16-17 Feb, 2011 - Singapore, SINGAPORE
Pan Pacific Hotel
Pan Pacific Hotel
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"Managing Price Volatility & Production Risks"
The latest assessment of global grain supply and demand for 2010/11 is for some further tightening in the outlook, as the crop forecast is reduced and consumption is placed slightly higher than before. GMR, 25/11/10
Fears of a global food crisis has swept the world's commodity markets as prices for staples such as corn, rice and wheat rose. World prices of staple food grains are projected to rise from anywhere from 31 per cent to 101 per cent by 2050 as pressure on food supply increases.
A study by the International Food Policy Research Institute suggests that for most farmers are challenged adapting to changes in temperatures and rainfall levels. This poses a major consequence to productivity, resulting in more difficulties in managing risk.
With Russia's ban on grains export till July 2011 and Ukraine export quotas limit, how will it change the supply dynamics in global grains trade? Can USA and Europe fill the gap? Will the traditional supply sources from Australia, USA, Canada & South America be able to meet global demand? Where are the alternative sources of grain supply coming from?
CMT's 3rd World Grains Trade Summit will bring together leading industry panel to discuss key issues/concerns pertinent to the grains buyers and sellers. This is an event NOT to be missed!
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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)-- Asian grain prices may ease early next week as investors take profit on long positions and wait on the sidelines for fresh leads from an industry conference in Singapore.
Fundamentals remain firm, "but a downward correction is still expected because most of the (price-supportive) news has already been factored in," said a Singapore-based executive at a global trading company.
Several major grains traders will be gathering in Singapore for a conference Wednesday and Thursday organized by Centre for Management Technology that will focus on managing price volatility and production risk.
Another trader said that speculators tend to "buy on rumors and sell on facts," and will likely take profit on gains made after a key U.S. government forecast this week indicated declining corn stocks.
For traders, "now is the time for long liquidation," he noted. A monthly demand-and-supply report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Wednesday confirmed fears of traders of the declining stockpiles of corn.
Wednesday, the USDA lowered its projections for the country's remaining corn stocks at the close of the marketing year on Aug. 31 to 17.14 million tons from 18.92 million tons, the lowest level for ending stocks in around 15 years. The U.S. is the world's largest exporter of corn, while two of the largest importers, Japan and South Korea, are in Asia.
The USDA didn't make significant changes to stockpile estimates for wheat and soybeans. Grain prices have already peaked or are about to peak, Nobuyuki Chino, president of Tokyo-based trading company Unipac Grain, said. Traders said they expect nearby-month corn, wheat and soybean futures contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade to peak around $7 a bushel, $8.90/bushel and $14.50/bushel, respectively. Corn is currently around $6.95/bushel, wheat $8.63/bushel and soybeans $14.33/bushel. Prices of some grains have already started to ease, falling overnight on CBOT. Traders said net long positions are expected to fall by the end of the month.
In the week ended Feb. 1, speculative net long positions in CBOT wheat futures rose by 4,000 contracts to a record 25,000 contracts, up 18% from a week earlier, according to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data. Speculators added a net 21,000 contracts in corn, taking net longs to 350,000. Speculative net longs in soybeans increased 10% to 160,000 contracts and open interest hit a record, while speculative net longs in soyoil rose a staggering 47% to 96,000 contracts. The South American soybean harvest is due by the end of this month, and may put downward pressure on Asian import prices. At current high prices, growers in South America may sell aggressively, adding to physical supply, Chino said.
By Sameer Mohindru, Dow Jones Newswires
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14 Feb, 2011
The 3rd World Grains Trade Summit in Singapore on 16-17 February 2011 will see leading buyers/sellers under one roof to discuss pertinent issues in the grains industry. The event’s special highlight is an exclusive Users/Importer’s Panel Discussion on “Measures to Counter Volatility in Agri Commodities Market” that promises high-level discussion on market outlook and sourcing considerations.
Leading grains end-users & buyers participating in the roundtable discussion include:
Mr. Franciscus Welirang, Director
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk.
Mr. Gregory Lloyd Harvey, Group Chief Executive
Interflour Group Pte Ltd
Dr. Neoh Soon Bin, Managing Director
Seberang Flour Mill Sdn Bhd
To date senior executives from all levels of the grains trade value chain have already registered for the Summit!Here’s a quick glance at the industry representatives you will meet:
For enquiry on last minute registrations, contact Grace Oh at grace@cmtsp.com.sg.
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11 Feb, 2011
Australia's wheat industry suffered a fresh setback from the country's floods disaster on Wednesday, with a key grain port shutting down overnight, further restricting exports.
