New York, August 17, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") downgraded Lansing Trade Group LLC's (Lansing) Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to B2 from B1 and Probability of Default Rating to B2-PD from B1-PD and revised the outlook to negative. Moody's also downgraded the existing senior unsecured notes ($144 mil outstanding) to Caa1 from B3. The downgrade reflects the lost earnings in Lansing's Feed business following the imposition of trade restrictions on DDGs by the Chinese government, the proprietary trading losses in the second quarter, and the leaner operating environment that has narrowed margins for its Grain business.

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