2nd World Grains Trade Summit,

20-21 Jan, 2010 - Singapore, SINGAPORE

The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

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"When will stability return to the agri-commodities sector?"

 

"Soybean demand surges....China and Taiwan have committed to purchasing huge loads of U.S. soybeans, boosting expectations that export sales will reach a new high. China alone bought $7.3 billion in U.S. soybeans in 2008 and is expected to nearly double that this year".
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 18/10/2009

 

"Rabobank sees upside trend for grain commodities prices"
World-Grain.com, 30/10/ 2009

 

"India, the 2nd largest rice grower, may become a net importer for the first time in 21 years in 2010, potentially sparking shortfalls that sent prices to a record high in 2008, said Samarendu Mohanty, a senior economist at the International Rice Research Institute.... India may import as much as 3 million metric tons next year following adverse weather"
Bloomberg, 29/10/2009

 

Erratic weather patterns, weak US dollar, climbing crude prices and improving economic conditions are factors determining the direction of grains pricing. Where are the various agri-commodities heading and will stability return to the agri-commodities sector?

 

With the opening of Australia's grains market, how will it change the way business is conducted and will it offer a more level playing field for all parties? Increasingly, Black Sea grains are coming into Asian and Middle East markets, how will it impact traditional suppliers and can the quality measure up?

 

CMT's 2nd World Grains Trade Summit brings top industry panel to address current concerns facing the grains industry. Excellent platform to network with global suppliers & buyers!

 

Extensive Benefits to Attend

  • Hear from industry leaders on challenges of managing commodities business amid market volatility & uncertainty
  • Assess if the economic recovery is for real & is it sustainable? How will the USD perform moving forward?
  • Assess the future of agriculture investments
  • Market review of grains including wheat, barley, soybean, corn & rice
  • Grains trade financing - Have banks risk appetite improved? Explore alternative options including Islamic financing
  • Analysis of China, India, Black Sea Region, Australia & Egypt
  • Gain first hand pointers from international buyers on their expectations, challenges, buying mechanism and hedging solutions
  • How's the freight market performing and is it rough sailing ahead for shipping companies?
  • Impact of hedge and index funds on the commodities market

Sign up with your team today to enjoy group discount! Send your registration to grace@cmtsp.com.sg or register online at www.cmtevents.com

 

You will network with
- Traders / Brokers
- Importers
- Multinational commodity trading companies
- Flour and Feed Mill Procurement Officials
- Commodity Trade Finance Professionals
- Dry Bulk Shipping Executives
- Milling Technology Vendors and Agents
- Grain Port (Load and Discharge) Officials
- Fumigation and Maritime Services Professionals
- Testing and Certification Professionals
- Food and Feed Industry End-Users
- Industry Buyers
- Commodity Exchange and Risk Management Specialists

 

 

Platinum Sponsor

 

 

Platinum Sponsor

 

Glencore and its subsidiaries process, handle and market Wheat, Corn, Barley, Rice, Oilseeds, Meals, Edible Oils and Biodiesel. We are a leading exporter of grain from the EU, Russia, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Australia. Global markets, particularly on the supply side, are highly fragmented and in many countries we procure grain directly from the farmer. To support these activities our subsidiaries own or operate processing, storage and handling infrastructure.

 

Our subsidiaries in the UK, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan have seventy silos at their disposal with a combined storage capacity of 3.5 million metric tons. Of these, five are port or river elevators.

 

In the Ukraine, a Glencore subsidiary part owns a Sunseed crushing plant with an annual capacity of 250,000 metric tons.

 

A subsidiary of Glencore is owner of the Moreno Group in Argentina. Moreno's facilities include interior silos, an export elevator in Bahia Blanca and four Sunseed/Soyabean crushing plants with a combined annual capacity of 1.85 million metric tons.

 

In Argentina and Uruguay, our subsidiaries own five Rice mills with a combined annual capacity of 400,000 metric tons.

 

In Brazil, a subsidiary of Glencore is the owner of a soyabean crushing plant with an annual capacity of 350,000 metric tons. In Australia, Paraguay, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, Glencore farms 300,000 hectares of owned or leased land.

 

North Africa, the Middle East and Asia are the prime export markets. Marketing efforts and strategy are coordinated from the head office for grains in Rotterdam and implemented through our network of local offices in more than 40 countries.

 

For further information and inquiries, please contact in Rotterdam:

 

Glencore Grain B.V.
Tel + 31 10 40 44 427
Fax + 31 10 40 44 344
Email : joost.viehoff@glencore.com / manu.schongut@glencore.com


 

Industry News

 

With 2nd World Grains Trade just a week away, this is the last call to register! Attend this conference to meet over 200 CEOs, Directors, Managers, Regional Heads, Business Development Directors, Traders, Brokers, and Analysts across the following sectors:

 

 

Connect with these 200 executives even before the conference begins!