Australia, among the world's four-largest wheat shippers, is expected to register a fall in exports in the 2010/11 marketing year, after floods and heavy rains left much of the harvest unfit for sale to quality-conscious buyers in major markets.
Food-stricken Queensland state's biggest grain terminal, the Fisherman's Island wharf at the Port of Brisbane, stopped exporting grain overnight, a grains official said, as devastating floods brought the city of Brisbane to a standstill.
The short-fall has lead to sky-rocketing prices for high protein wheat.
The benchmark Kansas City Board of Trade's March hard-red winter wheat futures contract is trading at prices close to levels reached during grain shortages in early 2008.
(Source: Reuters, January 12, 2011) |
The 3rd World Grains Trade Summit due to convene in Singapore on 16-17 February 2011 comes at a timely moment to address industry concerns from Australia’s wheat export restrictions on global grains trade, and impact from shortages & high prices on Asian buyers.
Leading players will provide critical input on where the world grains market is headed following these changes in Australia’s grains scenario, as well as key insights on how importers & exporters in Asia and beyond can manage market volatility.
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17 Jan, 2011
China may become the world’s largest corn importer in five years as pork and chicken production increases, according to Rabobank Groep NV.
Imports may reach 25 million metric tons in 2015 from 1.3 million tons this year and be 60 million tons in 2020, said Wayne Gordon, a Sydney-based agricultural analyst at Rabobank, following a report by the bank.
Rising purchases by China, the world’s most populous nation, may drive global corn prices higher. Demand for U.S. corn for ethanol and constraints on production may also contribute to tighter global supplies, Gordon said.
(Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-12-10/china-s-corn-imports-to-be-world-s-largest-by-2015.html, December 10, 2010) |
China’s strong economic development has led to an equally high demand for agricultural products. Feedstock grains now face a price squeeze from supply shortage in the country. As the country turns to major grains exporters such as the U.S. to fulfill increasing demand, what will be the impact on the global market?
The 3rd World Grains Trade Summit in Singapore on 16-17 February 2011 examines the forecast for the coming year, as well as the developments in key grains producing regions.
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21 Dec, 2010
Food prices are gradually moving towards record highs of 2008 due to tight supply, weather concerns in major exporting countries, strong demand in China and a continuing ban in India on wheat and non-basmati rice exports.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Tuesday revised up its monthly food price index to a 27-month high due to increases in global cereal, sugar and soybean prices.
(Source: Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2010)
Adding on to the continued wheat export ban in Russia, logistical constraints and more, the top question for both buyers and sellers in the industry is: When will price volatility cease?
Crucial updates on how the grains industry is expected to perform in the coming year will be main highlight at the 3rd World Grains Trade Summit in Singapore on 16-17 February 2011.
The summit’s panel of authoritative experts will share insights on the various factors that affect market dynamics, and critically assess the grains market outlook in country-focused topics on Asia, Europe, USA, Latin America, MENA & Black Sea region.
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02 Dec, 2010
China, the world’s second-largest corn consumer, probably will quintuple imports of the grain in the next five years as demand increases for livestock feed, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
Imports next year may be 2 million to 3 million metric tons and jump to 15 million by 2015, said Thomas C. Dorr, the grain council’s president and chief executive officer. Imports of dried distillers grain, a corn-based byproduct of ethanol production used as animal feed, may rise to 2.5 million to 3 million tons in 2010, Dorr said.
“It’s very evident that the demand for feed and livestock production is growing” at a rate of 3 percent to 6 percent annually, Dorr said today during a conference call with reporters. “The demand growth for China will remain strong,” including for use in corn-based starches and plastics, he said.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, October 05, 2010
To explore critical changes to be expected in the markets, and how above action by China might affect the outlook for worldwide grains trade in the next 5 years, are just 2 of the key highlights at upcoming 3rd World Grains Trade Summit to be held in Singapore from 16-17 February 2011.
Program agenda is still being finalized with many more critical topics to be added shortly. For now, one may send enquiries to Ms. Grace Oh at grace@cmtsp.com.sg.
11 Nov, 2010
The 3rd World Grains Trade Summit, returns once again to Singapore on 16-17 February 2011 for the series’ third installment! And the 2011 event agenda is expected to be even more comprehensive and impressive!
Here’s a quick snapshot of the delegate profile at the highly successful 2nd World Grains Trade Summit held in Singapore on 20-21 January 2010, with agricultural experts hailing from over 30 different countries!
If you want to have the latest updates on the global grains industry and interact with the movers and shakers of this sector, do make plans to attend the 3rd World Grains Trade Summit.
In fact you can send in your registrations early and reserve your place TODAY!
15 Oct, 2010
