Louis Dreyfus is considering a merger with fellow commodities group Olam (OLAM.SI) and a possible listing of certain activities as possible options to expand the family-owned company, Les Echos said on Thursday.

The business daily, which did not cite its sources, said in a report that share listing options being considered were either that of the LD Commodities subsidiary, or the Brazilian activities of LD Commodities, with a listing in Sao Paulo.

Contacted by Reuters, no one at Dreyfus was immediately available to comment on the report.

Fellow French daily Le Figaro had reported on Wednesday that Louis Dreyfus, one of the world's largest commodity trading houses, was considering listing shares, a report which was later confirmed by a bank source who had been in contact with the group.