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About Us

LDC is a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods

Guided by our strong values and building on our rich heritage, we work to realize our vision for a safe and sustainable future, contributing to the global effort to provide sustenance for a growing population

Our Vision

Driven by our purpose to create fair and sustainable value, we work to realize our vision for a safe and sustainable future, contributing to the global effort to provide sustenance for a growing population.

To do so, we are transforming to embrace more of the agricultural value chain, working with both suppliers and customers to ensure the sustainable and traceable product journey, from farm to fork, that customers, consumers and our planet expect from us.

Sustainability

We recognize that our activities at all stages of the value chain have an impact on the environment, and touch the people who work for us or live near our facilities. LDC takes its responsibility for managing that impact very seriously, and continually seeks to minimize its environmental footprint.

Sustainability is central to our business model, and therefore a daily consideration for our regional and commercial teams, who address sustainability issues in everything we do, and wherever we operate.

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Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, expressing our shared beliefs, behaviors and aspirations as a company

01Humility

01Humility

As a global leader in our industry, we recognize our responsibility to foster long-term stability and growth, and to do business with integrity. Determined to lead by example, we continuously strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and always challenging ourselves to improve.

02Commitment

02Commitment

We are committed to our customers, placing them at the center of everything we do. We are committed to our people, investing in them as our most important asset. We are committed to our partners, working alongside them to reap the collective rewards of responsible business. And we are committed to protecting our environment, respecting our planet’s finite resources.

03Diversity

03Diversity

As a global business that employs and works with thousands of people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of our DNA. We strive for inclusion and non-discrimination in everything we do, encouraging open and respectful communication, among our employees and with the local communities where we are present.

04Entrepreneurship

04Entrepreneurship

Our growth and success are driven by our entrepreneurial spirit. We empower our people to create and innovate as we build toward the future, balancing individual initiative with informed, measured judgement and controlled decision-making.

01Humility

01Humility

As a global leader in our industry, we recognize our responsibility to foster long-term stability and growth, and to do business with integrity. Determined to lead by example, we continuously strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and always challenging ourselves to improve.

02Commitment

02Commitment

We are committed to our customers, placing them at the center of everything we do. We are committed to our people, investing in them as our most important asset. We are committed to our partners, working alongside them to reap the collective rewards of responsible business. And we are committed to protecting our environment, respecting our planet’s finite resources.

03Diversity

03Diversity

As a global business that employs and works with thousands of people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of our DNA. We strive for inclusion and non-discrimination in everything we do, encouraging open and respectful communication, among our employees and with the local communities where we are present.

04Entrepreneurship

04Entrepreneurship

Our growth and success are driven by our entrepreneurial spirit. We empower our people to create and innovate as we build toward the future, balancing individual initiative with informed, measured judgement and controlled decision-making.

Our Heritage

Founded in 1851, our company has a rich entrepreneurial heritage that inspires our present work and future plans.

For almost 170 years, we have sourced agricultural products where they are grown, and transported and transformed them for customers and consumers around the world, working with a wide range of trusted partners – from smallholder farmers to global organizations.

We have been at the forefront of global trade with China since our first cotton trade in 1973, and became the first foreign merchandizing company to buy and sell agricultural products in 2005.

Today, we employ close to 1,000 people in our plants and offices throughout China, a country we increasingly regard as a vital market for LDC.