# Louis Dreyfus expands globally with eye on market volatility | World-grain.com | April 07, 2017 14:06 | World Grain

> World Grain reports that Louis Dreyfus Co. completed a Mississippi River logistics network, including an 80,000-bushel truck-to-barge loading facility in West Memphis, Arkansas. The terminal is operating and moves corn and soybeans toward Mississippi Delta export facilities.

- Date: 2017-04-07 · published 2017-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71401-louis-dreyfus-expands-globally-with-eye-on-market-volatility-world-grain-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Added truck-to-barge capacity improves grain origination and export logistics on the Mississippi, which can narrow basis differences among interior origins. The impact on prices is limited.

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## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/7970-louis-dreyfus-expands-globally-with-eye-on-market-volatility

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