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COFCO Head of Grains Leaves Trading Firm

Paul Bateson has held the position since 2018

October 1, 2020

Cofco

Paul Bateson, head of grains at COFCO International since 2018, has left the the Chinese-owned trading firm, market sources said on Thursday, reports Reuters.

Bateson worked for Bunge and Nidera, also international grain merchants, before joining COFCO International.

COFCO International, controlled by Chinese state-owned food group COFCO, was established in 2017 following the acquisitions of Nidera and Noble Agri, another agricultural commodity trader.

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