 

We’ve opened the CMT Connect portal to all registered and paid delegates at the 2nd World Grains Trade Summit. This online networking portal allows registered participants to connect, and set up meetings and appointments with fellow delegates before the conference has even begun, maximising the Networking opportunities at the conference!

 

Leverage on the Networking, and seize this opportunity to meet over 200 suppliers, vendors & customers to forge NEW business.

 

>>Register here with your team & Pay Immediately for access to CMT Connect, our virtual networking portal, now open to paid conference delegates.<<

14 Jan, 2010

Glencore Grain B.V is the Platinum Sponsor of the 2nd World GrainsTrade Summit 2010. Glencore and its subsidiaries process, handle and market Wheat, Corn, Barley, Rice, Oilseeds, Meals, Edible Oils and Biodiesel. Glencore is a leading exporter of grain from the EU, Russia, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Australia. Global markets, particularly on the supply side, are highly fragmented and in many countries we procure grain directly from the farmer. To support these activities it's subsidiaries own or operate processing, storage and handling infrastructure.

Glencore's subsidiaries in the UK, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan have seventy silos at their disposal with a combined storage capacity of 3.5 million metric tons. Of these, five are port or river elevators.

In the Ukraine, a Glencore subsidiary part owns a Sunseed crushing plant with an annual capacity of 250,000 metric tons.

A subsidiary of Glencore is owner of the Moreno Group in Argentina. Moreno’s facilities include interior silos, an export elevator in Bahia Blanca and four Sunseed/Soyabean crushing plants with a combined annual capacity of 1.85 million metric tons.

In Argentina and Uruguay, it's subsidiaries own five Rice mills with a combined annual capacity of 400,000 metric tons.

In Brazil, a subsidiary of Glencore is the owner of a soyabean crushing plant with an annual capacity of 350,000 metric tons. In Australia, Paraguay, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, Glencore farms 300,000 hectares of owned or leased land.

North Africa, the Middle East and Asia are the prime export markets. Marketing is coordinated through Glencore's office in Rotterdam. Contact Joost: Viehoff@glencore.com or Manu.Schoungut@glencore.com

03 Dec, 2009

 

2nd World Grains Trade Summit in Singapore on 20-21 Jan offers updates on wheat, barley, soybean, corn & rice markets. Experts will also share on Australia's grains marketsafter the Monopoly, increasing quantities of Black Sea grains in Asian markets, erratic weather patterns, weak US dollar, climbing crude prices & international buyer’s perspective on buying mechanisms & challenges.

 

SINGAPORE, Dec. 2 /Press Release/ -- The 2nd World Grains Trade summit, which will be held in Singapore on 20-21 Jan 2010, comes at a crucial time for the global grains industry, having experienced record grains prices & low demand during the last 1.5 years. What is in store when the global economy heads towards a recovery mode?  

 

The 2nd World Grains Trade Summit will provide updates on issues dominating global grains markets. They include the opening up of Australia’s grains markets, increasing quantities of Black Sea grains in Asian and Middle East markets, erratic weather patterns, the weak US dollar, climbing crude prices and the impact of hedge and index funds on the commodities markets.

 

The heads of Olam, Touton Far East, Peter Cremer and Adani Enterprises will share their views on managing a commodity business amid market volatility & uncertainty during the CEO panel.Other key Panel Discussions on the agenda include one on the Challenges facing Flour Millers and the International Buyers Roundtable discussing expectations, buying mechanisms and hedging solutions.

 

The big 5 grains including wheat, barley, soybean, corn and rice will also be extensively covered at the conference, with updates from India, Australia, China, the Middle East, Egyptand the Black Sea Region.Sessions will also offer insights on the future of grains trade financing, with discussion on bank’s risk appetites and alternative options including Islamic Financing.

 

2nd World Grains Trade Summit will also provide updates on the freight market, and what to expect for 2010.

 

Attendees at 2nd World Grains Trade Summit can expect to hear from key representatives of Grain Silos & Flour Mills, Cargill, Touton, Olam, GrainCorp, Viterra, BULOG, SGS, Peter Cremer, ANZ, Toepfer International, Chaoren Pokphand, Japfa Comfeed, TheState Trading Corporation of India, Adani Wilmar, GASC, Sabio Pronostico, The Islamic Bank of Asia, HfWand many more key companies in the industry.

 

They will also get to network and interact with grains traders, brokers, importers, flour and feed mill executives, commodity trade finance professionals, dry bulk shipping executives, milling technology vendors and agents, testing and certification experts, end-users from food and feed industry and risk management specialists to name a few.

 

2nd World Grains Trade Summit is a follow up conference to the World Grains Trade summit, which was held in Singapore in February 2009 and attended by close to 250 decision makers from over 30 countries. A key event in the global grains trade conference calendar, 2nd World Grains Trade meets in Singapore to offer participants a window into the Asian markets.

