{"id":3869,"date":"2015-07-09T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/dwyer-joins-usgc-as-chief-economist\/"},"modified":"2015-07-09T13:54:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T13:54:02","slug":"dwyer-joins-usgc-as-chief-economist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/dwyer-joins-usgc-as-chief-economist\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwyer Joins USGC As Chief Economist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) welcomed Michael Dwyer this week as the organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new chief economist at its Washington, D.C., headquarters.<\/p>\n

As chief economist, Dwyer will provide regular reports and analysis of developments in global supply and demand for coarse grains and products; help staff and members stay abreast of developments in the global market; and develop and maintain information on changing market conditions that will benefit the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s overseas contacts.<\/p>\n

Dwyer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s position is newly created in an effort to expand the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strategic thinking about the global marketplace.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mike has 35 years of experience with USDA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Foreign Agricultural Service as a well-respected senior economist, who is also the top analytic mind on the development of the global biofuels industry,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said USGC President and CEO Tom Sleight. <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153His knowledge about the global food, feed, fiber and biofuel markets, the policies that affect them and the decision-makers that influence the industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s growth will be an invaluable addition to the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n

Prior to the Council, Dwyer worked for USDA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s FAS as the director of global policy analysis, responsible for conducting and coordinating analyses on a wide variety of strategic issues that affected U.S. and world agricultural trade, including those that affected the emerging global biofuels market.<\/p>\n

Dwyer holds a bachelor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree from Mary Washington College in international affairs and a master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree in agricultural economics with a specialization in international trade\/marketing and econometrics from The Ohio State University.<\/p>\n

He is reachable at mdwyer@grains.org<\/a> and 202-789-0789.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) welcomed Michael Dwyer this week as the organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new chief economist at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. As chief economist, Dwyer will provide regular reports and analysis of developments in global supply and demand for coarse grains and products; help staff and members stay abreast of developments in the global market; … <\/p>\n