Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 Opens in New Orleans
Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 begins today in New Orleans, Louisiana, engaging buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities from around the world in planning for near term global supply and demand trends – and developing new international business relationships.
Southwest Harbor, ME (PRWEB) November 5, 2009 –- Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 begins today in New Orleans, Louisiana, engaging buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities from around the world in planning for near term global supply and demand trends – and developing new international business relationships. Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 builds on last year’s successful event in Chicago, bringing together an even broader range of global leaders from the agricultural production and transportation industries.
Key themes to be addressed at Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 include:
| | - strategies for business development in international shipping as the world economy begins emerging from the economic downturn;
- prospects for multilateral agricultural sustainability initiatives;
- likely impact of investment in transportation and logistics infrastructure in Brazil, U.S. and other countries on world agricultural production and trade;
- developments in international food and animal feed safety.
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Attendees have the opportunity to begin the conference on Monday with tours of the Port of New Orleans and Zen-Noh Grain and Cooper/T. Smith facilities.
Leading participants at Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 include:
Brian Conrad, executive director of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (representing 10 major steamship lines operating between the U.S. and Asia) will contribute to a panel discussion of the state of the international shipping industry as it relates to agricultural commodities.
Alexander Döring, secretary general of the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC), will address the importance of food safety and quality in international trade, including the state of concerns in Europe over genetically modified commodities.
Paul Hammes, vice president and general manager of ag products at Union Pacific Railroad, will participate in a discussion of the outlook for North American rail freight.
Paul Mengze Liu, president of COFCO subsidiary Ceroilfood (New York) Inc., will provide attendees with an inside perspective of the sourcing needs of a major Chinese commodity importer, as well as a demand forecast for the world’s most populous nation.
Gary Martin, president and chief executive officer of the North American Export Grain Association, will lead a multi-faceted exploration of the needs of international commodity buyers and how U.S. exporters can meet those needs.
Thomas Mielke, executive director of Oil World, will bring the unique, industry-leading perspective of his firm to the Global Soybean & Grain Transport conference in a video presentation on current trends in the international oils, meals and commodities trade.
Marcelo Monteiro, executive director of the Mato Grosso Soy Producers’ Association, will present an overview of proposed investment in Brazilian transportation infrastructure.
Dr. Daniel Nepstad, senior scientist from Woods Hole Research Center, will focus his remarks about agricultural sustainability by drawing on his personal study of crop production in and around the Amazon.
Mark Zenuk, vice president of global oilseeds for ADM, will address the realities of agricultural sustainability from the perspective of one of the world’s largest agribusinesses.
Sponsors for Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2009 include: Port of New Orleans, ADM Investor Services, Agniel Commodities, Agri Logistics, CME Group, CN WorldWide, Conservis, The DeLong Company, Dow AgroSciences, Gavilon, HighQuest Partners, Illinois Soybean Association, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Midwest Shippers Association, The Missouri Partnership, Novus International, Ports America, Rabobank, The Scoular Company, SGS Group, Soy Transportation Coalition, U.S. Soybean Export Council, Zen-Noh Grain Corporation. An expanded trade show component will offer attendees the opportunity to do business with about sixty companies such as APROSOJA, CGB Feed Ingredients, Eurofins, GSI Group, Port of Long Beach and Yang Ming Group.
Attendees to Global Soybean & Grain Transport and the subsequent Soya & Oilseed Summit represent at least 15 countries and include commodity buyers from Southeast Asia, China and Europe. At the Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2008 event in Chicago, over $88 million in commodity business was transacted.
For more information about this conference (as well as the co-located Soya & Oilseed Summit 2009) or to register, visit www.soyatechevents.com or call 800-424-SOYA.
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