 

2nd World Grains Trade Summit is organized by the Center for Management Technology, under the sponsorship of SGS and Glencore Grain B.V. and is now accepting registrations for the conference, as well as enquiries on sponsorship packages, media partnerships and exhibition space.

 

>>Click Here<< to submit enquiries and registrations.

02 Dec, 2009

 

Dates for 2nd World Grains Trade Summit are confirmed! The conference will convene in Singapore’s Ritz-Carlton Millenia on 20-21 Jan 2010, and the world’s leading grains, agri commodities & end-user companies are expected to send their teams to attend again.

 

This second edition is a follow up to the highly successful “World Grains Trade Summit” held on February 2009 in Singapore and attended by close to 200 top decision makers from over 30 countries.

 

In fact, testimonials like:

  • “A good platform to enhance networking & be updated with issues and prospects in the region”
  • “Interesting conference with a wide range of topics”
  • "Lots of detailed information that I can take home & discuss with my people"
  • "Given me new insights and made me think of new business opportunities in a different way!"

...and even “I’ll be back next year” were echoed by almost all who attended this pioneering event.

 

The 2nd World Grains Trade Summit aims to answer the industry’s most pressing question,

When will stability return to the agri-commodities sector?”, with sessions focusing on:

  • Where are FX & Commodities prices heading?
  • Water scarcity & grains trade
  • Grains market outlook in Asia, Europe, USA, Latin America, MENA & Black Sea Region
  • Importers/Buyers' requirement & expectations
  • Food security via foreign cropland investment
  • Shipping trends, trade flow & freight rates forecasts
  • Demand/supply projections in Corn, Soya, Rice, Wheat, Barley & Canola

The 2nd World Grains Trade Summit marks the growing prominence of Asia in the World Grains Market, and the conference will provide unparalleled coverage, candor & objectivity in key sectors of the world grains markets.

 

If you are keen on participating as delegates, media partners, exhibitors and / or sponsors at the 2nd World Grains Trade Summit, do submit your registrations, enquiries and proposals to Ms. Grace Oh at grace@cmtsp.com.sg.

 

26 Oct, 2009

 

We’re still finalising the 2nd World Grains Trade Summit agenda, but here is a sneak peek of speakers we have confirmed so far:

  • K C Suresh, President & Global Head, Olam International Limited
  • Paul Gruenwald, Chief Economist – Asia, Global Markets, ANZ
  • Willis Cheng, Chairman, Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (Taiwan) Co., Ltd
  • Mohamed Aboul-Kheir, Senior Trader - World Trading Unit, Cargill International SA
  • Mohammad Ismet, Director for Planning & Business Development, BULOG Indonesia
  • HE Eng Waleed Elkhereiji, Director General, Grain Silos & Flour Mills Organization
  • Rahim Khaleel, Marketing Director & Member of the Board, The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd

As the agenda and details of the 2nd World Grains Trade Summit get firmed up, more ‘sneak peeks’ into the exciting line up planned at the 20-21 Jan 2009 conference in Singapore’s Ritz-Carlton Millenia will be released regularly.

 

Exploring the theme, “When will stability return to the agri-commodities sector? the 2nd World Grains Trade Summit  will provide insights on:

  • Where are FX & Commodities prices heading?
  • Water scarcity & grains trade
  • Grains market outlook in Asia, Europe, USA, Latin America, MENA & Black Sea Region
  • Importers/Buyers' requirement & expectations
  • Food security via foreign cropland investment
  • Shipping trends, trade flow & freight rates forecasts
  • Demand/supply projections in Corn, Soya, Rice, Wheat, Barley

In the mean time, do log back into this website to check for more updates on the2nd World Grains Trade Summit or email Ms. Grace Oh at grace@cmtsp.com.sg on any enquiries on pre-registration, sponsorship and media partnership packages.

23 Oct, 2009

Testimonials

Over 200 executives from 35 countries are flying into Singapore to attend the 2nd World Grains Trade Summit on 20-21 Jan 2010. Late registrations are being accepted. >>Read More Here<<

14 Jan, 2010

Latest confirmed agenda for 2nd World Grains Trade Summit reveals key sessions on wheat, barley, soybean, corn & rice markets, as well as international buyer’s perspective on buying mechanisms & challenges. >>Find out more here<<

02 Dec, 2009

Who is speaking at 2nd World Grains Trade, Asia's most influential grains trading conference? Olam, Cargill, Charoen Pokphand? >>Find out more here...<<

23 Oct, 2009

When will the agri-commodities sector stabilize? 2nd World Grains Trade Summit shares updates on market dynamics & offers an excellent networking opportunity! >>Click here to read more...<<

06 Oct, 2009