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Commodities merger falls apart
Merger talks between top flight commodity group Louis Dreyfus and smaller Singaporean rival Olam have failed, reviving speculation about the strategy of Dreyfus. Talks with Olam were announced in September last year and Dreyfus has been reported to have held merger talks with other rivals, including Swiss-based Glencore. A merger would have created a firm with revenues of nearly £27bn.