* Company entered physical grains trading in 2015
* Sugar refinery in Israel be shut at the end of 2017
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By Jonathan Saul, Nigel Hunt and Chris Prentice
LONDON/NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) – ED&F Man said on Friday
it is reviewing its physical grains trading operations after a
challenging year and may partially or entirely exit the
business.
The company said it would not be taking new positions in
physical grains during the review, which is the latest leg of
restructuring at the more than 230-year-old commodities firm,
which last month saw the ouster of its chief executive officer
and managing director of its commodities division.
ED&F Man said in October it will be restructuring its c…
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