Join close to 1,000 oilseed and grain importers and exporters at the must-attend Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit (formerly the Soy & Grain Trade Summit), October 21-23, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN. Register Now! To book your room at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, click here
What issues will be covered in the 2013 agenda?
- Shifts in trade flows and emerging trends in the global oilseed and grains supply chain
- New developments in vegetable oil usage for food, fuel and industrial applications
- New oil traits: addressing the needs of the supply chain
- New tools for managing grain and oilseed price risk
- Burgeoning demand for vegetable meal and feed grain usage in the aquaculture industry
In addition to expanded content, an exciting line-up of speakers will share their insights on a range of key issues for the industry:
- Keynote Speaker: Carl Casale, President and CEO, CHS, Inc. who will address Staying Relevant in a Rapidly Changing World
- Thomas Mielke, Editor-in-Chief, OIL WORLD Publications will present his Global Meat and Veg Oil Outlook
- New Processing Technologies for Ag Commodities
- Bluford (Blu) Putnam, Managing Director and Chief Economist, CME Group will speak on the Impact of Global Financial Markets on Global Agriculture
Testimonials from the 2012 Summit:
Third time Summit attendee Sherry Drutman, Vice President of North American Sales for OpenLink Agribusiness Solutions Group, said that the diversity of the event was what was attractive to her. “You get a diversity in types of commodities represented and also in the types of operations, some are elevators, some are feed mills, some are exporters or transloaders; and with the topics across the board, there’s an education for everybody no matter what sector you are in.”
“I can’t imagine any other activity that brings together as many U.S. exporters in one location. Every year we bring customers from across our organization to this event to network with these exporters,” said attendee Timothy Loh, Deputy Regional Director for ASA International Marketing. “And every year our customers have been able to register real sales, real purchases from this event.”
“Our company deals in nutraceutical ingredients, and we use a lot different oils. I thought I need to come and learn about the back end of the business before the oil reaches our docks, and I could I possibly be sourcing seeds myself rather than dragging oil across the ocean,” Stacy Peterson, President/Owner CONNOils
“Good place to network and expand our presence in the marketplace. Access to all the key players in the transportation, logistics and infrastructure industries. We’ve been doing this for three years, [there have been] superb turnouts and they’ve been increasing every year.” Craig Ratajczyk, CEO Illinois Soybean Association.
“We in the meat industry try to speak with a cross-sector of agricultural commodities all the time because we use so many of those commodities in our production cycles that it’s important for us to educate others as to what’s happening in our industry,” Stephen Sothman, Director of International Affairs for American Meat Institute
“Nearly 50% of our soybeans go out as an exported product, so its important to be able to maintain relationships, build relationships and that eventually ends in market opportunity for our farmers,” David Frederickson, Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Minnesota
