
Industry leaders will gather across the globe for education, networking opportunities.
The 2020 IPPE will again be in all three halls (A, B and C) with 32,000-plus attendees and 1,300 exhibitors. The Expo dates Jan. 28-30, 2020, and the event will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. More information on the 2020 IPPE can be found at https://www.ippexpo.org/.
The Canola Council of Canada and the Canada Grains Council are partnering to host the Canadian Crops Convention and will be held Vancouver, Canada, March 3-5, 2020. The event is geared toward grain, oilseed, pulse and special crop value chain professionals who can expect:
More information can be found at https://na.eventscloud.com/website/6307/home/.
Join grain industry professionals at NGFA’s annual convention to participate in the many open committee meetings and to learn first-hand about the major issues that will impact businesses in the year ahead. The 124th annual convention will be March 8-10, 2020, in Austin, Texas, U.S., at the JW Marriot Austin. Registration and more information about the event can be found at https://imis.ngfa.org/convention
The annual Grain and Elevator and Processing Society’s (GEAPS) 91st International Technical Conference and Exposition or Exchange will me in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 21-24, 2020. It will feature over 350 exhibitors, nearly 40 hours of education sessions and a variety of networking opportunities at social events. More information about the event can be found at https://geapsexchange.com/.
VICTAM and Animal Health and Nutrition Asia 2020 is an event dedicated to the animal feed processing industry within Asia. Attendees can expect to find the latest technology, ingredients and additives to manufacture and process feed for animals, pets and aquatics. It will be held March 24-26, 2020, at the BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand. For more information visit https://victamasia.com/?v=1.
124th IAOM annual conference and expo will feature educational events for grain milling and seed processing professionals. It also will help industry professionals connect with peers and develop relationships with vendors. It will be hosted in Portland, Oregon, U.S., April 7-9, 2020. More information can be found at https://www.iaom.info/annualmeeting/.
The 43rd annual Purchasing Seminar returns to Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., in 2020. The seminar is designed for executives and mangers who are involved with ingredient procurement, market analysis, risk assessment, supply chain management and corporate planning and provides significant networking opportunities for marketing and purchasing professionals. For more information visit http://www.purchasingseminar.com/.
The IGC Grains Conference will bring together over 350 delegates from across the grains value chain, including sellers, buyers and end-users of grains, rice and oilseeds as well as policy makers where industry and government figures provide their views on the key factors likely to shape the industry’s future development. The two-day event will be June 9-10, 2020, at the Congress Centre in London, England. More information can be found at https://www.igc.int/en/conference/confhome.aspx.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the world’s wheat supply has been thrown into question, with poorer nations facing scarcity and a potential food crisis, according to the United Nations.
Following are countries among the world’s least developed that are the most dependent on Russia and Ukraine for their annual wheat supply (2020), according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. Nations in Africa import 44% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine, according to the UN.
Sources: unctad.org and knoema.com/atlas.
In marketing year 2022-23, the world is projected by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to produce 779.03 million tonnes of wheat and provide 204.89 million tonnes for export.
These are the eight major wheat importing nations/regions as listed in the monthly USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and their annual tonnes with production.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February and the persistent La Niña climate phenomenon have combined to create some of the most volatile market conditions in recent memory, sending prices skyrocketing as nations that depend on wheat to feed their populations scramble to secure supplies.
Each month, the WASDE releases new projections to reflect the most recent global market and production conditions, and this slideshow will be updated with those changes.