a convenient and profitable outlet for Saskatchewan's agricultural producers to sell their commodities," Premier Scott Moe said. "Global giants like LDC choose to do business in our province because we offer supply chain certainty for processors, making Saskatchewan one of the best places in the world to support agriculture and food investments." By the end of 2026, LDC's complex in Yorkton will employ a total of 260 people, adding 140 new jobs to the site that has been in operation since 2009. "Our company has been successfully doing business here in Saskatchewan since we opened our first canola crushing facility in Yorkton back in 2009," LDC Country Manager for Canada Brian Conn said. "The province's highly capable agricultural producers and favourable business environment made the decision to expand our operations here an easy one." The expansion will further contribute to Saskatchewan's agri-food exports, which reached $18 billion in 2025, the fourth highest year on record. It will also help the province achieve its Growth Plan goals of increasing agriculture value-added revenue to $10 billion and crushing 75 per cent of locally produced canola in Saskatchewan. The facility will help protect the province, creating skilled jobs in the region and giving agricultural producers a more reliable and profitable outlet to sell their crops. The completion of these projects by LDC represents another significant capital investment in the province by a large multinational corporation. Private capital investment in Saskatchewan increased last year by 12 per cent to $13.6 billion, ranking first among provinces. For the latest information and for more updates on everything Kindersley, download its app! App Store coming soon! Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
Louis Dreyfus Company to build new sunflower, soybean processing plant in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Louis Dreyfus Company announced June 8 a strategic investment in the construction of a new plant to process sunflower seeds and soybeans at the site of its existing facility in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, for integration with its storage, logistics and deep-water port infrastructure at the site. This investment will expand LDC's industrial network in the country, reinforcing oilseed-processing capabilities in one of Argentina's most prominent sunflower-production regions, to address growing global demand for vegetable oils across food and biofuels applications. "This investment reflects Argentina's role as a strategic market for LDC, combining a strong agricultural production base with industrial, logistics and export capabilities to connect local production with global markets," said Michael Gelchie, LDC's group CEO. "Representing one of the company's largest investments in Argentina over the past decade, and its first greenfield development in that time, the expansion of our capabilities in Bahía Blanca reflects our long-term commitment to supporting the country's agro-industrial development, including through investments that strengthen export competitiveness in Argentina and the region." Upon completion, the new facility is expected to reach a daily crushing capacity up to 4,000 tons of sunflower seeds or soybeans, contributing to year-round operational optimization, greater flexibility to process multiple crops and increased connectivity with international markets for regional growers. Construction is expected to begin by the end of this year. "With this new development in Argentina, expanding our oilseeds-processing capacity, we underline our long-term commitment to a region that is crucial to the growth of our global sunflower business," said Juan José Blanchard, LDC's group chief operating officer and head of Latin America. "Expected to be one of the largest sunflower-crushing plants globally, it reflects LDC's commitment to continued investment in efficient, integrated and reliable industrial capabilities, strengthening our role as a trusted partner to both growers and downstream customers." The investment includes the installation of equipment specifically designed for efficient oilseeds processing, including preparation systems for cleaning, dehulling, conditioning and flaking, as well as high-capacity presses and high-efficiency solvent-extraction technology. The plant will also benefit from an integrated area for seed reception and loading of processing byproducts (meals, pellets and oils), as well as enclosed product-conveyor systems designed for continuous operation and enhanced emissions control. The future plant will also benefit from advanced automation and integrated material-handling systems, as well as highly efficient thermal-energy infrastructure based fully on renewable biomass (sunflower husks), with a goal to optimize energy usage and reduce operational carbon emissions. According to LDC, this investment further reinforces its presence in the global sunflower market, complementing its new high-oil-content seeds-crushing line in Timbúes, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, as well as its recently acquired multiseed crushing and refining plant in Foktő, Hungary.
Agro-export company announced an investment of US$400 million for a new plant in Bahía Blanca. Louis Dreyfus Company informed Minister Luis Caputo of the decision. It will be one of the largest sunflower seed crushing plants in the world and will represent one of the most important investments in the sector in the last decade. June 8, 2026 | 11:21 AM Buenos Aires - The agro-export company Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) told the Argentine Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, that it will invest US$400 million to build a new sunflower processing plant in Bahía Blanca. The decision was shared on social media by the head of the Ministry of Economy, who said he received a letter from Michael Gelchie, the company's CEO, confirming the project, and assured that the decision responds to the "enormous trust" in the national government. Through his X account, the official highlighted that it is "a strategic investment for the company that was decided to be made in our country." According to him, the initiative comes after meetings held with international investors in the United States: "It arose from the meeting we had at Argentina Week in New York and is another enormous show of confidence in what the president is doing." The investment will be used to build an industrial plant for sunflower processing in Bahía Blanca, one of the country's main logistics and export hubs. The project will expand the industrialization capacity of a chain that has gained prominence in recent years due to growing international demand for vegetable oils and by-products. The decision by Louis Dreyfus comes at a time when the government seeks to consolidate a recovery of private investment based on macroeconomic stabilization, reduced inflation, and greater openness to international capital. In this context, Javier Milei's administration is betting that sectors related to agriculture, energy, and mining will lead the inflow of foreign currency in the coming years. For the company, one of the world's largest traders of grains and agricultural products, Argentina is a strategic market due to its importance in the production and export of agro-industrial commodities. The country is among the world's top exporters of soybean oil and meal, corn, and sunflower. "The future facility will be one of the largest sunflower seed crushing plants in the world, with a total investment of approximately US$400 million. We estimate it represents one of the most significant investments in the Argentine agro-industrial sector in the last decade," the company's statement said. It also noted: "This flagship project reflects both our confidence in Argentina's long-term potential and our commitment to further strengthening our already solid industrial presence in the country." "The investment will be fundamental to increase oilseed processing capacity, thereby improving the competitiveness of the Argentine agro-industrial sector and generating greater exports with added value. We believe it will also contribute significantly to local economic development, job creation, and the continued modernization of the country's agro-industrial infrastructure," it added.