Trade Talks: Spotlight on Cotton

Cotton: a globally traded crop used in textiles and industrial products. It’s graded bale by bale, based on length, strength, color, micronaire and uniformity – making it one of the least fungible commodities in agriculture. Traders must match exact customer specs with available supply, while managing market risk, logistics and quality. In this edition of […]

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IN THE FIELD | NOV 1, 2017

LDC’s Juice Hub in Europe

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IN THE FIELD | OCT 26, 2017

Celebrating Coffee at Work and Home

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