{"id":3163,"date":"2014-05-29T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/council-annual-meeting-speaker-to-focus-on-geopolitical-impacts-on-trade\/"},"modified":"2014-05-29T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T13:37:30","slug":"council-annual-meeting-speaker-to-focus-on-geopolitical-impacts-on-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/council-annual-meeting-speaker-to-focus-on-geopolitical-impacts-on-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Annual Meeting Speaker to Focus on Geopolitical Impacts on Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geopolitical risks are on the raise, whether it be the crisis in Ukraine, the protests in Venezuela or the Australian dollar going wild. Discover the impacts that this could have on agriculture, especially grains, with Gary Blumenthal, World Perspectives president, at the U.S. Grains Council\u2019s 54th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, July 28-30, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational markets are vital for U.S. farmers,\u201d said USGC Chairman Julius Schaaf. \u201cWith 31 percent of U.S. gross farm income coming directly from exports, any change in the international market affects a farmer\u2019s bottom line.\u201d<!--break--><br \/>World Perspectives is a Washington, D.C., based agricultural consulting firm that provides daily and monthly analytical reports on markets and policy, plus a wide range of specialized services including market, policy and investment analyses, program audit and evaluation work, as well as other proprietary services. The company has published more than 10,000 daily reports and more than 300 monthly reports that drill deeper into specific topics. Blumenthal will bring these interesting facts and figures with his own insights to the Council\u2019s annual summer meeting to present his perspective on issues that may affect the United States status as the leader of global agricultural trade. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world market place is so inter-connected now,\u201d Schaaf said, \u201cand it gets more so every day. Blumenthal will help us take a look at how international events can affect us, even when on days when we don\u2019t leave our farms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grains.org\/news-and-events\/events\/54th-annual-board-delegates-meeting\/event-registration\">Registration<\/a> is now open. 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