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Informa Economics, Inc. is the world leader in broad-based domestic and international food, agriculture and commodity/product market research, analysis, evaluation and consulting. A subsidiary of Informa plc ("Informa"), it has offices in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, and Belgium, with affiliate offices in several additional countries./www.informaecon.com
Gold Sponsor:
Every day, at more than 270 processing plants, Archer Daniels Midland Company converts corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. We operate the world’s premier crop origination and transportation network, connecting crops and markets in more than 140 countries on six continents. www.adm.com HighQuest Partners, LLC is the premier strategic advisory firm to companies, investors, trade associations and governmental organizations operating in the global agribusiness and food industries. Unlike other advisory firms who have multiple practice areas, HighQuest Partners is unique in that our practice is solely dedicated to servicing the global agribusiness and food industries. www.highquestpartners.com
Silver Sponsor:
As the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group offers the widest range of agricultural futures and options of any exchange, with trading available on a variety of grains, oilseeds, livestock and dairy products. The lower premiums offered by Weekly options and Short-Dated New Crop Options, have made these new tools increasingly popular with market participants looking for timing precision, and the ability to manage risk during specific windows of the growing season at reduced costs. Learn more at www.cmegroup.com/agriculture. OpenLink is the global leader in transaction lifecycle management solutions for the commodity, energy and financial services industries. OpenLink provides a variety of commodity trading and risk management solutions for more than 580 global customers, including 12 of the top 25 largest commodity and energy companies by market capitalization. www.olf.com
Named “Best Commodities Trading Platform” by Buyside Technology, TT develops high-performance order-entry and charting software for commodities, futures and derivatives traders. TT’s X_TRADER_ software and related solutions provide access to dozens of international exchanges with functionality for all trading styles, from manual “point-and-click” to gray-box to fully automated black-box trading. www.tradingtechnologies.com Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance across North America and internationally through over 30 overseas offices. Food and agribusiness is a core competency of Wells Fargo, and today, we’re the #1 agricultural lender in the U.S., with industry-leading expertise and resources. www.wellsfargo.com Mobile App Sponsor: CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products. www.chsinc.com
Conference Bag Sponsor:
The Port of New Orleans is at the center of the world's busiest port complex—Louisiana's Lower Mississippi River. We have one of the most sophisticated gate and terminal designs in North America, with over 22 million square feet of cargo handling area and more than 6 million square feet of covered storage area. Our proximity to the American Midwest via a 14,500-mile inland waterway system make New Orleans the port of choice for the movement of cargoes such as steel, rubber, coffee, containers and manufactured goods . www.portno.com Session Sponsor: Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, our privately held company employs 142,000 people in 65 countries. We help customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and are committed to sharing our global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges. www.cargill.com
Gavilon manages the second largest grain merchandising operation in North America, leveraging our vast network of grain facilities, regional offices and transportation resources. The relationships we develop span all major feed ingredients, including corn products, wheat products, animal products and oilseed products, as well as dairy and edible oil products. www.gavilon.com SoybeanPremiums.org reveals the hidden dollars in soybeans by connecting soybean farmers with companies offering premiums for specialty soybeans. When farmers go to the website, they can view details about premium programs offered in their area. Companies who purchase non-GMO seed, high oleic beans, etc. can post their information for free.
The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States. A primary gateway for transpacific trade, the Port is a trailblazer in innovative goods movement, safety and environmental stewardship. The Port handles trade valued at $180 billion each year and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs. www.polb.com
Internet Sponsor:
Between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Port of South Louisiana’s 54-mile district on the Mississippi River handled over 266 million short tons of cargo in 2013, ranking it the largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere. With exports of over 58 million short tons of cargo, the port is also the highest ranked exporter in North America. http://www.portsl.com/
Coffee Sponsor:
Royal DSM N.V. is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition, and materials. Our purpose is to create brighter lives for people today and generations to come. We connect our unique competences in life sciences and materials science to create solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance. www.purifine.com
Mizuho Bank and our affiliate Mizuho Securities provide financial and strategic solutions for the increasingly diverse and sophisticated needs of corporations. With a dedicated focus on the Food and Agriculture sector, our relationship management approach allows us to customize solutions for clients in areas including risk management and trade finance.
Reception Sponsor:
INTL FCStone Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, providing customers across the glob with execution and advisory services in commodities, capital markets, currencies, asset management and more. www.intlfcstone.com Recharge Lounge Sponsor:
SoybeanPremiums.org reveals the hidden dollars in soybeans by connecting soybean farmers with companies offering premiums for specialty soybeans. When farmers go to the website, they can view details about premium programs offered in their area. Companies who purchase non-GMO seed, high oleic beans, etc. can post their information for free.
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Additional Sponsor:
Visit our Agribusiness Expo booth to post or update your company’s Bluebook listing and be entered into a prize drawing. www.soyatech.com/bluebook.htm