Source: AGWEB, 1/23/19

For the world’s largest agricultural-commodity traders, the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown feels like a flashback. In the absence of crucial government crop reports, the likes of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Bunge Ltd., Cargill Inc. and Louis Dreyfus Co., known collectively as the ABCDs, are tapping their wide networks and in-depth research to navigate markets. That’s giving them an edge, bringing back memories of when information didn’t travel as fast and they had a bigger advantage over rivals.

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